Tincture for Memory

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Antidotarium medico chymicum reformatum 1620

Herb Name Chebulic Myrobalan Yellow Myrobalan Black Myrobalan Belleric Myrobalan Galangal Clove Grains of Paradise Cardamon Nutmeg Aniseed Fennel seed Rose Rosemary flower Lavender flower Castoreum Confect of Anacardium Raisin

Latin Terminalia chebula Terminalia chebula (yellow) Terminalia chebula (black) Terminalia bellerica Alpina officinarum Eugenia caryophyllus Aframomum melegueta Elettaria cardamomum Myristica fragrans Pimpinella anisum Foeniculum vulgare Rosa gallica Rosmarinus officinalis Lavendula officinalis Castoreum Anarcardium occidentale Vitis vinifera Amount 1 oz. ea. 1 dram ea. 1⁄2 dram ea. 3 oz. 2 oz. ea. 1⁄2 oz. 2 oz. 1⁄2 lb.

Preparation:

Bruise the herbs and steep in Wine or Rosemary wine. It may be made as a tincture using 35% alcohol.

Function:

Clears Cold and Damp, regulates Qi, benefits the Brain and Memory

Use:

1. Poor or Failing Memory
2. Poor mental function, poor cerebral circulation

Dose:

2–4 oz., morning and night

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

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