Confectio de Stoeches,
Or, Triphera de Stoechas
Confection of Stoechas,
Or, Triphala Confection of Stoechas


Tradition:


Western, Unani

Source / Author:


De morbis internis curandis, Mesue, 1551

Herb Name

Hiera Picra
Agaric
Dodder
Chebulic Myrobalan
Belleric Myrobalan
Emblic Myrobalan
Black Myrobalan
Stoechas

Indian Salt

Latin


Hiera Picra (a compound)
Fomitopsis o
fficinalis
Cuscuta europea
Terminalia chebula
Terminalia bellerica
Emblica o
fficinalis
Terminalia chebula (black)
Lavendula stoechas

Sal Indi

Amount


10 drams

4 drams ea.





3 drams ea.
2 drams

Preparation:


Powder and form a confection with Oxymel (or Honey)

Function:


Settles Wind, clears Melancholy and Phlegm

Use:


1. Dizziness and Vertigo
2. Scotoma (Blind spots in the vision)


Dose:


2–3 drams

Cautions:


None noted

Modifications:



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