Corallina

Sea Moss, Muscus maritimus, Muscus marinus
Picture Corallina, Muscus Marinus
(New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563)

 Picture Corallina
Kreuter Buch und kunstliche Conterfeyungen, 1703
Picture Picture
Two of four varieties described in Tabernaemontanus

Picture Muscus marinus, Corallina
Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586

Picture Corallina officinalis
(Photo by Gabriele Kothe-Heinrich) (Wikimedia)

Botanical name:


Corallina officinalis (syn. C. anglica)

Parts used:


Whole dried Seaweed

Temperature & Taste:


Cold, dry. Salty

Uses:


1. Kills Worms:
-used for Worms, especially in Children

2. Clears Damp, Resolves Stones:
-used for Gravel and Stones
-‘very profitable in hot Gouts’ (Salmon)

3. Clears Stomach Heat:
-antacid in gastric reflux, belching
-binding and strengthening (Salmon); astringes and clears Heat


Dose:


Powder: 500mg–3 grams (½ scruple–1 dram) with Wine, Milk or Cassia.

Preparation:


Wash well and dried.

Main Combinations:


1. For Worms, the Powder was followed with a dose of Rhubarb to purge the Worms out. (Matthiolus)

Cautions:


None noted

Main Preparations used: