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Pistacia, Pistachio

Pistah, Pista, Fastaq (Unani)
Mistaka (Arabic)
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Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563

Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578

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Duhamel du Monceau, Traité des arbres et arbustes, Nouvelle édition, 1809

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Botanical name:
Pistacia vera

Parts used:
Nut

Temperature & Taste:
Warm, moist. Sweet

Classifications:
2F. PURIFYING.    2S. STRENGTHENING
3J. INCREASE SEMEN.   
4d. PECTORAL.    4g. HEPATIC.    4h. NEPHRITIC

Uses:
1. Clears Cold Phlegm, Stops Cough:
-Cough and Wheezing associated with Lung weakness

2. Warms and Strengthens the Stomach:

3. Warms and Strengthens the Kidneys:
-nourishes Yin and warms Yang



Dose:
Usual dose in formula is around 1–3 grams; up to 12 grams or more has been used
Decoction: 6–12 grams

Substitute:
1. Walnut
2. Almond (Unani)

Correctives:
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Main Combinations:
1. Pistachio is often combined with Pine nuts to strengthen the Lungs and Kidneys
2. Cold Phlegm of the Stomach and Lungs, Pistachio with  ... available in PRO version
3. Warm and strengthen the Kidneys:
i. Pistachio with  ... available in PRO version
ii. Pistachio with  ... available in PRO version
iii. Pistachio with  ... available in PRO version
4. Infertility, Pistachio with  ... available in PRO version
5. To Nourish Sperm, Pistachio with  ... available in PRO version
6. Strengthen the back, Pistachio with  ... available in PRO version

Major Formulas:
Decoction for Sterility
Powder of Optimal Nutrition (Nicholas)
Troches of Gordon (Trochisci Gordonii)
Antidote for Back Pain (Galen)
Antidote for Cold Lumbar, for Venery, and Defect of Semen (Nicholas)
Electuary of Orchid (Diasatyrion) (Nicholas)
Electuary of Ginger (Dia Zingiber) (Nicholas)
Electuary of Fruit Kernels (Rhazes)
Electuary of Horehound (Diaprassium)
Electuary of Rhubarb (Zenon)

Cautions:
Safe. Rich and heavy to digest, so care in people with weak digestion.

Main Preparations used:
Expressed Oil of Nuts, Confected Pistachio

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