Decoction of Fumitory

Tradition:

Western, Unani

Source / Author:

Mesue

Herb Name Chicory juice Endive juice Hop juice Borage juice Fumitory juice Yellow Myrobalan Black Myrobalan Raisins Tamarind

Latin Chicorium intybus Chicorium endiva Humulus lupulus Borago officinalis Fumaria officinalis Terminalia chebula (black) Vitis vinifera Tamarindus indica Terminalia chebula (yellow) Amount 4 oz. ea. 2 drams ea. 1 oz. 3 oz.

Preparation:

Boil the juices, removing the scum. Then add the rest in powder and form an Electuary. Clarified Honey can be added if required.

Function:

clears Heat, Bile and Burnt Humors from the Blood, resolves Toxin, opens the Liver

Use:

1. cleanses the Blood, used for Skin diseases
2. Syphilis
3. Leprosy 
4. Jaundice
5. Liver obstruction

Dose:

1–2 drams

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

Back to DECOCTIONS
Back to FORMULAS
How to Modify a Formula
Substitutes
Weights & Measures