Sakbinaj - sagapen

Essence.
Sagapen is tree resin; The usefulness of this tree is not in itself, but in its resin. It is said that there is a type of galbanum that can change and turn into sagapen.

Choice.
The better of the two types of sagapen is denser and cleaner, which is red on the inside and white on the outside. It dissolves quickly in water, not like sagapen counterfeited with galbanum, although it is similar to white galbanum. The best sagapen is Isfahan.

Nature.
Hot  in the third degree, dry in the second degree.

Actions and properties.
Absorbing, thinning, expelling winds, warming, cleansing.

Tools with joints.
Sagapen is useful for paralysis, rupture of muscles and tendons; in the form of an enema and drink, it drives away the matter accumulated in the thighs, and also relieves malignant cold pains.

Organs of the head.
It relieves cold and wind-induced headaches and helps against epileptic seizures.

Organs of the eye.
Sagapen in powder form is useful for blurred vision, it helps with thickening of the eyelids and spots on the eyes; This is one of the best medicines for cataracts in the eye. If you grind it and apply it to barley, it will eliminate it.

Respiratory system.
Sagapen is useful for chest and side pain and chronic cough. It is given to drink in squeezed rue juice in the amount of three-quarters of a dirham for respiratory distress; it strongly cleanses the breasts and removes immature juices,

Nutritional organs.
Sagapen is useful for dropsy and removes “yellow water”.

Eruption organs.
In the form of an enema or drink, it helps with kulanja and pain in the intestines, removes stones from the kidneys and bladder and increases lust. It is useful for pain in the testicles and uterus, and if you drink it in water with honey, it drives away menstruation and kills the fetus. The laxative effect of sagapen on the stomach is gentle; it removes sticky juices and “yellow water”.

Fevers.
Sagapen is useful for periodic fevers.

Poisons.
It is given to drink with wine against the bites of reptiles and against all deadly poisons. Its effect is stronger than that of galbanum. Sometimes it helps with all this also in the form of an ointment.