Powder for Loss of Appetite Greater

Tradition:


Western, Unani

Source / Author:


Nicolas (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545)

Herb Name

Cinnamon
Aniseed
Celery seed
Cyperus
Mint
Calamint
Zedoary
Clove
Sesame

Latin


Cinnamonum zeylanicum
Pimpinella anisum
Apium graveolens
Cyperus rotundus
Mentha arvensis
Calamintha o
fficinalis
Curcuma zedoaria
Eugenia caryophyllus
Sesamum indicum

Amount




5 drams ea.


3 drams ea.

1 dram ea.
7 drams


Preparation:


Powder

Function:


Moves Qi, Warms, clears Damp, benefits the Stomach

Use:


Poor Appetite

Dose:


1 dram

Cautions:


None noted

Modifications:



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