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Traumatic Decoction (Fuller)

Traumatic Decoction Tradition: Western Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Extemporanea, Thomas Fuller, London, 1710 Herb Name Burdock rootMadder rootRhubarbDittany of CreteSt. Johns WortSanicle Bugle Latin Arctium lappaRubia tinctorumRheum palmatumOriganum dictamnusHypericum perforatumSanicula europaeaAjuga reptens Amount 3 oz.6 drams 2 drams 1 handful ea. Preparation: Decoction. It can be decocted in wine, or equal parts of water and…

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Emmenagogue Syrup

Emmenagogue Syrup Tradition: Western Source / Author: De Morbis Foeminis, Turner, 1686 Herb Name Madder rootCyperus rootAsparagus rootButcher’s Broom rootMelon seed BalmValerianSavinMintPennyroyalLicoriceCurrants Latin Rubia tinctorum Cyperus rotundus Asparagus officinale Ruscus aculeatus Citrullus vulgaris Melissa officinalis Valeriana officinalis Juniperus sabina Mentha arvensis Mentha pulegium Glycyrrhiza glabra Ribes nigrum Amount 1 oz. ea. 2 handfuls 1 handful…

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Powder of Madder and Cuttlebone

Powder of Madder and Cuttlebone Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name Madder root Cuttle bone Latin Rubia tinctorum Os Sepia Amount 2 drams 1 dram Preparation: Powder Function: Clears Heat, stops Bleeding Use: 1. Irregular Uterine Bleeding2. Heavy Menstruation Dose: 1 scruple–1⁄2 dram Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back to POWDERSBack to FORMULASHow to Modify a…

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Troches of Myrrh (Rhasis)

Trochisci MyrrhaTroches of Myrrh Tradition: Western, Unnai Source / Author: Rhasis Herb Name MyrrhLupin mealMadder rootRue leafWild MintsDittanyCumin seedsAsafetidaSagapenOpopanax Latin Commiphora molmolLupinus albusRubia tinctorumRuta graveolensMentha arvensisDictamnus albusCuminum cyminumFerula asafetidaFerula persica Commiphora guidottii Amount 3 drams5 drams 2 drams ea. Preparation: Dissolve the gums in wine which has had Mugwort boiled in it, then add the…

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