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Pulvis Diacyminum Magnus
Powder of Cumin Greater
Powder of Cumin Greater
Tradition:
Western, Unani
Source / Author:
Nicolas Myrepsus
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Herb Name
Prepared Cumin
Cinnamon Clove Lovage seed Bishop’s weed seed Galangal Savory Calamint Ginger Black Pepper Long Pepper Spikenard Nutmeg |
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gr. = grain, scr. = scruple, dr. = dram
Preparation:
Powder; it can be made into an Electuary with 3 times its weight of Honey, or into a confection with a similar quantity of Sugar. Cumin is prepared by steeping for 24 hours in vinegar.
Function:
Clears Cold and Wind, moves Qi, promotes Digestion, opens Obstructions, warms the Stomach, Bowels, Lungs and Kidneys
Use:
1. Wind Colic
2. Cold Pain of the Stomach or Bowels
3. Indigestion, Bloating associated with Cold and Damp
4. Warms and Strengthens the Stomach
5. Hiccough, Belching
6. Tightness of the Sinews associated with Cold, Wind and Damp
7. Cough and difficulty Breathing from Cold and Phlegm
8. Used for Cold pain of the Kidneys
9. Promotes Menstruation and relieves Pain associated with Cold obstruction
10. Promotes Fertility in Cold and Damp bodies
Dose:
1 scruple–1 dram in wine; of the Electuary, as much as a Walnut was given:
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
1. Wirtzung (1598) said ‘This powder is good for the diseases of the sinews, for a heavy Breath, for the Cough, for the Stomach, and it opens all Obstructions’.
2. He also stated: ‘The Italian women do highly commend the Electuary Diaciminum, if one do take every morning one quarter of an ounce of it, then will the terms [menstruation] come within the space of a month as they affirm: it does make fruitful and strengthens the Stomach’.
2. He also stated: ‘The Italian women do highly commend the Electuary Diaciminum, if one do take every morning one quarter of an ounce of it, then will the terms [menstruation] come within the space of a month as they affirm: it does make fruitful and strengthens the Stomach’.
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