Confection for Impregnation

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Dispensatorium medicum (Renou, 1615)

Herb Name Parsnip seed Turnip seed Ivory Seselos Red Behen White Behen Ash tree key Cinnamon Doronicum Clove Mace Galangal Long Pepper Rosemary Balsam wood Blatta Byzantina Marjoram Pennyroyal Balm Bugloss Citron peel Spikenard Ambergris Pearl

Latin Pastinaca sativa Brassica rapa Eboris Siler montanum Salvia hemotodes Centaurea behen Fraxinus excelsior Cinnamonum zeylanicum Doronicum hookeri Eugenia caryophyllus Myristica fragrans Alpina officinarum Piper longum Rosmarinus officinalis Commiphora opobalsamum Unguis Odoratus Oreganum marjorana Mentha pulegium Melissa officinalis Anchusa officinalis Citrus medica Nardostachys jatamansi Ambre gris Margarita Amount 1⁄2 dram ea. 2 scruple ea. 1 scruple ea. 1 1⁄2 scruple 1⁄2 scruple ea.

Preparation:

Prepare a powder, then prepare a confection with clarified Honey

Function:

Warms and strengthens the Kidneys, promotes Fertility

Use:

Female Infertility

Dose:

1–2 drams with a suitable vehicle such as Sage wine or Sage water

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

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