Electuarium Indum Minus
Indian Electuary Lesser

Tradition:

Western, Unani

Source / Author:

Mesue

Herb Name Turbith Sugar Mace Clove Pepper Ginger Cinnamon Greater Cardamon Nutmeg Scammony prepared

Latin Operculina turpethum Saccharum Myristica fragrans Eugenia caryophyllus Piper nigrum Zingiber officinalis Cinnamonum zeylanicum Amomum subulatum Myristica fragrans Convovulus scammonia Amount 7 drams ea. 12 drams

Preparation:

Powder and with 2 lbs., 3 oz., 3 drams of clarified Honey, form an Electuary.

Function:

Purges Phlegm and Damp, settles Wind, strengthens the Spleen

Use:

1. Phlegm and Damp affecting the Spleen and Stomach
2. Poor appetite and digestion from Damp
3. Nausea and Vomiting
4. Loose Bowels from Spleen and Stomach Damp
5. Kidney Pain
6. Colic

Dose:

1–2 drams

Cautions:

1. Not used in Yin deficiency.
2. Not used in Pregnancy

Modifications:

Similar Formulas:

This is used similarly to Greater Indian Electuary. That is better corrected, and was more commonly used.

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