4G. Hepatic

Materia Medica in Arabic & Persian, Shirazy, 1793

These are medicines appropriated to the Liver.

Aphorisms on Hepatics, collected by Culpeper, (Composita, 1656):

• Hepatics may be divided into three divisions: 1. Such as delight the Liver. 2. Such as add strength to it. 3. Such as take away its vice
  
• The Liver is delighted with some medicines as well as nourishments. For all those things as are sweet, the Liver greedily draws to it.
  
• Such things as strengthen sthe Liver, do gently bind.
  
• For Concoction [digestion] requires adstriction, to keep together both the heat and the humor to be concocted, lest it be dispersed.
  
• Amongst all the rest of the entrails, the Liver is most subject to obstructions. Therefore such Medicines as hinder obstructions, or help them being made, are appropriated to the Liver, and they are such, which cut and attenuate without vehement heat, such as have both a cleansing and binding quality.
  

• Inflammations commonly follow obstructions, and they require cooling things, yet will not any cool thing serve the turn, but such as are Hepatical.
  

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Warming Hepatics

Warming Seeds                        Horehound                        Oregano                        Clove Basil                        Wormwood                        Schoenanth                        Spikenard                        Cyperus rotundus                        Calamus                        Scarlet Pimpernel                        Rosemary                        Carrot seed                        Aniseed                            Cinnamon                        Amomum                        Ginger                        Nutmeg                        Aloeswood                        Mastic                        Linseed                        Dodder herb                        Winter Cherry                        Bitter Almond                        Raisins

Opening Roots Betony Marjoram Squinanth Agrimony Germander Cypress root Costus Ameos Fumitory Maudlin Celery seed Fennel seed Cassia wood Indian Leaf Clove Mace Asarum Licorice Chebulic Myrobalan Squill Bay berry Pistachio Chickpeas decocted

Warming Hepatic Compounds

Syrup of Wormwood                        Syrup of Betony                        Byzantine Syrup                        Conserve of Wormwood                        Confected Elecampane                        Confected Chebula                        Confected Nutmeg                        Rosata Nouvelle                        Letificans                        Troches of Agrimony                        Troches of Rhubarb                        Troches of Rose (Mesue)                        Diacyminum                        Diacostum                        Diacrocon Minus (Mesue)                        Diaireos                        Diacinnamonum                        Theriac

Syrup of Agrimony (Mesue) Syrup of Mint Syrup of Five Roots Conserve of Rosemary Confected Calamus Confected Walnuts Confected Citron peel Aromaticum Rosatum Electuary of Citron Troches of Wormwood Dialacca Troches of Anise (Nicholas) Diaprassium Diacalamintum Lesser Cumin Composition (Galen) Diambra Pills of Rhubarb Mithridate

Cooling Hepatics

Cold seeds                        Violet                        Pomegranate fruit                        Cherry                        Emblic Myrobalan                        Spinach                        Chicory                        Purslane                        Dandelion                        Gentian                        Rhubarb                        Butchers Broom                        Maidenhair                        Water Lily                        Tabasheer                        Black Nightshade                        Goat Milk

Barley Rose Currants Quince Sandalwood Lettuce Endive Sorrel Agrimony Centaury Barberry Asparagus root Liverwort Dodder seed Camphor Blatta Byzantina Whey

Cooling Hepatic Compounds

Syrup of Dry Rose                        Syrup of Sorrel juice                        Syrup of Wormwood                        Byzantine syrup                        Conserve of Rose                        Diatriasantalon                        Electuary of Quince                        Electuary of Myrtle                        Troches of Aloeswood                        Troches of Tabasheer                        Pil. Aggregative Minor                        Stomach Pills

Syrup of Pomegranate Syrup of Chicory Syrup of Fumitory Syrup of Lily Conserve of Violet Diarrhodon Abbatis Diamargaritum Frigidum Troches of Barberry Troches of Rose of Nicholas Troches of Camphor Pills of Agrimony Pills of Agaric (Avicenna)

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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