Powder to Suppress Hemorrhage

Tradition:

Unani

Source / Author:

Dispensatory of Ibn At Tilmid

Herb Name Shadhanj (Hematite) Kahruba (Amber) Damm ul Akhwain (Dragons Blood) Busud (Red Coral) Phitkari (Alum) Gulnar (Pomegranate flower) Bura Armani (Armenian Earth)

Latin Hematitum Succinum Daemonorops draco Corallum rubrum Alumen Punica granatum Terra Armenius Amount 5 drams ea.

Preparation:

Powder

Function:

Astringent, clears Heat, stops Bleeding

Use:

Bleeding from Heat
1. Hematuria
2. Spitting Blood
3. Blood in the Stool
4. Uterine Bleeding

Dose:

Take 1 dram (to 2 drams) with Sumac infusion, taken for 7 days

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

Pharmacopoeia Persica (1681) had the same formula called “Powder for Bloody Urine”. It added Purslane seed and Cuparosa (Vitriol Cyprii, Cyprian Vitriol, Chalcanthite)

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