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Black Bile & Melancholy
See also
Hypochondriac Melancholy
Preparers and Purgers of Melancholy
The Treatment of Melancholy (Wirtzung)
Treatment of Melancholy from Praxis Medicinae Theorica et Empirica
Hypochondriac Melancholy
Preparers and Purgers of Melancholy
The Treatment of Melancholy (Wirtzung)
Treatment of Melancholy from Praxis Medicinae Theorica et Empirica
Special Formulas
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INFUSION FOR MELANCHOLY
Aniseed, 3 drams Senna leaf, 1 ½ oz. Dodder, ½ oz. Prunes, 10 in number Beat them and infuse in (Goat) Whey for a day. Strain and make a potion. This of course can be infused in water too. ELECTUARY FOR MELANCHOLY Rose, 3 oz. Cyperus 2 ½ drams Clove Mastic Indian Spikenard Asarum, 1 dram each Mace Cardamon Nutmeg ½ dram each Emblic Myrobalan ½ pound Boil in 4 ½ pounds of water until 2 pounds have wasted; strain, add ½ pound Honey and boil to an Electuary. Dose: 2 drams. (The Secrets of Alexis, 1615) PILLS i. Indian Pills, 2 parts Hiera Logadii, 1 part form pills with Syrup of Dodder. ii. Indian Pills Pills of Lapis Lazuli, equal parts form pills with Syrup of Dodder. ELECTUARY i. Letificans Galeni, 2 scruples Dianthos Electuary of Gems, 2 drams each) Diamargariton Frigidum, 1 ½ drams Conserve of Violet Conserve of Bugloss, 1 ½ drams each ii. Electuary Letificans Galeni, 1 ½ oz. Confected Citron peel 3 drams Sugar of Violet Sugar of Rose, ½ oz. each Form an Electuary with Syrup of Borage LOZENGES i. Electuary of Gems 1 oz. Dianthos Diambra, 2 scruples each With Sugar dissolved in Violet water, form lozenges. ii. Electuary of Gems 1 oz. Letificans Galeni, 2 drams Saffron 1 scruple With Sugar dissolved in Rose water, form lozenges. |