Hiera of Abbas

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Dispensatory of Ibn at Tilmid

Herb Name Tukhm e Karafs (Celery seed) Anisoon (Annis) Badiyan (Fennel seed) Afsanteen (Wormwood) Ajwain (Ammi) Mastagi (Mastic) Sumbul ut Teeb (Indian Spikenard) Darchini (Cinnamon) Asl us Soos (Licorice root) Sibr (Aloe)

Latin Apium graveolens Pimpinella anisum Foeniculum vulgare Artemisia absinthum Ammi visnaga Pistacia lentiscus Nardostachys jatamansi Cinnamonum zeylanicum Glycyrrhiza glabra Aloe spp. Amount 4 parts ea. 3 parts ea. 2 parts ea. 3 parts 30 parts

Preparation:

Powder, then Knead with:
1. Water of Citron leaf for Phlegm
2. Oxymel for Bile
3. Black Bile add 5 drams Dodder, knead with waters of Balm and Pennyroyal
4. Rectal pain, Hemorrhoids, knead with Bdellium (1⁄2 dram per dose)

Function:

Opens Obstructions, purges Phlegm, regulates Qi

Use:

1. Purges Phlegm from the Stomach, Intestines, Brain and Nerves
2. Clears Wind, Carminative
3. Obstructions of the Abdominal organs
4. Poor Appetite from Phlegm
5. Indigestion associated with Obstruction and Excess
6. Clarifies the Brain
7. Rectal pain, Hemorrhoids
8. delays aging, preserve Health, especially in Phlegmatic natures
9. Can be used to purge any of the Humors, depending on the preparation (see above)

Dose:

1⁄2–1 dram

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

The Hiera formulas are purgative drugs compounded with their correctives to reduce side effects, help relieve the condition, and which are gentle in action (The Medical Formulary of al Samarqandi) 
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