Pills for Ascites

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Renodeus (Dispensatorium medicum, 1615)

Herb Name Endive seed Chicory seed Lettuce seed Celery seed Fennel seed Parsley seed Euphorbium Mezereon Rhubarb Colocynth Agaric Turbith Spikenard Mastic Rose

Latin Chicorium endiva Chicorium intybus Lactuosa sativa Apium graveolens Foeniculum vulgare Petroselinum crispum Euphorbium resinifera Daphne mezereum Rheum palmatum Citrullus colocynthus Fomitopsis officinalis Operculina turpethum Nardostachys jatamansi Pistacia lentiscus Rosa gallica Amount 1⁄2 dram ea. 1 dram ea. 3 drams 1⁄2 dram ea. 1 scruple ea.

Preparation:

Powder and with Agrimony juice form a pill mass

Function:

Opens Obstructions, clears Damp, purges Water

Use:

Ascites

Dose:

1 scruple

Cautions:

1. Use cautiously
2. Not suitable for weak constitutions.

Modifications:

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