Pulvis Cordiales,
or Pulvis Cardiales Magnus
Cordial Powder,
or Greater Cordial Powder

Tradition:

Western, Unani

Source / Author:

Herb Name Pearls Tabasheer Garnet Cinnamon Tormentil Armenian Earth White Sandalwood Yellow Sandalwood Red Sandalwood Ivory Unicorn (Narwhal horn) Jacinth Sapphire Red Coral White Coral Valerian White Dittany Zedoary Aloeswood Sealed Earth Burnt Silk Bone of a Stag’s Heart Red Behen White Behen Gold leaf Musk Ambergris

Latin Margarita Bambusa spp Granatum Cinnamonum zeylanicum Potentilla tormentilla Terra Armenius Santalum album Santalum citrinum Pterocarpus santalinus Eboris Cornu Monocerus Hyacinthus (Zircon) Sapphirus Corallum rubrum Corallum album Valeriana officinalis Dictamnus albus Curcuma zedoaria Aquillaria agallocha Terra Sigillata Serici usta Cervus spp. Salvia hemotodes Centaurea behen Aurum Moschus Ambre gris Amount 3 drams ea. 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea. 5 scruples 2 scruples 1⁄2 dram 2 scruples ea. 5 10 grains ea.

Preparation:

Form a powder, according to Art. The stones should be powdered, then levigated with Rose water, then dried and powdered. The herbs may all be powdered together, then the levigated stones are added. Finally, the Musk, Ambergris and Gold leaves are added and mixed well.

Function:

Clears Heat, resists Poison, calms the Heart and Spirit, Strengthens

Use:

1. protects during Epidemics
2. stops Fever, clears Poison,
3. protects the Heart during Fevers
4. strengthens the Heart, Spirit and Brain and comfort the Natural, Vital and Animal Spirits.
5. It is restorative after Chronic Illness, and is good for Melancholy.

Dose:

1 scruple–1⁄2 dram in a suitable Cordial vehicle.

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

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