Pills to Purge Bile and Phlegm

Tradition:

Western, Unani

Source / Author:

Mesue

Herb Name Rhubarb Aloes washed Agaric Orris Centaury minor Wild Cucumber Rock Salt Ginger Cinnamon Aniseed

Latin Rheum palmatum Aloe lota Fomitopsis officinalis Iris germanica Centaurium erythraea Ecballium elaterium Sal Gem Zingiber officinalis Cinnamonum zeylanicum Pimpinella anisum Amount 1 dram ea. 1⁄2 dram ea. 1 scruple 6 grains ea.

Preparation:

Powder and form Pills

Function:

Purges Bile and Phlegm

Use:

Phlegm and Bile disease

Dose:

1 scruple–1 dram

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

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