brain and to remove any bad taste in the mouth.
“Sixth. Mix the senna leaves with curds. This mixture operates as an antidote to
poison and prevents evil consequences from it.
“Seventh. If senna be taken with goat’s milk, it will cause an accession of
strength, though complete weakness existed just before.
“Eighth. If senna be taken with dates, everything offensive is removed from the
mouth, and the body is made healthy, and a good appetite is established.
“Ninth. If senna be taken with pomegranates, the body becomes strong, and
though the patient may be old, nevertheless there is an addition of strength, and
the organs of the chest are cleansed, and the appetites are stimulated.
“Tenth. If senna be taken with grapes, it gives light to the eyes which were dim.
This is proved by experience.
“Eleventh. If senna be drunk with vinegar, it cures fever accompanied by
shivering and trembling of the bones, and expels all mischief from the stomach,
and cleanses the organs of the chest.
“Twelfth. If senna leaves be taken with orange juice, all internal heat is removed,
and a man who was before quite thin will speedily grow fat.
“Thirteenth. If senna is drunk with dew, the eyes become bright and clear.
“Fourteenth. If senna is taken in water in which pomegranate peel has been
boiled, it cures dysentery.
“Fifteenth. If senna is boiled with cocoa-nut water and taken internally, it will
cure diabetes and gravel, by the will of God ever to be praised and Most High.”
Thus the properties of the senna of Mecca are concluded under fifteen
headings.^52
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