Letificans Conciliatoris

Tradition:

Western, Unani

Source / Author:

Luminare Majus, 1549

Herb Name Sweet Apple juice * Bugloss juice * Doronicum Citron peel Borage Rose Red Behen White Behen Red Coral Ivory Tabasheer Mace Gallia Moschata Amber Bone of a Stag’s Heart Red Sandalwood Basil seed Myrtle leaf Balm Coriander seed Cinnamon Galangal Zedoary Indian Spikenard Aloeswood Saffron Chebulic Myrobalan Belleric Myrobalan Emblic Myrobalan Black Myrobalan Yellow Myrobalan Emerald Jacinth (Zircon) Sardonyx Sapphire Garnet Gold Silver Pearl Ambergris Camphor Musk

Latin Malus spp. Anchusa officinalis Doronicum hookeri Citrus medica Borago officinalis Rosa gallica Salvia hemotodes Centaurea behen Corallum rubrum Eboris Bambusae silicae Myristica fragrans Succinum Os Cordis Cervii Pterocarpus santalinus Ocinum basilicum Myrtus communis Melissa officinalis Coriandrum sativum Cinnamonum zeylanicum Alpina officinarum Curcuma zedoaria Nardostachys jatamansi Aquillaria agallocha Crocus sativus Terminalia chebula Terminalia bellerica Emblica officinalis Terminalia chebula (black) Terminalia chebula (yellow) Smaragdus Hyacinthus Sardonyx Sapphirus Granatorum Aurum Argentum Margarita Ambre gris Camphora Moschus Amount 5 drams ea. 4 drams ea. 2 drams ea. 4 drams ea. 1 dram ea. 2 1⁄2 drams 3 drams 5 scruples ea. 1 dram

* The juices are prepared by depurating.

Preparation:

Powder and form a confection with Sugar.
The stones should be well levigated before use.

Function:

Moves Qi, Calms the Mind and Spirit, Benefits the Heart, promotes Happiness

Use:

1. Sadness or Worry without cause
2. Fearful
3. Melancholy
4. Used for other emotional conditions and for Stress, Anxiety etc.

Dose:

1 dram

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

Similar Formulas:

This is a less common and less known type of Letificans, the most commonly used was Letificans of Galen.

The Letifican formulas were all used to promote a sense of Happiness and wellbeing by moving Qi, calming Mind and Spirit and strengthening the Heart and Brain.

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