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Trochisci Alkekengi
Troches of Winter Cherry


Tradition:
Western, Unani

Source / Author:
Mesue

Herb Name
Winter Cherries
Gum Arabic
Tragacanth
Frankincense
Pine nuts

Bitter Almonds
White Starch
Licorice juice
Armenian Earth
Poppy seed
Dragon’s Blood
Melon seed
Gourd seed
Pumpkin seed
Cucumber seed
Parsley seed
White Henbane seed
White Amber

Earth of Lemnos
Opium

Latin
Physalis alkekengi
Acacia arabica
Astragalus tragacanth
Boswellia sacra

Nux Pinea
Prunus amygdalus amara
Amylum
Succus Glycyrrhiza
Terra Armenius
Papaver somniferum
Daemonorops draco
Citrullus vulgaris
Cucurbita spp.
Cucurbita pepo
Cucumis sativus
Petroselinum crispum
Hyoscyamus niger
Succinum alba
Terra Lemnia
Opium

Amount
3 drams









6 drams each



3 1⁄2 drams each




2 drams each

Preparation:
Powder, and with Winter Cherry juice, form Troches

Function:
Clears Heat, relieves Irritation, promotes Urine, resolves Stones, promotes Healing, relieves Pain

Use:
1. Burning Urine
2. Strangury
3. Dysuria
4. Gravel, Stones
5. Abscesses, Ulcers or Tumors of the Urinary tract;
6. Prostatitis, Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy


Dose:
1–1 1⁄2 drams in Plantain water (for Heat of the Urine), or Syrup of Violets (in Urinary Abscess, Ulcers, or Tumors)

Cautions:
None noted

Modifications:
1. This can be used without the Opium, Opium only being important in cases with strong pain. A double dose of Poppy seed could also be used.
2. The contemporary Unani version omits Tragacanth, Frankincense, Licorice juice, seeds of Parsley and Henbane, Amber, Lemnian Earth and Opium, making it more feasible to be made today.

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Troches of Winter Cherry was commonly used for various Urinary disorders.

See also the contemporary Unani Troches of Winter Cherry, which is similar, but modified, and more practically made today.
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Mesue
Winter Cherry Gum Arabic Tragacanth Frankincense Pine nut Bitter Almond Starch Licorice juice Armenian Earth Poppy seed Dragons Blood Melon seed Gourd seed Pumpkin seed Cucumber seed 4 Cold seeds Parsley seed Henbane seed Amber Earth of Lemnos Lemnian Earth Opium
Urinary Ulcer Urinary Tumor Urinary Abscess Bladder Tumor Bladder Abscess Bladder Ulcer Strangury Dysuria Calculi Gravel Stones

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