Troches of Wormwood Greater (Mesue)
Trochisci Absinthio Magnus
Greater Troches of Wormwood
Tradition:
Western, Unani
Source / Author:
Mesue
| Herb Name | Latin | Amount * |
|---|---|---|
| Rose | Rosa gallica | 2 drams ea. |
| Wormwood | Artemisia absinthum | 1 dram ea. |
| Aniseed | Pimpinella anisum | |
| Agrimony dehydrated juice | Agrimonia eupatoria | |
| Asarabacca | Asarum europeum | |
| Indian Spikenard | Nardostachys jatamansi | |
| Rhubarb | Rheum palmatum | |
| Celery seed | Apium graveolens | |
| Bitter Almond | Prunus amygdalus amara | |
| Mastic | Pistacia lentiscus | |
| Mace | Myristica fragrans |
Preparation:
Powder and form Troches with sufficient clarified Chicory juice
Function:
Clears Heat, opens Liver Obstructions
Use:
1. Liver Obstructions
2. Liver Hardness and Tumors;
3. Jaundice;
4. Stomach Hardness and Tumors;
5. Hepatitis;
6. Chronic Fevers;
7. Pain of the abdominal organs from obstruction;
8. used after an Edema to prevent its return.
Dose:
1–2 drams; usually taken with Oxymel
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
‘These be good in long Agues [Chronic Fever], and deliver the Liver and the Stomach from obstructions and hardness, and do comfort the same, they take away pain in the principal parts, and do cause good Appetite if they be drunken in long Agues, then they do profit very much’. (Nicolas Prepositas)
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