Powder for Epilepsy

Tradition:


Western

Source / Author:


Dispensatorium Pharmaceuticum Universale, 1764

Herb Name

White Pepper
Mistletoe

Bone of a Stag’s Heart
White Amber
Asafetida

Latin


Piper album
Viscum alba
Os Cordis Cervii
Succinum alba
Ferula asafetida

Amount



2 drams each

1 1⁄2 drams each
2 scruple


Preparation:


Powder

Function:


Clears Phlegm, settles Wind, stops Spasms, calms the Mind and Nerves

Use:


1. Epilepsy
2. Convulsions

Dose:


1 scruple–1⁄2 dram

Cautions:


None noted

Modifications:



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