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. 2019 Mar-Apr;9(2):101–116.

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.