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Temperate Electuary for the Heart
Tradition:
Unani
Source / Author:
Avicenna
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Herb Name
Pearl
Amber Red Coral Silk Burnt River Crab Ox Tongue Gold filings Basil seed Balm seed Red Behen White Behen Aloeswood Armenian Stone Lapis lazuli prepared Mastic Cassia Wood Cinnamon Saffron Cardamon Greater Cardamon Cubeb Dodder of Thyme Stoechas Zedoary Doronicum Endive Cucumber seed Manna Rose Musk Camphor Indian Spikenard Indian leaf |
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* Note: doses given are rounded off from the Arab doses
Preparation:
Powder the herbs; powder the stones separately then add to the herbs. Add the Musk and Camphor at the end. It may be formed into Troches with Rose water, each weighing 1 dram. Alternatively, it may be formed into an Electuary with 3 times their weight of clarified Honey.
Function:
Strengthens and Regulates the Heart, regulates Qi and Blood
Use:
1. Heart weakness
2. Palpitations
3. Arrhythmia
4. May also be used for Anxiety, Restlessness and Insomnia associated with the Heart.
Dose:
1 dram; 2–3 drams of the Electuary
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
1. For a Hot Temperament: reduce Musk to 4 1⁄2 grams, replace Dodder with Fumitory, add 12 1⁄2 grams Senna, increase dose of Rose to 31 grams, add Purslane seed 25 grams, Tabasheer 15 1⁄2 grams, Asphodel seed 6 grams, Sandalwood 9 grams
2. For a Cold Temperament: add Nutmeg, Citron peel, Balsam wood, Ginger, Pepper of each 3 grams, Castoreum 9 grams, reduce the dose of Camphor by half.
This grand composition of Avicenna is similar to some compounds still used in Unani medicine for Heart disorders.
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