Electuarium de Polypodio Electuary of Polypody

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Luminare Majus, 1551

Herb Name Aniseed Licorice Lovage seed Carrot seed Ameos seed Agrimony Calamus Ginger Cinnamon Saffron Dill seed Parsley seed Celery seed Colchicum Turbith Scammony prepared Polypody root Thyme Dodder Lapis lazuli prepared Hematite prepared Sugar Penid Sugar

Latin Pimpinella anisum Glycyrrhiza glabra Levisticum officinale Daucus carrota Ammi majus Agrimonia eupatoria Acorus calamus Zingiber officinalis Cinnamonum zeylanicum Crocus sativus Anethum graveolens Petroselinum crispum Apium graveolens Colchicum autumnale Operculina turpethum Convovulus scammonia Polypodium vulgare Thymus vulgaris Cuscuta europea Lapis Azureus Hematitum Saccharum Penidum Saccharum Amount 1 ½ drams ea. 2 scruples ea. 1 scruple ea. 1 ½ drams 6 drams 1 dram 9 drams 5 drams ea. 6 drams ea. 3 drams 4 lbs.

Preparation:

Powder the herbs. Decoct the sugar ands penids in Orris water and form a solid confection.

Function:

Clears Damp, Purges Melancholy, Benefits the Spleen

Use:

Melancholy diseases

Dose:

½–1 dram

Cautions:

1. Not suitable for marked weakness
2. Not used during Pregnancy

Modifications:

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