Electuary of Sulphur

Tradition:

Unani

Source / Author:

Pharmacopoeia Persica, 1681

Herb Name Sulphur Henbane seed Storax Myrrh Rue Bitter Costus * Opium Saffron Cassia Wood White Pepper

Latin Sulphur Hyoscyamus niger Styrax officinalis Commiphora molmol Ruta graveolens Inula racemosa Opium Crocus sativus Cinnamonum cassia Piper album Amount 8 drams ea. 10 drams ea. 2 drams ea. 12 drams 20 drams

* Bitter Costus is generally regarded to be Inula racemosa. Costus root could also be used.

Preparation:

Powder and with three times their weight of Honey, form an Electuary.

Function:

Clears Phlegm and Damp, Warms the Yang, Stops Cough, Resists Poison

Use:

1. Phlegm diseases
2. Black Bile diseases
3. Phlegm Cough
4. Asthma
5. Edema
6. Difficult Urination
7. Inveterate Fever
8. Antidote to lethal poisons including Hemlock
9. Scorpion Bite

Dose:

1⁄2 dram

Cautions:

Avoid overdose

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