Medicamentum Paralyticum
Medicine for Paralysis

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Grulingii Medicinae practica (1665)

Herb Name Mumia (Shilajit) Myrrh Aloe Dragons Blood Saffron Mastic Gum Arabic Olibanum Opobalsam Gum Ammoniac Sarcocolla Laudanum Castoreum Musk Terebinth

Latin Shilajit Commiphora molmol Aloe spp. Daemonorops draco Crocus sativus Pistacia lentiscus Acacia arabica Boswellia sacra Commiphora opobalsamum Dorema ammoniacum Astragalus sarcocolla Laudanum Castoreum Moschus Pistacia terebinthus Amount 2 scruples ea. ½ scruple 4 oz.

Preparation:

Cover with Spirit of Wine (Brandy) by 4 inches. Then distil.

Function:

Settles Wind, Moves the Blood, Opens Obstruction

Use:

Paralysis

Dose:

1–2 oz.

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

Accounted a great secret and praised by many.
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