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Dialacca Minor
Powder of Gum Lacca Lesser

Tradition:
Western, Unani

Source / Author:
Mesue

Herb Name
Lacca washed
Sa
ffron
Costus
Schoenanth
Madder

Long Birthwort
Licorice
Black Pepper
Rhubarb
Myrrh
Bdellium

Latin
Laccifer lacca
Crocus sativus
Saussurea lappa
Cymbopogon schoenanthus
Rubia tinctorum

Aristolchia spp.
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Piper nigrum
Rheum palmatum
Commiphora molmol
Commiphora mukul

Amount







1 1⁄2 drams ea.
3 drams

1 dram eq.


Preparation:
Dissolve the Myrrh and Bdellium in a little wine, then add the rest in fine powder. It can be prepared as an Electuary with three times their weight of clarified Honey.

Function:
Opens Obstructions, moves the Blood, resolves Swelling and Hardness, promotes Urine

Use:
1. Edema, especially in the beginning stages; Fluid under the skin2. Ascites
3. helps with Gravel and Stones
4. Swelling, hardness, tumors of the Liver, Bladder, Kidneys or Abdominal organs
5. Fibroid Tumors

6. Jaundice, including Chronic Jaundice 7. Cachexia
8. Amenorrhea
9. Dysmenorrhea

10. Gynecological disease associated with Blood stagnation

Dose:
1⁄2 dram with wine, up to 1 dram for a strong patient.

Cautions:
1. Not used during Pregnancy.

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