Decoction for Cancer

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Pharmacopoeia Extemporanea, Thomas Fuller, London, 1710

Herb Name Figwort root Mullein root Filipendula Herb Robert Ceterach Agrimony Tormentil Scabious Toad Flax Elder flower Rosemary flower Nettle seed

Latin Scrophularia nodosa Verbascum thapsus Filipendula ulmaria Geranium robertum Asplenium ceterach Agrimonia eupatoria Potentilla tormentilla Scabiosa arvensis Linaria vulgaris Sambucus nigra Rosmarinus officinalis Urtica dioica Amount 2 oz. ea. 1 handful ea. 1 pugil ea. 2 drams

Preparation:

Make a Decoction in Water 3 quarts to 3 pints and half; to the strained Liquor add Altering Syrup of Apples and Syrup of Lemon Juice, of each 4 ounces, mix all.

Function:

clears Heat and Toxin, resolves Masses and Tumors

Use:

1. Cancer
2. Scrofula, Lymphadenitis
3. chronic Swellings
4. Fibroid Tumors

Dose:

take a cupful 3 times daily

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

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