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Pleres Arconticon
Restorative of Nicholas


Tradition:
Western, Unani

Source / Author:
Nicholas Myrepsus

Herb Name
Cinnamon
Clove
Galangal
Aloeswood
Nutmeg
Indian Spikenard
Ginger
Tabasheer
Schoenanth
Cypress nuts
Rose

Violet
Mace
Licorice
Mastic
Storax
Basil seed
Marjoram
Costmary
Cardamon
Long Pepper
White Pepper
Myrtle berries
Citron peel

Red Behen
White Behen
Pearl
Red Coral
Silk torrefied
Musk
Camphor

Latin
Cinnamonum zeylanicum
Eugenia caryophyllus
Alpina officinarum

Aquillaria agallocha
Myristica fragrans
Nardostachys jatamansi
Zingiber officinalis
Bambusae silicae
Cymbopogon schoenanthus
Cupressus semperviens
Rosa gallica

Viola odorata
Myristica fragrans
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Pistacia lentiscus
Styrax officinalis
Ocinum basilicum
Oreganum marjorana
Balsamita major
Elettaria cardamomum
Piper longum

Piper album
Myrtus communis
Citrus medica

Salvia haematodes
Centaurea behen
Margarita
Corallum rubrum
Sericum

Moschus
Camphora

Amount











1 dram ea,











1⁄2 dr, 6 gr. ea.




18 grains ea.
6 grains
4 grains


Preparation:
Powder.
It can be made into an Electuary with Rose syrup.
It can also be made into an Electuary with 10 times its weight in Sugar dissolved in Balm Water (Generally an Electuary was prepared with only 3 times the weight of the powdered herbs).


Function:
Benefits the Heart and Spirit, Strengthens the Spleen, Moves Qi, clears Damp and Melancholy

Use:
"Ealid for the sad, melancholic and for great weakness of the Stomach and of the Heart, Syncope, restores Memory. and sharpens the Senses
1. Sadness
2. Melancholy
3. Worry, Stress and Overthinking
4. Fearful
5. Fainting
6. Stomach weakness
7. Convalescence and weakness following chronic illness.
8. Epilepsy
9. Apoplexy
10. Lethargy
11. Amnesia
12. Asthma
13. Consumption


Dose:
1⁄2–1 dram of the powder; 1–2 drams of the Electuary, taken in the morning fasting, with decoction of Citron peel or some other suitable vehicle.

Cautions:
None noted

Modifications:
1. Avens and Tormentil were often substituted for Red and White Behen in Europe as they were largely unavailable.

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Culpeper said it is ‘... good for Sad, Melancholy, Lumpish, Pensive, Grieving, Vexing, Pining, Sighing, Sobbing, Fearful, Careful Spirits, it strengthens weak Stomachs exceedingly, and help such as are prone to Faintings and Swoonings, it strengthens such as are weakened by violence of sickness, it helps bad Memories, quickens all the Senses, strengthens the Brain and Animal Spirits, helps the Falling-Sickness, and succours such as are troubled with Asthmas, or other cold afflictions of the Lungs’.

Salmon added it ‘causes a Cheerful, lively disposition, with a very pleasant Countenance’.

‘Very good against all Melancholic and Pensive people, against weak Stomachs, and also against all Swoonings which proceed of any debility of the Heart, they quicken the Understanding and Memory, they be also very good for all them which have the Falling Sickness, and a short breath, and also for other things more’. (Wirtzung)       

Note that there was a Restorative Electuary also prepared by Nicholas. This was most commonly listed by its Latin name, Pleres Arconticon.
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