Powder of Polypody

Tradition:

Western, Unani

Source / Author:

Montagnana (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545)

Herb Name Dill seed Aniseed Licorice Violet Sorrel Endive Polypody root Mastic Cinnamon Scammony prepared Water Lily flower

Latin Anethum graveolens Pimpinella anisum Glycyrrhiza glabra Viola odorata Rumex acetosa Chicorium endiva Polypodium vulgare Pistacia lentiscus Cinnamonum zeylanicum Convovulus scammonia Nymphea alba Amount 1 1⁄2 drams ea. 2 oz. 1 dram 1⁄2 scruple 1 scruple 4 scruples

Preparation:

Powder

Function:

Purges Melancholy

Use:

Melancholy diseases

Dose:

1 dram

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

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