Hospital Pill to cleanse the Chest

Tradition:

Unani

Source / Author:

Dispensatory of Ibn at Tilmid

Herb Name Ghariqoon (Agaric) Rub us Soos (Licorice juice) White Horehound Turbud (Turbith) Ayarij Fiqra (Hiera Picra) Hanzal (Colocynth pulp) Anazaroot (Sarcocolla)

Latin Fomitopsis officinalis Succus Glycyrrhiza Marrubium vulgare Operculina turpethum Citrullus colocynthus Astragalus sarcocolla Amount 3 parts 1 parts ea. 3 parts 11 parts 2 parts ea.

Preparation:

Make pills

Function:

Clears Phlegm, stops Cough

Use:

1. Phlegm obstructing the Chest
2. Cough and Asthma from excess Phlegm

Dose:

3–6 grams

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

Similar Formulas:

Pills to Cleanse the Chest (Avicenna)

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