Antidotum Asclepiadus Minus

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541)

Herb Name Cinnamon Thiu Apyru (Sulphur) Costus Euphorbium Mandrake root Long Birthwort Myrrh Opium Libani Black Pepper Cardamon Henbane seed Honey

Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicum Sulphur Saussurea lappa Euphorbium resinifera Mandragora officinalis Aristolchia spp. Commiphora molmol Papaver somniferum Cedrus deodara Piper nigrum Elettaria cardamomum Hyoscyamus niger Mel Amount 12 drams 7 drams 3 drams ea. 2 drams ea. sufficient

Preparation:

Powder and with three times their weight of clarified Honey, form an Electuary.

Function:

Moves the Blood, eases Pain, opens Obstructions, promotes Urine

Use:

1. Pleurisy
2. Colic
3. Kidney disease
4. Edema
5. Stones
6. Promotes Menstruation, Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea
7. Periodic pains (periodicis pasionibus)

Dose:

as much as a hazelnut with warm water if hot-natured, otherwise with wine.

Cautions:

None noted

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