Plaster for Dislocations

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

The Compleat Bone-Setter, Robert Turner, 1656

Herb Name Self Heal water Hollyhock roots Self Heal flowers Acorn buds Mumiya Frankincense Myrrh Sealed Earth Deer Suet Red Wine Olive Oil Oil of Myrtles Turpentine

Latin Aqua Prunella Althea rosa Prunella vulgaris Quercus spp. Shilajit Boswellia sacra Commiphora molmol Terra Sigillata Secum Cervii Vinum rubra Olea Oleum Myrtii Terebinth Amount 12 oz. 3 oz. 1 1⁄2 oz. 6 drams 2 1⁄2 drams 1 dram ea. 1⁄2 dram 1 1⁄2 scruple 24 oz. 6 drams ea. 1⁄2 oz.

Preparation:

Bruise the roots, flowers and buds, add the wine, oil and Self Heal water, boil down to the excess moisture is gone, remove from the heat and add the suet, powders and turpentine, and stir until cold.

Function:

Clears Heat and Inflammation, moves Blood, eases Pain

Use:

This is applied to Dislocated and strained Joints after they have been reduced.

Dose:

Apply topically

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

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