Powder of Gum Lacca Greater (Dialacca Majores) (Mesue)
| Dialacca Majores | |
| Powder of Gum Lacca Greater |
Tradition:
Western, Unani
Source / Author:
Mesue
| Herb Name | Latin | Amount * |
|---|---|---|
| Gum Lacca washed | Laccifer lacca | 3 drams ea. |
| Rhubarb | Rheum palmatum | 1 1⁄2 drams ea. |
| Schoenanth | Cymbopogon schoenanthus | 1 drams ea. |
| Indian Spikenard | Nardostachys jatamansi | |
| Mastic | Pistacia lentiscus | |
| Wormwood thickened juice | Artemisia absinthum | |
| Agrimony thickened juice | Agrimonia eupatoria | |
| Celery seed | Apium graveolens | |
| Aniseed | Pimpinella anisum | |
| Fennel seed | Foeniculum vulgare | |
| Ammi seed | Ammi majus | |
| Savin | Juniperus sabina | |
| Bitter Almonds (blanched) | Prunus amygdalus amara | |
| Myrrh | Commiphora molmol | |
| Costus (or Zedoary) | Saussurea lappa | |
| Madder | Rubia tinctorum | |
| Asarabacca | Asarum europeum | |
| Long Birthwort | Aristolchia longa | |
| Round Birthwort | Aristolchia rotunda | |
| Gentian | Gentiana lutea | |
| Saffron | Crocus sativus | |
| Cinnamon | Cinnamonum zeylanicum | |
| Hyssop | Hyssopus officinale | |
| Cassia Wood | Cinnamonum cassia | |
| Bdellium | Commiphora mukul | |
| Black Pepper | Piper nigrum | |
| Ginger | Zingiber officinalis |
Preparation:
Myrrh and Bdellium are dissolved in a little wine, the the rest is added and made into a fine powder. It can be prepared as an Electuary with 3 times its weight of Honey.
Function:
Opens Obstructions, moves the Blood, resolves Swelling and Hardness, promotes Urine
Use:
1. Edema
2. Ascites
3. helps with Gravel and Stones
4. Swelling, hardness, tumors of the Liver, Bladder, Kidneys or Abdominal organs
5. Jaundice
6. Cachexia
7. Amenorrhea
8. Dysmenorrhea
9. Gynecological disease associated with Blood stagnation
Dose:
1⁄2 dram; 1 dram in strong bodies, taken with wine; 2 drams of the Electuary.
Cautions:
1. Not used during pregnancy.
2. This is a medium-strength formula and may not be suitable for long-term use or in full doses in some people.
Modifications:
Similar Formulas:
Electuary of Saffron Greater (Diacrocon Majores)
‘… they be good against all obstructions, and against all Swellings, they do mollify the hardness of the Kidneys and the Liver, they expel all causes of Dropsies, they move women’s Terms, and be good for all old Jaundice’. (Wirtzung)
‘It strengthens the Stomach and Liver, opens obstructions, helps Dropsies, Yellow Jaundice, provokes Urine, breaks the Stone in the Reins and Bladder. Half a dram is a moderate dose, if the patient be strong they may take a dram in white Wine. Let pregnant woman forbear it’. (Culpeper)
Zwelfer in his commentary on the Pharmacopoeia Augustana said it is good for obstruction, inflammation and hardness of the Liver, fluid under the skin, to promote Menstruation, dissolve Scirrhus [Fibroid] Tumors, resolve hardness of the Kidney and Bladder, dispel Cachexia, and for Stones.
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