Hardness

Sclerosis, Fibrosis


Hardness refers to Sclerosis or Fibrosis. It may come after unresolved Trauma or Chronic Inflammation, and may be in a Tissue or in an Organ.

From a Traditional Medicine viewpoint, it is usually associated with Blood Stagnation. Many Blood moving herbs and formulas having Fibrinolytic effects and help to resolve Fibrosis and Hardness. Phlegm or Melancholy Humor are associated factors.

Types of Medicine used for Hardness:

• Blood-moving–Saffron, Safflower, Myrrh, Frankincense, Zedoary, Madder, Lacca
• Stasis Purging–Rhubarb, Aloe
  
• Moistening–Peach kernel, Bitter Almond, Comfrey
• Phlegm resolving–Gum Ammoniac, Agaric
• Melancholy clearing–Polypody, Dodder,
  
• Qi Moving–Costus, Sandalwood, Indian Spikenard
  
• Pentrating–Musk, Borneo Camphor, Storax

 

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See also

Liver Hardness
Cirrhosis
Fibroid Tumors

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Western Tradition Hardness, to Soften 1. Wormwood, Agrimony, Madder, Peach kernel 2. Steep Ivy leaves in wine for 10 days, then boil until the wine is consumed, press out the juice and make an ointment with Oil and Wax. Powder of Lacca Lesser (Dialacca Minor) (Mesue) Dialacca major Troches of Wormwood Lesser (Mesue) Pills of Rhubarb (Greater) (Pil. de Raved Sceni) (Mesue) Troches of Rhubarb Lesser (Unani) Electuary of Saffron Lesser (Diacrocon Minus) (Mesue) Electuary of Saffron Greater (Diacrocon Majores) (M.) Hiera Pachi, or Hiera Archigenis Troches for Hardness of the Liver Troches Praised for Liver Hardness (Nicholas) Powder for Hardness of the Kidneys Powder for Hardness of the Kidneys (Nicolas) Tincture Against Schirrus of the Spleen Ointment of Martiatum Diachilon Plaster (Emplastrum Diachilon) Plaster of Meliot Cerate of Hyssop Oil of Sweet Almond Oil of Mastic Hardness, topically to Mature and Resolve Apostles Plaster Diachilon Magnus Oxycroceum

Chinese Classifiction’ Hardness from Blood Stasis Da Huang Zhe Chong Wan Hardness from Phlegm Xiao Huo Luo Wan Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang

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Special Formula

FOR HARDNESS IN THE BODY Put 2 handfuls of Wormwood in a sack, boil it in equal parts of water and wine, then strain, press gently, and apply as hot as the patient can endure. Then give him 12 Peach kernels to chew and eat. (Brunschwig, 1561) ELECTUARY OF SAFFRON FOR HARDNESS     Saffron     Spikenard     Cassia                                 2 drams each     Cinnamon     Costus     Flowers of Pistachia        1 drams each     Honey                                sufficient Form an electuary. Used for Hardness of the Liver, Spleen or Stomach. Take 1 dram with Infusion of Parsley and Aniseed. (Syrian “Book of Medicine“, trans. by Wallis Budge, 1913) OINTMENT FOR HARDNESS     Fresh Brank Ursine leaf.  8 oz.     Savin     Sage     Mallows     Marjoram     Rosemary     Pennyroyal     Motherwort     Wormwood     Southernwood                  2 handfuls ea.     Clove                                  6 oz.     Cumin.                                2 oz.     Cinnamon                          half oz.     Galangal                            3 drams     Frankincense     Mastic                                4 drams     White Wax                        8 oz.     Wine                                  3 pints Boil the herbs in the wine until the wine is consumed, add the wax and form an Ointment. (Secrets of Alexis)