Dialacca Minor Powder of Gum Lacca Lesser

Tradition:

Western, Unani

Source / Author:

Mesue

Herb Name Lacca washed Saffron Costus Schoenanth Madder Long Birthwort Licorice Black Pepper Rhubarb Myrrh Bdellium

Latin Laccifer lacca Crocus sativus Saussurea lappa Cymbopogon schoenanthus Rubia tinctorum Aristolchia spp. Glycyrrhiza glabra Piper nigrum Rheum palmatum Commiphora molmol Commiphora mukul Amount 1 1⁄2 drams ea. 3 drams 1 dram ea.

Preparation:

Dissolve the Myrrh and Bdellium in a little wine, then add the rest in fine powder. It can be prepared as an Electuary with three times their weight of clarified Honey.

Function:

Opens Obstructions, moves the Blood, resolves Swelling and Hardness, promotes Urine

Use:

1. Edema, especially in the beginning stages; Fluid under the skin
2. Ascites
3. helps with Gravel and Stones
4. Swelling, hardness, tumors of the Liver, Bladder, Kidneys or Abdominal organs
5. Fibroid Tumors
6. Jaundice, including Chronic Jaundice 7. Cachexia
8. Amenorrhea
9. Dysmenorrhea
10. Gynecological disease associated with Blood stagnation

Dose:

1⁄2 dram with wine, up to 1 dram for a strong patient.

Cautions:

1. Not used during Pregnancy.

Modifications:

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