Pills Against Fluxes

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Nicholas

Herb Name Myrtle Pomegranate flowers Pomegranate peel Comfrey root Dragons Blood Armenian Earth Acacia Hypocistus Rose Tartar Sumach seed Saffron Gallia Moschata Nicolai Galls Cinnamon Spodium (Tabasheer) Mastic Gum Arabic Opium

Latin Myrtus communis Punica granatum Punica granatum Symphytum officinale Daemonorops draco Terra Armenius Acacia spp. Cytinus hypocistus Rosa gallica Potassium tartrate Rhus parviflora Crocus sativus a compound Quercus infectoria Cinnamonum zeylanicum Bambusae silicae Pistacia lentiscus Acacia arabica Opium Amount 1 dram ea. 1⁄2 dram

Preparation:

Hypocistis juice, Opium, Acacia and Mastic are dissolved in Myrtle juice, the rest are added in powder and formed into pills.

Function:

Astringent, clears Heat and Inflammation, promotes Healing

Use:

1. Diarrhea
2. Dysentery, including that with Blood

Dose:

1⁄2–1 dram

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

This formula will stand without Opium. Poppy seed could be used in its place.It can also be simplified with a reduction in the number of medicines. Nevertheless, it is a good representation of the medicines classically used for Diarrhea and Dysentery.

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