Electuary for Stomach Debility

Tradition:

Unani

Source / Author:

Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681)

Herb Name Tabasheer Chicken Gizzard skin Rose Mint Pistachio shell * Citron peel Yellow Myrobalan Red Behen White Behen White Sandalwood Savory Coriander seed torrefied Myrtle fruit

Latin Bambusae silicae Gigeriae galli endothelium corneum Rosa gallica Mentha arvensis Pistachio verum Citrus medica Terminalia chebula (yellow) Salvia hemotodes Centaurea behen Santalum album Satureja montana Coriandrum sativum Myrtus communis Amount 1 dram ea 3 drams 1/2 dram ea. 1 dram ea.

* Corticum exteriorum pistaceorum could be the Bark of the tree or the shell of the nut

Preparation:

Powder and form an Electuary with Syrup of Fruits (or Honey)

Function:

Strengthens the Stomach, Benefits Digestion

Use:

1. Debility of the Stomach
2. Indigestion

Dose:

1 dram

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

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