2A. Aperient

Opening Medicines, Deobstruent

Materia Medica in Arabic & Persian, Shirazy, 1793

Aperient and Opening medicines relax and open the mouth of the vessels and organs to open obstructions. They are generally carminative and/or laxative, and therefore encourage bowel movement, and relax the parts to open obstructions, and this represents the effects they have on the greater system.

It will be noted that some of these medicines Move Qi, some Move Blood, some clear Damp or Heat and Damp.


Warming Aperient Medicines:

Opening Roots                        Thyme                        St. Johns wort                        Mallow                        Horehound                        Pennyroyal                        Cinnamon                        Turmeric                        Onion                        Bitter Almond                        Fumitory                        Wormwood                        Germander                        Gentian                        Agnus Castus                        Asarum                        Calamus                        Valerian                        Costus                        Zedoary                        Myrrh                        Squill                        Colchicum                        Cream of Tartar                        Saltpeter

Warming Seeds Hyssop Centaury Marshmallow Hops Calamint Cubeb Clove Garlic Peach kernel & Flower Dodder Agrimony Ground Pine Carline Thistle Lupin seed Stoechas Orris Indian Spikenard Cyperus rotundus Pyrethrum Gum Ammoniac Senna Black Hellebore prepared Tartar Vitriolate

Cooling Aperient Medicines

4 Greater Cold seed                        Chicory                        Dandelion                        Agrimony                        Sandalwoods                        Liverwort                        Madder                        Asparagus root                        Agaric                        Vinegar 

4 Lesser Cold seed Endive Sorrel Maidenhair Rose Butchers Broom Rhubarb Couch Grass root Polypody Lemon juice

Compounds

Oxymel of Squill                        Troches of Agrimony                        Troches of Rhubarb

Syrup of Five Roots Troches of Wormwood Troches of Lacca

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Western Classification

2. Secondary Faculties a. Aperients b. Attenuaters c. Inciding Medicines d. Attenuaters of Congealed Blood e. Lenitive f. Purifying g. Cleansing h. Carminatives i. Antispasmodics j. Rarefying k. Resolvent l. Emollients m. Drawing n. Repellents o. Astringent p. Hemostatic q. Anodyne r. Narcotics & Hypnotics

s. Strengthening t. Glutinate u. Suppuratives v. Expel Pus w. Sarcotics x. Incarnative y. Corrosive z. Cicatrizing 3. Tertiary Faculties a. Sudorifics and Diaphoretics b. Febrifuge and Antipyretic c. Alexipharmic d. Cordials and Cardiacs e. Diuretics f. Lithontriptic g. Emmenagogue h. Lactagogue i. Aphrodisiacs j. Increase Semen

k. Expectorant l. Anti-tussive m. Arthritic Medicines n. Vulnerary o. Emetics p. Masticatories & Sternutatories q. Anthelmintic 4. According to Part a. Cephalic b. Opthalmic c. Cardiac d. Pectoral e. Stomachic f. Splenetic g. Hepatic h. Nephritics i. Uterine j. Nervine k. Arthritic