Cordial Powder

Pulvis Cordiales,
or Pulvis Cardiales Magnus
Cordial Powder,
or Greater Cordial Powder

Tradition:

Western, Unani
Source / Author:

Herb Name	Latin	Amount *
Pearls	Margarita	3 drams ea.
Tabasheer	Bambusa spp	2 drams ea.
Garnet	Granatum	1 dram ea.
Cinnamon	Cinnamonum zeylanicum	5 scruples
Tormentil	Potentilla tormentilla	2 scruples
Armenian Earth	Terra Armenius	1⁄2 dram
White Sandalwood	Santalum album	2 scruples ea.
Yellow Sandalwood	Santalum citrinum	5
Red Sandalwood	Pterocarpus santalinus	10 grains ea.
Ivory	Eboris
Unicorn (Narwhal horn)	Cornu Monocerus
Jacinth	Hyacinthus (Zircon)
Sapphire	Sapphirus
Red Coral	Corallum rubrum
White Coral	Corallum album
Valerian	Valeriana officinalis
White Dittany	Dictamnus albus
Zedoary	Curcuma zedoaria
Aloeswood	Aquillaria agallocha
Sealed Earth	Terra Sigillata
Burnt Silk	Serici usta
Bone of a Stag’s Heart	Cervus spp.
Red Behen	Salvia hemotodes
White Behen	Centaurea behen
Gold leaf	Aurum
Musk	Moschus
Ambergris	Ambre gris

Preparation:

Form a powder, according to Art. The stones should be powdered, then levigated with Rose water, then dried and powdered. The herbs may all be powdered together, then the levigated stones are added. Finally, the Musk, Ambergris and Gold leaves are added and mixed well.

Function:

Use:

1. protects during Epidemics
2. stops Fever, clears Poison,
3. protects the Heart during Fevers
4. strengthens the Heart, Spirit and Brain and comfort the Natural, Vital and Animal Spirits.
5. It is restorative after Chronic Illness, and is good for Melancholy.

Dose:

1 scruple–1⁄2 dram in a suitable Cordial vehicle.