Troches of Orpiment

Tradition:


Western

Source / Author:


Dispensatorium Pharmaceuticum Universale, 1764

Herb Name

Calx viv
Orpiment
Calcitidis
Floris Aeris
Alum
Galls
Acacia
Pomegranate flowers

Latin


Calcium oxide
Arsenic trisulphide
Copper Sulphate
Sublimed Copper
Alumen
Quercus infectoria
Acacia spp.
Punica granatum

Amount



2 drams ea.


1 dram ea.


1⁄2 dram ea.

Preparation:


Powder, grind with Vinegar for 5 days, then form Troches, and store in a glass jar.

Function:


Clears Toxin, resolves Tumors, promotes Healing

Use:


1. Cancer
2. Fistula
3. Ulcers
4. Polyps
5. Gangrene

Dose:


Only used topically.
Powder, mix with Dracunculus juice (Dracunculus vulgaris) into a paste and apply.

Cautions:


Caution is needed in applying such a medicine to broken skin. It is safest applied to unbroken Tumors

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