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Lithontripticon,
or Species Lithontribon

Stone-Breaking Powder

Tradition:
Western, Unani

Source / Author:
Nicholas Myrepsus

Herb Name
Goat Blood prepared
Indian Spikenard
Ginger
Clove

Cinnamon
Black Pepper
Cardamon
Mace
Costus
Licorice
Cyperus
Tragacanth
Germander

Bishop’s weed seed
Parsley seed
Asparagus seed
Basil seed
Nettle seed
Citron seed
Saxifrage seed
Burnet seed
Caraway seed
Carrot seed
Fennel seed
Butchers Broom seed
Macedonian Parsley seed
Burdock seed
Hartwort
Asarabacca
Sponge Stone
Lynx Stone (Belemite)
Crab Eyes
Jew’s Stone

Latin
Capra sanguinus preparata Nardostachys jatamansi
Zingiber o
fficinalis

Eugenia caryophyllus
Cinnamonum zeylanicum
Piper nigrum

Elettaria cardamomum
Myristica fragrans
Saussurea lappa
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Cyperus rotundus
Astragalus tragacanth
Teucrium chamaedrys
Ammi majus
Petroselinum crispum
Asparagus o
fficinale
Ocinum basilicum
Urtica dioica

Citrus medica
Pimpinella saxifraga
Sanguisorba o
fficinalis
Carum carvi
Daucus carrota
Foeniculum vulgare
Ruscus aculeatus
Petroselinum macedonicum
Arctium lappa
Tordylium o
fficinale
Asarum europeum
Lapis Spongii
Lapis Lyncum
Lapis Cancri
Lapis Judaicus

Amount
1 1⁄2 oz.






1⁄2 dram ea.




2 scruples ea.



















1 1⁄2 drams ea.

Preparation:
Powder

Function:
Clears Wind and Damp, Promote Urine, Clears Stones

Use:
"Breaks and expels the stone if it is in the Kidneys or Bladder. using this medicine. they incur neither the pain nor the handicap of the Stone" (Nicholas, Antidotarium)
1. Gravel and Stones
2. Strangury
3. Urinary pain


Dose:
1–2 drams with wine or Water of Pellitory of the Wall

Cautions:
None noted

Modifications:

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