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Antidotum Asclepiadus Minus

Tradition:
Western

Source / Author:
Nicholas Alexandrinus (Medici Graeci, 1541)

Herb Name
Cinnamon
Thiu Apyru (Sulphur)
Costus
Euphorbium
Mandrake root
Long Birthwort
Myrrh
Opium
Libani
Black Pepper
Cardamon
Henbane seed
Honey

Latin
Cinnamonum zeylanicum
Sulphur
Saussurea lappa
Euphorbium resinifera
Mandragora o
fficinalis
Aristolchia spp.
Commiphora molmol
Papaver somniferum
Cedrus deodara

Piper nigrum
Elettaria cardamomum
Hyoscyamus niger
Mel

Amount
12 drams
7 drams




3 drams ea.





2 drams ea.
sufficient

Preparation:
Powder and with three times their weight of clarified Honey, form an Electuary.

Function:
Moves the Blood, eases Pain, opens Obstructions, promotes Urine

Use:
1. Pleurisy
2. Colic
3. Kidney disease
4. Edema
5. Stones
6. Promotes Menstruation, Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea
7. Periodic pains (periodicis pasionibus)


Dose:
as much as a hazelnut with warm water if hot-natured, otherwise with wine.

Cautions:
None noted

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