Wine for Edema

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Riverius (Opera Medica, 1737)

Herb Name Elecampane Celery root Fennel root Orris root Valerian Gentian Asarum Squill Elder root bark Sassafras wood Wormwood Agrimony Germander Maidenhair Centaury Broom flowers Parsley seed Dill seed Ameos seed Cinnamon Indian Spikenard

Latin Inula helenium Apium graveolens Foeniculum vulgare Iris germanica Valeriana officinalis Gentiana lutea Asarum europeum Scilla maritima Sambucus nigra Laurus sassafras Artemisia absinthum Agrimonia eupatoria Teucrium chamaedrys Adiantum capillus-veneris Centaurium erythraea Cytisus scoparius Petroselinum crispum Anethum graveolens Ammi majus Cinnamonum zeylanicum Nardostachys jatamansi Amount 1 1⁄2 oz. ea. 1 dram ea. 6 drams ea. 2 drams ea. 1 dram ea. 1 1⁄2 drams ea. 2 drams 1⁄2 dram

Preparation:

Bruise, and infuse in sufficient white wine for 10 days.

Function:

Clears Damp, promotes Urine, strengthens the Kidneys

Use:

1. Edema
2. difficult Urination

Dose:

a small cupful every morning

Cautions:

None noted

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