Tincture of Camomile
Western
Digest, Express and Filter according to Art.
Clears Heat
1. Fever (all types)
2. Headache
3. Menstrual Pain and Cramping
4. Colic
5. Promotes Urine in Edema
6. Cramps, Convulsions (topically)
7. Sciatica, Rheumatism (topically)
8. Pain, Neuralgia (topically)
10–40 drops, 3 times daily, in a suitable vehicle.
None noted
“It is an excellent thing against all Fevers whatsoever, whether non-Putrid, Putrid, or Malign and Pestilential; whether they be continent, continual, or intermitting: It is an excellent Cephalic, Neurotic, Stomatic, Splenetic, Hepatic, Uterine, Nephritic, Arthritic, and Alexipharmic. It is Anodyne, Diaphoretic, and Diuretic; an opener of Obstructions, discusser of Wind, repeller of the Colic, provoker of Urine, easer of Pain and restorer of the Nerves, in Cramps, Convulsions, Palsies, Gouts, Sciaticas, Rheumatisms, and such like”.
“Outwardly the Belly in the Colic, the Stomach and Sides in a Palpitation of the Heart, or a Pleurisy, the joints in a Gout, the Nerves and Parts affected in Convulsions, Cramps, and Palsies are duly to be bathed therewith Morning and Night for 16 or 20 days, but cold; if this course be taken, and duly followed, I am very confident, that the patient will very rarely fail of his expectation, or miss the cure of his disease”. (Bates)
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Herb NameCamomile, bruisedBrandy. (alcohol) |
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Preparation:
Digest, Express and Filter according to Art.
Function:
Clears Heat
Use:
1. Fever (all types)
2. Headache
3. Menstrual Pain and Cramping
4. Colic
5. Promotes Urine in Edema
6. Cramps, Convulsions (topically)
7. Sciatica, Rheumatism (topically)
8. Pain, Neuralgia (topically)
Dose:
10–40 drops, 3 times daily, in a suitable vehicle.
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
“It is an excellent thing against all Fevers whatsoever, whether non-Putrid, Putrid, or Malign and Pestilential; whether they be continent, continual, or intermitting: It is an excellent Cephalic, Neurotic, Stomatic, Splenetic, Hepatic, Uterine, Nephritic, Arthritic, and Alexipharmic. It is Anodyne, Diaphoretic, and Diuretic; an opener of Obstructions, discusser of Wind, repeller of the Colic, provoker of Urine, easer of Pain and restorer of the Nerves, in Cramps, Convulsions, Palsies, Gouts, Sciaticas, Rheumatisms, and such like”.
“Outwardly the Belly in the Colic, the Stomach and Sides in a Palpitation of the Heart, or a Pleurisy, the joints in a Gout, the Nerves and Parts affected in Convulsions, Cramps, and Palsies are duly to be bathed therewith Morning and Night for 16 or 20 days, but cold; if this course be taken, and duly followed, I am very confident, that the patient will very rarely fail of his expectation, or miss the cure of his disease”. (Bates)
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