Diaireos Salomonis
Electuary of Orris Root

Tradition:

Western, Unani

Source / Author:

Nicholas

Herb Name Orris Pennyroyal Licorice Hyssop Tragacanth Starch Bitter Almonds Pine nut Cinnamon Ginger Black Pepper Fig Raisins Date Storax

Latin Iris germanica Mentha pulegium Glycyrrhiza glabra Hyssopus officinale Astragalus tragacanth Amylum Prunus amygdalus amara Nux Pinea Cinnamonum zeylanicum Zingiber officinalis Piper nigrum Ficus carica Vitis vinifera Diospyros lotus Styrax officinalis Amount 1 oz. 6 drams ea. 3 drams ea. 3 1⁄2 oz. ea. 2 drams, 1 scr.

Preparation:

Cut the fruits small, and beat them to a pulp, then push through a sieve. Beat all the other ingredients separately, then beat them together. With Sugar dissolved in Hyssop Water and clarified Honey, of each twice the weight of the rest, form an Electuary according to Art. Some made them into Tablets.

Function:

Strengthens Lung Yin and Qi, Clears Cold Phlegm, Benefits the Throat

Use:

1. Cough
2. Wheezing
3. Breathlessness
4. Asthma
5. Hoarseness, loss of Voice and Throat Irritation from Cold

Dose:

2–6 drams, twice or thrice daily. It was usually taken with a Licorice stick, or decoction of Hyssop, Fig and Raisin. Often held in the mouth until dissolved.

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

1. Some versions omitted Storax.

Similar Formulas:
Diahyssopum (Electuary of Hyssop)
Diatragacanth Calidii (Warming Tragacanth Powder)

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