Tincture for Suppressed Menstruation

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Antidotarium medico chymicum reformatum, 1620

Herb Name Cinnamon Myrrh Savin Celery seed Parsley seed Spikenard Squinanth Asarum Rhubarb Mace Saffron Senna Madder Rue Chicory Blessed Thistle Wormwood Pimpinella Centaury Pennyroyal Celtic Spikenard Agrimony Mugwort Nettle seed

Latin Cinnamonum zeylanicum Commiphora molmol Juniperus sabina Apium graveolens Petroselinum crispum Nardostachys jatamansi Juncus odoratus Asarum europeum Rheum palmatum Myristica fragrans Crocus sativus Cassia angustifolia Rubia tinctorum Ruta graveolens Chicorium intybus Carduus benedictus Artemisia absinthum Pimpinella saxifraga Centaurium erythraea Mentha pulegium Valeriana celtica Agrimonia eupatoria Artemisia vulgaris Urtica dioica Amount 1 dram ea. 1⁄2 dram 1 scruple ea. 1 dram 2 oz. 1 dram 1⁄2 handful ea. 1 handful ea. 1 dram

Preparation:

Infuse in Wine (ie. cover by 4 finger-breadths). It may also be infused in 40% alcohol.

Function:

Warms, moves Qi and Blood, opens Obstructions, clears Inflammation, eass Pain

Use:

1. Amenorrhea
2. Dysmenorrhea
3. Obstruction of the Menstruation

Dose:

1–2 oz.

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

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