Compound Wine of Sage

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Wirtzung

Herb Name Sage  Clove  Saffron Mace

Latin Salvia officinalis Eugenia caryophyllus Crocus sativus Myristica fragrans Amount 1⁄2 handful 1⁄2 scruple ea.

Preparation:

Beat, tie in a cloth and hang it 24 hours in 1 pint of wine, wringing it out often.

Function:

Moves the Blood, promotes Menstruation

Use:

1. Amenorrhea
2. Dysmenorrhea

Dose:

Divide into 3 parts; take one in the morning 5 hours before food, the other at noon, the last after supper. This is to be done in the wane of the Moon, and eating very little.

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

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