Powder of Musk Sweet (Diamoschu Dulce) (Mesue)
Diamoschu Dulce
Sweet Powder of Musk
Tradition:
Western, Unani
Source / Author:
Mesue
| Herb Name | Latin | Amount * |
|---|---|---|
| Saffron | Crocus sativus | 2 drams ea. |
| Doronicum | Doronicum hookeri | 2 1⁄2 drams ea. |
| Zedoary | Curcuma zedoaria | 2 drams ea. |
| Aloeswood | Aquillaria agallocha | 1 1⁄2 drams ea. |
| Mace | Myristica fragrans | 2 scruples |
| Pearl | Margarita | |
| Silk toasted | Sericum | |
| White Amber | Succinum | |
| Red Coral prepared | Corallum rubrum | |
| Gallia Moschata | a compound | |
| Basil | Ocinum basilicum | |
| Red Behen | Salvia hemotodes | |
| White Behen | Centaurea behen | |
| Indian leaf | Cinnamonum tamala | |
| Indian Spikenard | Nardostachys jatamansi | |
| Clove | Eugenia caryophyllus | |
| Ginger | Zingiber officinalis | |
| Cubeb | Piper cubeba | |
| Long Pepper | Piper longum | |
| Musk | Moschus |
Preparation:
Powder them, adding the Musk last. It may be made into an Electuary with clarified Honey (triple its weight) which was recommended by Mesue (author of the formula), or made into Troches.
Function:
Warms, Benefits the Brain and Nerves, Settles Wind
Use:
1. Melancholy
2. Vertigo
3. Epilepsy
4. Convulsions
5. Paralysis or loss of Nerve Function
6. Palpitations
7. Arrhythmia
8. Difficult or Labored Breathing; Breathlessness
9. Suffocative Catarrh
10. Increase Sperm in Cold bodies
Dose:
1–2 scruples; 1–2 drams of the Electuary, usually taken with wine or Basil water.
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
1. A later reformed version used Galangal instead of Doronicum, and added Nutmeg and Cinnamon instead of Red and White Behen, Spikenard and Indian Leaf.
2. For Vertigo, add 4 grains of Frankincense to 1 scruple of Diamoschu Dulce (Salmon)
Similar Formulas:
Diambra (Powder of Ambergris)
‘Wonderfully helps cold affections of the Brain, that come without a Fever, Melancholy and its attendants, viz. Sadness without a cause, Vertigo or Dizziness in the head, Falling Sickness, Palsies, resolution of the Nerves, Convulsions, Heart-qualms, afflictions of the Lungs, and difficulty of Breathing’. (Culpeper)
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