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Trochisci Gordonii
Troches of Gordon


Tradition:
Western

Source / Author:
Gordon

Herb Name
Armenian Earth
Dragon’s Blood
Ivory

Rose

Myrrh
Melon seed
Gourd seed
Pumpkin seed
Cucumber seed
White Poppy seed
Mallow seed
Cotton seed
Purslane seed
Quince seed
Myrtle seed
Gum Arabic
Tragacanth
Pine nut
Pistachio
Crystal Sugar
Sugar Penids
Licorice
Barley
Sweet Almonds

Latin
Terra Armenius
Daemonorops draco
Eboris

Rosa gallica
Commiphora molmol
Citrullus vulgaris
Lagenaria vulgaris
Cucurbita pepo
Cucumis sativus
Papaver somniferum
Malva sylvestris
Gossypium herbaceum
Portulaceae oleracea
Cydonia oblonga
Myrtus communis
Acacia arabica
Astragalus tragacanth
Nux Pinea

Pistachio verum
Saccharum crystallatum
Saccharum Penidum
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Hordeum vulgare
Prunus amygdalus dulcis

Amount




1⁄2 oz. each


















2 drams each

Preparation:
Cut the nuts, then beat them; separately beat the herbs and seeds to powder; sieve and mix the powders together. Add a little mucilage of Psyllium and/or Hydromel to form a stiff paste; roll, cut and dry in the sun

Function:
Clears Heat, Nourishes the Yin, Promotes Urine

Use:
1. Strangury
2. Dysuria
3. Urinary Sores and Ulcers
4. Hematuria
5. Prostatitis
6. Urinary Tumors
7. Internal Ulcers
8. Cough from Lung Yin de
ficiency with Heat
9. Hemoptysis


Dose:
1–2 drams with an appropriate vehicle. 3 drams with milk was given for Kidney Ulcers. It was also infused in water, strained, and injected into the urethra.

Cautions:
None noted

Modifications:
1. Lemery had a reformed and simplified version: Armenian Earth, Dragon’s Blood, Spodium (Tabasheer), Rose, Myrrh 1⁄2 oz. each, Gum Arabic, Tragacanth, Barley, Myrtle seed, Licorice 2 drams each, Poppy seed, Cotton seed, Purslane seed, Quince seed of each 1 dram.
2. Based on the modi
fication of Lemery, above, Tabasheer can replace the Ivory and the number of seeds can be reduced.


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This will not keep long because of the high seed content. To dry the seeds, lessen the oil content and facilitate powdering, the seeds can be gently stir-fried until browned. The formula can be kept whole and powdered as required, dispensing as a powder rather than troches.
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