Pilulae de Lapide Armenius
Pills of Azurite

Tradition:

Western, Unani

Source / Author:

Mesue

Herb Name Azurite prepared * Hiera Picra powder Dodder Polypody Agaric Scammony prepared Clove Rock salt

Latin Azuritum Hiera Picra Cuscuta europea Polypodium vulgare Fomitopsis officinalis Convovulus scammonia Eugenia caryophyllus Sal Gem Amount 5 drams ea. 8 drams ea. 3 1⁄2 drams ea. 2 drams 1 1⁄2 drams

* Azurite is prepared by washing a number of times, then levigating with Rose water.

Preparation:

Form Pills with Celery juice (sometimes juice of Fumitory or Chicory was used)

Function:

Purges Melancholy and Black Bile

Use:

Generally used as for Pills of Lapis Lazuli.
1. Melancholy,
2. Madness, Insanity, Fear, Sadness and Worry without real cause;
3. Black Jaundice
4. Eczema
5. Leprosy
6. Fibroids and Cancer.

Dose:

1⁄2–1 dram with Decoction of Fumitory or Borage, or Diasenna etc. It was often taken once or twice weekly in the long-term managements of obstinate cases. The Unani version is typically given in doses of 2–3 grams

Cautions:

1. Should not be used daily on a long-term basis,
2. Not used during Pregnancy

Modifications:

1. To purge more strongly, they were taken with an equal amount of Aggregative Pills.
2. Fibroids, Pills of Lapis Lazuli, Pills of Fumitory. 0.5 dram ea., extract of Black Hellebore 4 grains, oil of Marjoram 2 drops; form a pill mass with Syrup of Rose Solutive.

Similar Formulas:

Pills of Lapis Lazuli
Pills of Lapis Lazuli
Indian Pills

Used for “Evils of the Mind coming of Melancholy”.

These are used similarly to Pills of Lapis Lazuli which were more commonly used.
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