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Syrupus de Fumaria major
Syrup of Fumitory Greater
Syrup of Fumitory Greater
Tradition:
Western, Unani
Source / Author:
Mesue
Herb Name
Yellow Myrobalan
Chebulic Myrobalan Bugloss flowers Borage flowers Violet flowers Wormwood Dodder Licorice Rose Mother of Thyme Polypody root Prune Raisins Tamarind Cassia pulp |
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Preparation:
Boil the Polypody in 10 lbs. of water down to 5 lbs.; then add Wormwood, Prunes, Raisins, Mother of Thyme, Rose and Licorice and boil down to 3 lbs., adding the flowers in the last little while. To the strained decoction, add 3 lbs. each of clarified Fumitory juice and white Sugar, and form a Syrup SA. Then add the Cassia, Tamarinds and the Myrobalans. (Some decocted the Myrobalan fruits with the other medicines)
Function:
Clears Heat, drains Damp, opens Obstructions, resolves Melancholy
Use:
1. Herpes
2. Acne
3. Eczema
4. Psoriasis
5. Swollen Nodes, Lympdadenitis
6. Fibroids
7. Cancer
8. A good internal medicine to take for External Ulcers
Dose:
1–2, or 3 oz.
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
Renodeus said the Compound Syrup of Fumitory was difficult to make, and for that reason was often used as a test for young Apothecaries in Paris to prove their skill
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