Afitimun - povilika

Essence.

These are seeds, flowers and small, brittle stems. Dodder has a sharp, pungent taste and red seeds. The strength of this plant is similar to that of thyme, but thyme is weaker. It is said to belong to the thyme genus.

Choice.
A good dodder is Cretan or Jerusalem, red in color. The best dodder is the one that smells reddest and smells the most pungent.

 Nature.
Hot, dry to the third degree, According to Galen, and Hunain says that she is hot to the third degree and dry to the extreme of the first.

Actions and properties.
Dodder soothes bloating, is suitable for mature people and the elderly, and eliminates diseases caused by black bile.

Tools with joints.
Dodder helps with spasms.

Organs of the head.
It helps against melancholy and epilepsy.

 Nutritional organs.
Dodder causes heartache in people whose nature is dominated by bile, and causes them to vomit. This is one of the drugs that induce thirst.

 Eruption organs.
Four dirhams of dodder are drunk at a time; It is drunk with honey and a little salt. It strongly drives out black bile and also drives out mucus. Some indicate that you should drink up to two dirhams, and take up to four dirhams in the form of a decoction. The drink should be diluted with almond oil and not brought to a boil.