Colic, Bloating

Colic, Bloating


Cumin Caraway
Fennel Aniseed
Dill Camomile
Pepper Ginger
Costu Indian Spikenard

1. Chew Fennel seed and sugar crystal after eating. This is common in India. It sweetens the breath and promotes digestion.
2. Beat roasted Cumin with Salt, mix with wine and drink. (Syrian ‘Book of Medicine‘, Budge, 1913)
3. Mix Pepper powder with Honey and take.
4. Beat 2 Walnuts in vinegar and drink. (Syrian ‘Book of Medicine‘, Budge, 1913)
5. Pepper, Cumin, Rue, powder and mix with Honey.


Compound Infusion of Orange Peel
Carminative Decoction (Augustana)
Carminative Decoction (Pharmacopoeia Dogmaticum)
Tincture of Cardamon
Tincture of Valerian
Elixir Vitae (Tincture of Life)
Wormwood Wine
Peptic Powder
Powder for Digestion (Riverius)
Powder of Anise Compound (Mesue)
Powder of Cumin Greater (Nicholas)
Powder of Three Peppers (Diatrion Piperion) (Mesue)
Powder of Galangal Compound (Diagalanga) (Mesue)
Powder of Clove (Ayurveda)
Aromatic Powder (Mesue)
Species Incisa (Augustine Pharmacopoeia)
Electuary of Cumin (Diacyminum) (Mesue)
Amomum 11 (Ko la 11) (Tibetan Medicine)

TCM Classification

Citrus Chen Pi Amomum Sha Ren
Fennel (Xiao Hui Xiang) Ginger
Atractylodes Cang Zhu Paeonia Bai Shao
Costus Mu Xiang Cyperus Xiang Fu

Li Zhong Wan
Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang
Yue Ju Wan
Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San


Special Formulas

ELECTUARY FOR COLIC
  Rue  10 drams
  Ameos
  Cumin
  Oregano
  Parsley
  Bitter Almonds
  Pepper
  Calamint
  Carrot seed
  Long Pepper
  Calamus  2 drams ea.
  Bayberries
  Castoreum
  Gum Sagapen
  Opopanax   3 drams ea.
Powder and with three timnes their weight of clarified Honey, form an Electuary. It “has not his like to dissolve Windiness or Ventosity”. (Secrets of Alexis)