Trochisci de Agrimoniae
Troches of Agrimony
Tradition:
Western, Unani
Source / Author:
Herb Name | Latin | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Nardostachys jatamansi | ||
Agrimonia eupatoria | ||
Foeniculum vulgare | ||
Pimpinella anisum | ||
Artemisia absinthum | 2 dram ea. | |
Rheum palmatum | 1 dram | |
Santalum citrinum | ||
Crocus sativus | ||
Cinnamonum cassia | ||
Pistacia lentiscus | 2 scruples ea. | |
Bambusae silicae | 1 dram |
Another version:
Herb Name | Latin | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Artemisia absinthum | ||
Cymbopogon schoenanthus | ||
Agrimonia eupatoria | ||
Foeniculum vulgare | ||
Pistacia lentiscus | 3 drams ea. | |
Pimpinella anisum | ||
Rheum palmatum | ||
Astragalus tragacanth | ||
Santalum citrinum | ||
Bambusae silicae | 1 1⁄2 drams ea. |
Preparation:
Powder; form Troches with Fennel juice
Function:
Opens Obstructions
Use:
‘These be necessary against Long Agues [Chronic Fever], and the cold and shaking of them, and against obstructions, the Yellow Jaundice, and the Dropsy [Edema] if they be taken at the beginning’. (Nicholas Prepositas)
1. clears obstructions of the Stomach, Liver and Spleen.
2. Used for swelling, pain and tumors of these organs;
3. ‘Evil habit of Body’.
Dose:
1⁄2–1 dram
Cautions:
None noted
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