Powder for Elephantiasis

Tradition:

Western, Unani

Source / Author:

Isaac (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545)

Herb Name Yellow Myrobalan Fennel seed Mastic Psyllium Sugar

Latin Terminalia chebula (yellow variety) Foeniculum vulgare Pistacia lentiscus Plantago afra Saccharum Amount 20 drams 5 drams 7 drams 10 drams 30 drams

Preparation:

Powder

Function:

Clears Melancholy

Use:

1. Elephantiasis
2. Leprosy
3. Melancholy disease

Dose:

3 drams

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

This is from the fourth book of Practices of Isaac, in the Chapter of Leprosy.
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