Electuarium de Cineribus
Confection of Ashes

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Wirtzung

Herb Name Scorpion ashes Goat Blood prepared Burnt Glass Cabbage ashes Hares ashes Wagtail ashes Burnt Egg shells Cantharide, prepared * Jew’s Stone Oxe Gall stones ** Pepper Wild Yellow Rape seed Caraway seed Gum Arabic Hollyhock seed Saxifrage seed Milium solis Seseli Balsam fruit Indian Spikenard Maidenhair Mallow seed Pumpkin seed Cucumber seed Gourd seed

Latin Scorpio usta Capra sanguinus preparata Vitri adusti Brassica oleracea usta Lepus usta Motacilla usta Calyx Usta Cantharis Lapis Judaicus Bezoar Piper nigrum Brassica spp. Carum carvi Acacia arabica Althea rosea Pimpinella saxifraga Lithospermum spp Siler montanum Commiphora opobalsamum Nardostachys jatamansi Adiantum capillus-veneris Malva sylvestris Cucurbita pepo Cucumis sativus Cucurbitas spp. Amount 2 drams ea. 2 drams ea. 1 dram 1 dram ea.

* Head, wings and legs removed
** This would appear to be Bezoar, but is listed as Oxe gall stone

Preparation:

With a sufficient quantity of Roses, or Confection of Roses, form an Electuary.

Function:

Clears Damp, Resolves Stones, Promotes Urine

Use:

1. Gravel 
2. Stones
3. Urinary obstructions from Damp

Dose:

A piece the size of a Hazelnut, taken with a Decoction of Chick Peas, morning and evening

Cautions:

1. Avoid overdose
2. Not used in Heat conditions

Modifications:

Similar Formulas:

Electuary for Stones

Montagnana had a Diuretic Electuary listed in Pharmacopoeia Augustana upon which this is probably based. It contained Burnt eggshells, burnt glass, Sponge and Jew’s stone, Goat’s Blood, various seeds etc.
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