Lithontripticon,
or Species Lithontribon
Stone-Breaking Powder

Tradition:

Western, Unani

Source / Author:

Nicholas Myrepsus

Herb Name Goat Blood prepared Indian Spikenard Ginger Clove Cinnamon Black Pepper Cardamon Mace Costus Licorice Cyperus Tragacanth Germander Bishop’s weed seed Parsley seed Asparagus seed Basil seed Nettle seed Citron seed Saxifrage seed Burnet seed Caraway seed Carrot seed Fennel seed Butchers Broom seed Macedonian Parsley seed Burdock seed Hartwort Asarabacca Sponge Stone Lynx Stone (Belemite) Crab Eyes Jew’s Stone

Latin Capra sanguinus preparata Nardostachys jatamansi Zingiber officinalis Eugenia caryophyllus Cinnamonum zeylanicum Piper nigrum Elettaria cardamomum Myristica fragrans Saussurea lappa Glycyrrhiza glabra Cyperus rotundus Astragalus tragacanth Teucrium chamaedrys Ammi majus Petroselinum crispum Asparagus officinale Ocinum basilicum Urtica dioica Citrus medica Pimpinella saxifraga Sanguisorba officinalis Carum carvi Daucus carrota Foeniculum vulgare Ruscus aculeatus Petroselinum macedonicum Arctium lappa Tordylium officinale Asarum europeum Lapis Spongii Lapis Lyncum Lapis Cancri Lapis Judaicus Amount 1 1⁄2 oz. 1⁄2 dram ea. 2 scruples ea. 1 1⁄2 drams ea.

Preparation:

Powder

Function:

Clears Wind and Damp, Promote Urine, Clears Stones

Use:

“Breaks and expels the stone if it is in the Kidneys or Bladder. using this medicine. they incur neither the pain nor the handicap of the Stone” (Nicholas, Antidotarium)
1. Gravel and Stones
2. Strangury
3. Urinary pain

Dose:

1–2 drams with wine or Water of Pellitory of the Wall

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

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