indigo seed
Egypt
11th Century
Source: Efraim Lev, 'Mediators between Theoretical and Practical Medieval Knowledge', Medical History, 2013, 57(4), 507–515.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
chebulic myrobalan, yellow myrobalan, Indian myrobalan, emblic myrobalan, almond oil, honey, dried turpeth, white agaric, meadow saffron, orchid, indigo seed, lavender, aloeswood, ginger
Preparation Steps
Recipe for the greater triphala: To the lesser triphala (myrobalans, almond oil, honey), add: 1. dried turpeth (one mithqal), 2. sifted white agaric (one mithqal), 3. meadow saffron (two dirhams), 4. orchid (one dirham), 5. indigo seed (one dirham), 6. lavender (one mithqal), 7. aloeswood (one dirham), and 8. ginger (one dirham). All ingredients are ground, pounded, and mixed with oil and honey (p. 512-513).
Original Recipe Text
Recipe for the greater triphala: To the lesser triphala (myrobalans, almond oil, honey), add: 1. dried turpeth (one mithqal), 2. sifted white agaric (one mithqal), 3. meadow saffron (two dirhams), 4. orchid (one dirham), 5. indigo seed (one dirham), 6. lavender (one mithqal), 7. aloeswood (one dirham), and 8. ginger (one dirham). All ingredients are ground, pounded, and mixed with oil and honey (p. 512-513).
Evidence
"7. orchid, one dirham; indigo seed, one dirham; lavender, one mithqal; aloeswood"
Remarks
Indigo seed is listed as an ingredient in the 'greater triphala' recipe, which was used primarily for treating stomach ailments and as a purgative (p. 512-513).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Transcription
Translation
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1050
Source Information
AuthorEfraim Lev, 'Mediators between Theoretical and Practical Medieval Knowledge', Medical History, 2013, 57
CollectionT–S Ar.42.67
Language
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