Table 11.3 Two Recipes for Barberry Pastille with Rhubarb
al-Dustur al-bimaristani, p. 37 Minhaj al-dukkan, p. 97
Barberry pastille with rhubarb Barberry pastille with rhubarb
From the Dustur
Good for weak liver and stomach,
extended and
We note its excellent benefits.phlegmatic fevers, alleviates tertian,
quartan and quintan fevers, opens
obstructions, opposes putrefaction
occurring in the arteries, good for the
beginning of dropsy caused by heat in
the liver and evil qualities, strengthens
the internal organs.
Iraqi roses, cleaned of thorns, seven
dirhams, grated licorice
Rosebuds cleaned of thorns, seven dir-
hams, licorice
and manna and barberry juice, of each
four dirhams,
and manna and barberry juice, of each
four dirhams,
spikenard and mastic and agrimony herb
and
spikenard and mastic and agrimony herb
and
bamboo-sugar, of each two dirhams,
peeled
bamboo-sugar, of each two dirhams,
peeled
rocket seed, three dirhams, fine lac and
Chinese or Turkish
Rocket seed, three dirhams, fine lac and
Chinese or Turkish
rhubarb and nutmeg and saffron, of each
a dirham
rhubarb and nutmeg and saffron, of each
a dirham
Macerate the manna and barberry juice
in endive
Macerate the manna and barberry juice
in endive
juice after removing its froth juice after removing its froth
Knead with it the rest of the ingredients
after
Knead with it the rest of the ingredients
after their
grinding and sifting them, and make
their weight
grinding and sifting and form into pas-
tilles. [Make]
accurate; form into pastilles and dry in
the shade.
each pastille two and a half dirhams, so
that when it
Make each pastille one mithqal. dries its weight remains one mithqal.
Beneficial.