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Requies
‘Rest’, or ‘Relaxation’


Tradition:
Western, Unani

Source / Author:
Nicholas

Herb Name
Rose
Violet
Opium
Mandrake root-bark
Henbane seed
White Poppy seed
Black Poppy seed
Chicory seed
Lettuce seed
Purslane seed
Psyllium

Nutmeg
Cinnamon
Sugar
Red Sandalwood
White Sandalwood
Yellow Sandalwood
Tabasheer
Tragacanth

Latin
Rosa gallica
Viola odorata
Opium
Mandragora o
fficinalis
Hyoscyamus niger
Papaver somniferum
Papaver nigra
Chicorium intybus
Lactuosa sativa
Portulaceae oleracea
Plantago afra
Myristica fragrans
Cinnamonum zeylanicum
Saccharum

Pterocarpus santalinus
Santalum album
Santalum citrinum
Bambusae silicae
Astragalus tragacanth

Amount

3 drams ea.











1 1⁄2 drams ea.




2 scr., 5 gr.

Preparation:
With three times their weight of clarified Honey, form an Electuary according to Art.

Function:
Clears Heat, calms the Mind and Nerves, stops Pain

Use:
1. Used for all types of Severe Pain: after severe trauma, beatings, burns, the pain of Urinary stones etc.
2. Used for pain, restlessness and insomnia from excess Heat
3. Also used as an anesthetic for minor surgery including Surgery, Cautery, Amputations etc.
4. In desperate cases, it was used for Mad and Frantic people


Dose:
1–2 scruples (some gave a piece the size of a chestnut). In Fever, give with decoction or juice of Endive or Chicory, or decoction of the seed of Lettuce and Purslane. It may be dissolved in Lettuce or Poppy juice or decoction and applied to the temples to induce sleep.

Cautions:
Avoid overdose, and only used for a short time.

Modifications:

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Rulandus called Requiem Nicholai ultimum refugium, ‘the last refuge’, meaning that when all else had failed, there was this medicine to relieve pain and suffering.

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