Wax, Cera
La 蜡 (TCM)
Madhuchista (Ayurveda)
Shehad ke chattay ka mom (Unani)
Cera, Wax
Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491
Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578
Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563
Pharmacetical name:
Cera from Apis, the Bee.
Parts used:
Clarified Beeswax
Temperature & Taste:
“Moderate in temperament” (Avicenna)
Classification:
Uses:
1. Softens Hardness, Soothes Irritation:
-mildly softening and dissolvent (Avicenna)
-softens hardness of the tendons, ligaments and nerves
-applied to the chest (or licked or taken internally) for “roughness of the chest” (Avicenna)
-prevents coagulation of Milk in nursing mothers. (Avicenna)
-it has been taken internally for Hard Swellings
2. Resists Poison, Stops Leakage:
-“It is said that wax absorbs the poisons” (Avicenna)
–internally Diarrhea and Dysentery with Blood or Mucus
-applied to poison arrow wounds to absorb the poison.
-bleeding during Pregnancy
3. Strengthens the Body:
-slows up Senility (TCM)
-regarded as a strengthening tonic for the organs, strengthening the body (TCM, West)
-“all kinds of Beeswax soften, warm and also regenerate the Human body, fresh wax being the most useful” (Pliny)
-“Increases Sexual desire” (Avicenna)
4. Slows the Appetite, Prevents Hunger:
-prevents Hunger (old TCM)
-“Ingested over a long time, it relieves the body of its weight, and prevents hunger”. (Ben Cao Gang Mu)
-for excess appetite (Ayurveda)
5. Used in Pharmacy:
-important for the formation of Ointments and Plasters
-pills covered with melted wax can last much longer.
-it is an effective preservative
6. Externally:
-applied to all type of hardness
-used to fill hollow teeth
-for burns, scalds, fractures and wounds, and is also applied to Frostbite
-The fumes from burning wax was inhaled for coughs and to stop hiccups
Dose:
Used topically in Ointments, Plasters etc.
Dose: 500mg–1 gram
It has been taken internally by forming into pills the size of millet and taking 10 pills as a dose.
Preparation:
It is heated an strained to remove foreign matter.
Main Combinations:
Used with Oil (Olive, Sesame etc.) as a basis for Ointments and Plasters
Used with Honey to form an ointment (Ceromel) for Wounds and Ulcers etc.
1. Intestinal Ulcers, take 10 small pills of Wax (the size of a millet seed) with Rice water.
2. To prevent Hunger:
i. in ancient times during famines, Beeswax was mixed with Chinese Dates (Da Zao) and chewed together to prevent hunger.
ii. Beeswax, Pine resin, Apricot kernel (Xing Ren), Chinese Dates (Da Zao), Poria Fu Ling (equal parts), prepare pills. (Ben Cao Gang Mu)
3. Excess Appetite, Wax and Ghee are given with cold water (Ayurveda)
4. Indolent Ulcers, prepare a plaster of Honey with Wax (Ceromel)
5. Lupus, apply a plaster of Honey with Wax (Ceromel)
Major Formulas:
Cautions:
None noted
Main Preparations used:
Ceromel
Ceromel
One part wax melted with 4 parts Honey.
This has been used as a common ointment in both East and West, applied to Wounds and Ulcers, including old and foul Ulcers.
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