Troschici de Corallum Rubrum
Troches of Red Coral

Tradition:

Unani

Source / Author:

The Medical Formulary of al Samarqandi

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Red Coral

Corallum rubrum

Gum Acacia

Acacia arabica

Armenian Earth

Terra Armenius

5 drams ea.

Yellow Amber

Succinum

Hematite

Haematitum

1 1⁄2 drams ea.

Licorice juice

Glycyrrhiza glabra

Starch

Amylum

Dragon’s Blood

Daemonorops draco

2 drams ea.

Henbane seed

Hyoscyamus niger

Cinnamon

Cinnamonum zeylanicum

1 dram ea.

Preparation:

Powder, and form into Troches

Function:

Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding, Stops Cough

Use:

1. Bleeding from Heat
2. Specifically for Spitting Blood (Hemoptysis)

Dose:

1 dram with water

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

Similar Formulas:

Troches of Coral (Galen)

“Since the destination of the remedy is distant, seed of Henbane and Cinnamon are put in it so that one of them will retain the strength of the medicine holding it up to quiet the cough which is the cause of the Spitting of Blood. The other makes it penetrate so that it reaches the farthest destination.” (Source text)

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