Powder to Stimulate Venery

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Wecker

Herb Name Cinnamon Mace Clove Long Pepper Rocket seed Turnip seed Parsnip seed White Sugar Deer or Bull Pizzle Deer Mushroom Cantharides prepared

Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicum Myristica fragrans Eugenia caryophyllus Piper longum Eruca sativa Brassica rapa Pastinaca sativa Saccharum album Genitalis Cervii Boletorum Cervi Canatharis Amount 2 drams 1⁄2 scruple ea. 5 scruples 1 1⁄2 drams 1 dram 1 scruple 5 oz. 1 dram 1 1⁄2 drams 6 grains

Preparation:

Powder

Function:

Warms and strengthens the Kidneys

Use:

1. Impotence, Premature Ejaculation
2. Aphrodisiac

Dose:

1⁄2–1 dram in a suitable vehicle

Cautions:

Cantharides are highly irritant and would not be added today. However, it does demonstrate a suitable way to use Cantharides internally. If they were to be used, the dose must be strictly adhered to.

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