Cancer Powder

Tradition:


Western

Source / Author:


Antonius Montagnana

Herb Name

Gold leaf
Silver leaf
Bezoar
Powder of Crabs

Latin


Aurum
Argentum
Bezoar
Cancer

Amount



1⁄2 oz. ea.
1 oz.
1
1⁄2 oz.

Preparation:


Powder

Function:


Clears Heat and Toxin, opens Obstructions, resolves Tumors

Use:


1. Cancer
2. Obstinate Tumors


Dose:


1 scruple up to 2 scruples, twice daily. It may be mixed into a paste and applied topically also (traditionally with Scordium water, but Black Nightshade water or other appropriate waters may be used).

Cautions:


None noted

Modifications:



‘Of rare vertue, to resist the malignity of a Cancer; either to be inwardly taken, or else outwardly to be applied, being ground into the form of a liniment with Scordium water’.

This would probably be one of the most expensive formulas ever written. However, Gold has been reckoned as effective as Mercury as an alterative, and is still used in some conditions such as chronic Rheumatoid Arthritis. Crab has long been used for Cancer.
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