Powder for Hardness of the Kidneys

Tradition:

Powder

Source / Author:

Alexander Benedictus (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545)

Herb Name Horehound seed Linseed Fenugreek Safflower seed

Latin Marrubium vulgareLinium usitatissimum Trigonella foenum-graecum Carthamus tinctorius Amount 3 drams each

Preparation:

Powder

Function:

Moves the Blood, resolves Stasis

Use:

1. Hardness (Sclerosis) of the Kidney;
2. may be used for Hardness of the Liver, Spleen or other abdominal organs, with additions

Dose:

2 drams

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

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