Diamargariton Calidum
Warming Pearl Powder

Tradition:

Western, Unani

Source / Author:

Mesue

Herb Name Cinnamon Aloeswood Clove Indian Spikenard Galangal Licorice Troches of Violet with Scammony Diarrhodon Nutmeg Alipta Muscata Zedoary Spikenard Mace Rhubarb Red Storax Prepared Pearl Spodium (Tabasheer) Stag’s Heart Bone Ginger Blatta Byzantina Musk Amber Cardamon Lovage seed Basil seed Camphor

Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicum Aquillaria agallocha Eugenia caryophyllus Nardostachys jatamansi Alpina officinarum Glycyrrhiza glabra Trochisci de Viola cum Scammonia Diarrhodon Myristica fragrans Alipta Muscata Curcuma zedoaria Valeriana celtica Myristica fragrans Rheum palmatum Styrax officinalis Margarita preparata Bambusae silicae Os Cordis Cervii Zingiber officinalis Blatta Byzantina Moschata Succinum Elettaria cardamomum Levisticum officinale Ocinum basilicum Camphora Amount 5 drams ea. 1⁄2 oz. ea. 2 1⁄2 drams ea. 1 1⁄2 drams ea. 1 dram

Preparation:

Powder. It can be made into an Electuary with 3 oz. of clarified Honey.

Function:

Warms, regulates Qi, settles Wind, strengthens Heart, Brain and Stomach

Use:

1. Shaking Palsy (Parkinsonism)
2. Tremors
3. Palpitations
4. Fainting
5. Menstrual pain from Cold and Qi stagnation
6. Infertility from Cold
7. Tonic during Pregnancy in Cold bodies (without Musk)

Dose:

1⁄2–1 dram of the powder; 2 drams of the Electuary

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

1. Menstrual Pain from Cold, add Citron peel

Compare with Warming Pearl Powder of Avicenna which was more commonly used.
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