A Paste which Fortifies the Stomach, the Liver, and the Brain

Take habbat halâ wa [seed of sweetness; usually a synonym for shû nî z, nigella], caraway, fried cumin, and shuniz (nigella), four û qiyas of each, pound all this and mix it with three ratls of honey, cleaned of its foam. Thicken it until it is a dough. Eat it like a nut at meals. Its benefits: in the winds of the body, it dissolves phlegm and digests foods, clears the head, lightens the body gently, aids in mild coughs, and dries black bile gently.

Orange Paste

Take the peel of red oranges, after steeping them in water, and cut them like fingers. Take a weight of one ratl and add to it three ratls of honey cleaned of its foam, until it takes the form of a paste. Eat of it like a nut at meals. Its benefits: it digests foods, dissolves phlegm, increases the urine, and aids in cold poisons; [223] in this it is admirable.

Caraway Paste

Take fried caraway, steeped in vinegar...[three lines missing] [224].... and excites the appetite. It is beneficial, God willing, exalted be He.

[225]Electuary (Juwâ rish) of Mint

Take a ratl of mint, pound it and press out its juice, add a ratl of sugar and a quarter of an û qiya of mastic and make an electuary. Its benefits: it cuts phlegmatic vomiting, excites the appetite, heats the stomach, and if taken before eating, constipates the intestines; it is useful.

[226]Electuary of 'Ud Qimâ ri

Take half an û qiya of it, and of mastic, cinnamon, Chinese cinnamon, half an û qiya each, two ratls of sugar and two more of rosewater. Put all this on the fire until it makes an electuary. Its benefits: it strengthens the heart and lightens the spirit, digests foods, lightens the body gently, strengthens the liver, dissolves phlegm in various parts of the body, and aids in dropsy.

Electuary of Cloves

Take two û qiyas of its flowers and two ratls of sugar dissolved in rosewater; thicken it until it takes the form of a paste and make an electuary, in the form of fingers and tablets. Eat half an û qiya of it at meals. Its benefits: it excites the appetite, dissolves phlegm, greatly gladdens, increases the force of coitus, and restrains the temperament.

Electuary of Musk

Take a mithqâ l of musk, half an û qiya of aloe sticks [" moon wood" ], and half an û qiya each of Chinese laurel and Indian lavender. Pound the medicinal herbs and add them to two ratls of sugar, dissolved in rosewater, and cook it into an electuary. Its benefits: it lightens the spirit and improves the smell of the breath...[four lines missing]...
a quarter of an û qiya of ginger and pepper, a quarter of an û qiya of each, of rue a quarter of an û qiya. Pound all this and add it to two û qiyas of honey cleaned of its foam. Eat half an û qiya of it after meals; it excites the meal and digests it, expels gas and dissolves phlegm, aids in dropsy, and provokes urine and menstruation.

Electuary of Red Sandalwood

Take three quarters of an û qiya of red sandalwood, and a quarter of an û qiya of tabashir (manna sugar). Pound all this and add it to a ratl and a quarter of sugar, dissolved in rosewater. Cook all this until it takes the form of juwarish and take it off the fire.

Electuary of White Sandalwood

Take an û qiya of white sandalwood and a quarter of an û qiya of tabashir, pound it all and sift it; add it to a ratl and a quarter of sugar and as much again of rosewater; cook it all until it makes juwarish.

Fourth Chapter: On Medicinal Powders (Sufû fâ t)

Take fennel, anise, peeled licorice wood, thyme, and flowers of halhâ l [spikenard? ] and myrobalan, one û qiya of each, and as much sugar as of all the rest. Pound the medicinal herbs, sift them and add to the sugar, and drink of it at bedtime. Its advantages: for him who wants to clear his head, and dry the lungs of the moisture of phlegm.

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