Decoction to Promote Menstruation Tradition: Western Source / Author: De Morbis Foeminis, Turner, 1686 Herb Name MugwortBetonyElecampaneHyssop Latin Artemisia vulgaris Betonica officinalis Inula helenium Hyssopus officinale Amount 1 handful ea. Preparation: Boil in 1 1⁄2 pints of white wine, or a mixture of water and wine Function: Moves the Blood, benefits Qi Use: Delayed or…
Syrup of Stoechas Tradition: Western Source / Author: Fernel (Mesue) Herb Name Stoechas flowersCalamintOreganoThyme BetonySageRosemary flowersFennel seedPeony seedRue seed Latin Lavendula stoechas Calamintha officinalis Oreganum vulgare Thymus vulgaris Betonica officinalis Salvia officinalis Rosmarinus officinalis Foeniculum vulgare Paeonia officinalis Ruta graveolens Amount 4 oz. 1 1⁄2 oz. ea. 1⁄2 oz. ea. 3 drams ea. Preparation: Boil…
Special Medicine to Strengthen the Back Tradition: Western Source / Author: A Thousand Notable Things on Various Subjects, By Thomas Lupton, London, 1815 Herb Name White WinePith of an Oxes BackDatesCalendulaPlantainBetonyParsley rootFennel root Latin Vinum albaMedulla BosDiospyros lotusCalendula officinalisPlantago majusBetonica officinalisPetroselinum crispumFoeniculum vulgare Amount 1 quart1 quart2 oz. 2 handfuls ea. Preparation: Boil together until…
Syrupus SymphytumSyrup of Comfrey Compound Tradition: Western Source / Author: Fernel Herb Name Comfrey leafBugle leafRed RosesBetonyBurnetPlantainKnotgrassScabiousColtsfoot Latin Symphytum officinale Ajuga reptensRosa gallicaBetonica officinalis Sanguisorba officinalis Plantago majus Polygonum aviculare Scabiosa arvensis Tussilago farfara Amount 3 handfuls ea. 2 handfuls ea. Preparation: Press the juice from the fresh herbs; boil it, remove the scum, strain…
Powder of Great Use Against Forgetfulness Tradition: Western Source / Author: Philippi Grulingii Medicinae practica (1665) Herb Name Rosemary flowersMarjoram flowersSage flowersBetony flowersBalm flowers Bay berryPeony seedBasil seedBalm seedCinnamonZedoaryCaraway seedCumin seedCubebNutmegMace CloveCardamonGingerLicoriceFrankincenseMasticCoriander seed preparedWhite Sugar Latin Rosmarinus officinalisOreganum marjoranaSalvia officinalisBetonica officinalisMelissa officinalisLaurus nobilis Peonia officinalisOcinum basilicumMelissa officinalisCinnamonum zeylanicumCurcuma zedoariaCarum carvi Cuminum cyminumPiper cubebaMyristica fragransMyristica fragransEugenia…
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