Pilulae de Octo
Pills of Ten Things

Tradition:

Unani

Source / Author:

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Ginger

Zingiber officinalis

Black Pepper

Piper nigrum

Long Pepper

Piper longum

Cyperus

Cyperus rotundus

Belleric Myrobalan

Terminalia bellerica

Mastic

Pistacia lentiscus

Cinnamon

Cinnamonum zeylanicum

Cassia Wood

Cinnamonum cassia

Asarum

Asarum europeum

2 drams ea.

Aloe

Aloe spp.

20 drams

Preparation:

Powder and form Pills with Water of Macedonian Parsley.

Function:

Purges Wind-Cold-Phlegm, guides Qi down, settles Wind, stops Spasms

Use:

1. Convulsions
2. Tremors
3. Paralysis

Dose:

2 drams

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

Similar Formulas:

This can be looked as as a variation of Hiera Picra

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