‘A Delightful Balancing Electuary’

Tradition:

Unani

Source / Author:

Dispensatory of Ibn at Tilmid

Herb Name Red Behen White Behen Chebulic Myrobalan Fumitory Borage Balm Coriander Tabasheer Sealed Earth Raw Silk scorched Sandalwood Pistachio skins Red Coral Pearl Amber Aloeswood

Latin Salvia hemotodes Centaurea behen Terminalia chebula Fumaria officinalis Borago officinalis Melissa officinalis Coriandrum sativum Bambusae silicae Terra sigillata Sericum Santalum album Pistachio verum Corallum rubrum Margarita Succinum Aquillaria agallocha Amount 15 grams ea. 60 grams 30 grams ea. 9 grams ea. 6 grams ea. 3 grams ea. 2 grams

Preparation:

Powder, mix with water. Then take: Apple water, Quince water, Sour Citron water, Barberry water, Sour Pomegranate water, Rose water and aromatic Wine 100 mls. each. Mix, dissolve in 1.2 kg of Sugar, boil to the thickness of Honey, removing the scum; then add the Powder and mix well.

Function:

Strengthens Qi, clears Heat, balances the Humors

Use:

a balancing tonic recipe

Dose:

15 grams daily

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

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