Powder for Scrofula

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Arnold de Villa Nova

Herb Name Burnt Sponge Sea balls toasted Cuttlefish bone Long Pepper Black Pepper Ginger Cinnamon Rock Salt Pyrethrum Galls Sponge stone

Latin Spongii usta Pilae marinae Os Sepia Piper longum Piper nigrum Zingiber officinalis Cinnamonum zeylanicum Sal Gem Anacyclus pyrethrum Quercus infectoria Lapis Spongii Amount 1 oz. each

Preparation:

Powder

Function:

Clears Phlegm-Heat, resolves Swellings

Use:

1. Scrofula
2. Lymphadenitis
3. Goiter

Dose:

1 dram

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

1. Wiseman (Eight Chirurgical Treatises, 1734) had the same formula with the addition of Cypress nuts.

Compare with Powder of Scrofula of Palestra Pharmaceutica, which is almost identical.
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