Table 6.
Processed agent used in medicine in canon in medicine medication by Avicenna
| No. | Persian name | Common name | Arabic name | Scientific Name | Used Parts/ Mode of consumption or preparation | Diseases Which the agent has Effect on | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serke | Vinegar | Khal | Acetum vinegar | / Fumigation | D | 1 |
| 2 | Nešāste | Starch | Nashā | / Oral use | BD | 1 | |
| 3 | La'l e moa'bberi | A resin | Qaiqahan, qanqahar | Qaiqahan | / Orally | SHS | 1 |
| 4 | Panir | Cheese | Jubn | Serparium | The water of cheese | PBH, EXB | 2 |
| 5 | Omaali, ormaali, asal' e dāvud, o[w]qan e asal' | Honey wine or mead | Ūmāli | Eleemali muslum | / Diluted with water | PB | 1 |
Abbreviations: D: Dropsy (Ascites); BD: Useful in bile diarrhea, bilious diarrhea, stop bilious diarrhea; SHS: shrinks the (enlarged) spleen, emaciates the spleen, splenic enlargement, reduces the size of spleen; PBH: Produces bilious humours; EXB: Expels yellow bile; PB: Purged out bile, purges out the 'burnt' bile.