Powder of Optimal Nutrition

Tradition:

Western, Unani

Source / Author:

Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545

Herb Name Pine nuts Sweet Almond Pistachio Watermelon seed Cucumber seed Greater Cucumber seed Purslane seed Licorice juice Crude Silk cut small Cinnamon Clove Coriander seed Cassia wood Aloeswood Saffron Spikenard Amber Sugar

Latin Nux Pinea Prunus amygdalus dulcis Pistachio verum Citrullus vulgaris Cucumis sativus Cucumis spp. Portulaceae oleracea Glycyrrhiza glabra Sericum Cinnamonum zeylanicum Eugenia caryophyllus Coriandrum sativum Cinnamonum cassia Aquillaria agallocha Crocus sativus Nardostachys jatamansi Succinum Saccharum Amount 8 oz. 4 oz. ea. 3 drams ea. 1⁄2 oz. ea. 1 1⁄2 scruple 1⁄2 oz. 2 drams ea. 1 dram 1⁄2 dram 1 dram 2 drams

Preparation:

Powder

Function:

Nourishes Yin and Blood, increases Qi, strengthens

Use:

1. Debility;
2. chronic Weakness;
3. Malnutrition.
4. Maybe useful as a nutritive tonic in chronic diseases, wasting, emaciation and convalescence

Dose:

2 drams

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

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