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Trochisci Diarrhodon Magnus
Troches of Rose Greater


Tradition:
Western, Unani

Source / Author:
Mesue

Herb Name
Rose
Aloeswood
Mastic
Roman Wormwood
Cinnamon
Spikenard
Cassia Wood
Squinanth

Latin
Rosa gallica
Aquillaria agallocha
Pistacia lentiscus
Artemisia ponticum
Cinnamonum zeylanicum
Nardostachys jatamansi Cinnamonum cassia
Juncus odoratus

Amount
1⁄2 oz.
2 drams
1
1⁄2 drams





1 dram ea.

Preparation:
Powder and form Troches with white wine.

Function:
Clears Phlegm, moves Qi, eases Pain, benefits the Stomach

Use:
1. Fever caused by Phlegm
2. Stomach Pain associated with Qi stagnation
3. Strengthens Digestion
4. Chronic Fever
5. Incipient Edema


Dose:
1–2 drams

Cautions:
None noted

Modifications:

  • Comment
  • History
  • Research
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These were used in the West, usually under the name of Troches of Rose. The Lesser version didn’t appear in most European Pharmacopoeias.

Some texts, such as Prospectus Pharmaceutici (1729) said the greater version given here, was more effective, more strengthening, and better corrected than the Lesser, and was used for the same uses.
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