Tinctura Asthmaticus
Tincture Against Asthma

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Herb Name Elecampane Florentine Orris Aniseed Caraway Licorice Blessed Thistle Raisins stoned Senna Aniseed Water

Latin Inula helenium Iris florentina Pimpinella anisum Carum carvi Glycyrrhiza glabra Carduus benedictus Vitis vinifera Cassia angustifolia Aqua Anisum Amount 2 oz. ea. 2 handfuls 1 lb. 6 oz. 6 lbs.

Preparation:

Mix; digest 4 days, then strain.

Function:

Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough and Wheezing, cleanses Stomach and Bowels

Use:

1. Cough
2. Asthma
3. Scrofula
4. Gout
5. Arthritis
6. Rheumatism
7. Sciatica
8. Inflammations
9. Urinary Obstructions
10. Strangury
11. Edema
12. Jaundice
13. Paralysis
14. ‘… in a word, it performs whatever may be expected from an excellent Purger’. (Salmon)

Dose:

2 spoonfuls at night; 3 or 4 in the morning upon an empty stomach

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

Aniseed water here refers to the remainder after distilling Spirit of Aniseed. It therefore has a low alcohol content. A tincture may be made using 25% alcohol instead of Aniseed water.

“It has cured such as have been Bed-rid many years, and restored to several the use of their limbs, taking away, even by the roots, supposed incurable Diseases”. (Salmon)
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