Powder of Plantain Compound

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Dispensatorium Pharmaceuticum Austriaco, 1729

Herb Name Licorice juice Sealed Earth Red Earth Plantain root Bistort Tormentil Crocus Martis astringens Burnt Deer horn Pomegranate peel Hematite prepared Orange peel Nutmeg Sage Pomegranate flowers Mistletoe Red Coral prepared Plantain seed Stag’s pizzle Chickens Gizzard prepared Clove Dragon’s Blood Hypocistus

Latin Succus Glycyrrhiza Terra Sigillata Terra rubra Plantago majus Polygonum bistorta Potentilla tormentilla Red Ferric oxide Cornu Cervii usta Punica granatum Haematitum Citrus aurantium Myristica fragrans Salvia officinalis Punica granatum Viscum alba Corallum rubrum Plantago majus Cervus Galli Stomachichum Corium Eugenia caryophyllus Daemonorops draco Cytinus hypocistus Amount 1 oz. ea. 6 drams ea. 1⁄2 oz. ea. 3 drams ea. 2 drams ea. 1 1⁄2 drams ea. 1 dram ea.

Preparation:

Powder

Function:

Astringent, clears Heat, stops Bleeding

Use:

1. Dysentery or Diarrhea with Blood
2. Excessive Menstruation
3. Bleeding from the Stomach or Bowels
4. Blood in the Urine
5. Spitting Blood
6. Bladder Ulcers
7. Incontinence
8. Postpartum Bleeding
9. Postpartum Incontinence

Dose:

1 dram

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

This can be simplified without detriment. The Pizzle and Gizzard skin could be omitted.

This is an interesting formula for several reasons. The combination of animal, mineral and vegetable medicines. The use of Plantain root rather than the herb, But especially the addition of Stag Pizzle and Chicken Gizzard skin is unusal in such a formula.
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