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Powder Purging Melancholy

Tradition:
Western, Unani

Source / Author:
Fuchs (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545)

Herb Name
Dodder
Lapis Armenius (Azurite) washed Agaric
Scammony prepared
Clove
Latin
Cuscuta europea
Azuritum
Fomitopsis officinalis
Convovulus scammonia
Eugenia caryophyllus
Amount
1⁄2 oz.

2 drams ea.
1 dram
20 in number

Preparation:
Powder

Function:
Purges Melancholy

Use:
1. Melancholy diseases
2. Dementia, Mental Illness

Dose:
1–1 1⁄2 drams once daily for 7 days.

Cautions:
None noted

Modifications:
1. Prepared Lapis Lazuli can be used in place of Azurite.

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This appeared in a text written by Fuchs in the Chapter of Melancholy.
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