Sentry Page Protection
Diapenidon
or Diapenidon Frigidum
Sugar Penids (without Spices)
or Cooling Sugar Penids
or Diapenidon Frigidum
Sugar Penids (without Spices)
or Cooling Sugar Penids
Tradition:
Western, Unani
Source / Author:
Nicholas Myrepsus
|
Herb Name
Sugar Penids
Pine nut Sweet Almonds White Poppy seed Licorice juice Gum Arabic Tragacanth Starch Melon seed Gourd seed Pumpkin seed Cucumber seed Camphor |
|
Preparation:
Powder.
To make into an electuary, see Sugar Penid with Spices.
Function:
Strengthen the Lungs, Stops Cough, Clears Phlegm, Benefits Lung Yin
Use:
1. Cough
2. Sore Throat
3. Hoarseness
4. Asthma
5. Difficulty Breathing
6. Pleurisy
7. Consumption
Dose:
1⁄2–2 drams, taken with Licorice Syrup, or decoction of Licorice, Hyssop or Raisins.
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
1. When Ginger, Clove and Cinnamon are added, it is called Sugar Penids with Spices, and has the same effect, but is more warming, and better for Cold Phlegm that is hard to clear, and for Lung weakness with Cold Phlegm.
This is better to Nourish Lung Yin, that with Spices clear Cold Phlegm while strengthening Lung Qi and Yin.
Nothing at the moment
Nothing at the moment
