Pills of Ten Things

Tradition:

Unani

Source / Author:

Herb Name Ginger Black Pepper Long Pepper Cyperus Belleric Myrobalan Mastic Cinnamon Cassia Wood Asarum Aloe

Latin Zingiber officinalis Piper nigrum Piper longum Cyperus rotundus Terminalia bellerica Pistacia lentiscus Cinnamonum zeylanicum Cinnamonum cassia Asarum europeum Aloe spp. Amount 2 drams ea. 20 drams

Preparation:

Powder and form Pills with Water of Macedonian Parsley.

Function:

Purges Wind-Cold-Phlegm, guides Qi down, settles Wind, stops Spasms

Use:

1. Convulsions
2. Tremors
3. Paralysis

Dose:

2 drams

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

Similar Formulas:

This can be looked as as a variation of Hiera Picra

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