Electuary Against Sterility

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Nicholas

Herb Name Seseli Ivory rasped Peony root Peony seed Pomegranate root bark Cinnamon Cyperus Calamus Squinanth Mugwort Spikenard Clove Olibanum Mastic Ambergris Honey

Latin Siler montanum Eboris Paeonia officinalis Paeonia officinalis Punica granatum Cinnamonum zeylanicum Cyperus rotundus Acorus calamus Juncus odoratus Artemisia vulgaris Nardostachys jatamansi Eugenia caryophyllus Boswellia sacra Pistacia lentiscus Ambre gris Mel Amount 1 1⁄2 drams ea. 1 dram ea. 1⁄2 dram ea. 1⁄2 scruple sufficient

Preparation:

Powder the herbs and add to the Honey (three times the weight of the powders) to form a confection

Function:

Moves the Blood, opens Obstructions, benefits the Uterus

Use:

Female Infertility

Dose:

1⁄2–1 dram in a suitable vehicle

Cautions:

None noted

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