In pre-modern medicine, diasenna (medical Lat

Latin

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 dia-, "composed of" + senna

Senna (genus)

Senna , the sennas, is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae. This diverse genus is native throughout the tropics, with a small number of species reaching into temperate regions. The number of species is usually estimated to be about 260, but some...

, from Arab. sanā) is a soft, purgative electuary containing the plant senna

Senna (genus)

Senna , the sennas, is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae. This diverse genus is native throughout the tropics, with a small number of species reaching into temperate regions. The number of species is usually estimated to be about 260, but some...

. The other ingredients are sugar candy, cinnamon, lapis lazuli

Lapis lazuli

Lapis lazuli is a relatively rare semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense blue color....

, silk, cloves, galanga minor

Galingale

Galingale may refer to:*Galangal, one of several plants in the ginger family with aromatic rhizomes used for food and medicines*Galingale, one of several species of Cyperus sedges with aromatic rhizomes...

, black pepper, nardus

Nardus

Nardus is a European botanical genus belonging to the family Poaceae . The genus formerly included more species, but the only currently accepted member is Nardus stricta....

 indicus, seed of the basilica

Basilica

The Latin word basilica , was originally used to describe a Roman public building, usually located in the forum of a Roman town. Public basilicas began to appear in Hellenistic cities in the 2nd century BC.The term was also applied to buildings used for religious purposes...

, leaves of cloves, cardamomum, saffron, ginger, zedoary

Zedoary

Zedoary is the name for a perennial herb and member of the genus Curcuma Linn., family Zingiberaceae. The plant is native to India and Indonesia...

, rosemary flowers, long pepper, lapis armenius, and honey. Diasenna was said to ease and comfort the melancholic, and splenetic, and was good against all diseases arising from an atrabilis.