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Bruising



See also
Trauma, Wounds
Western Tradition

Simples
St. Johns wort
Comfrey
Madder
Myrrh
Dragons Blood
Agrimony
Self Heal
Rhubarb
Frankincense
Red Earth

1. Ladies Thistle leaves boiled and used as a wash or poultice.
2. Two or 3 ounces of Chervil juice taken.
Formulas

Potion for Bruising
Decoction for Wounds
Vulnerary Decoction
Vulnerary Decoction (Wirtzung)
Universal Vulnerary Decoction (Joseph Du Chesne)
Syrup of Comfrey Compound
Tincture of Myrrh
Tincture for Blood Stagnation
Bruise Powder (Mesue)
Powder Against Bruising
Powder for Bruises (Lemery)
Powder for Bruising (Bononiense)
Powder for Bruising (Wirtzung)
Powder for Bruising Lesser (Renodeus)
Powder for Bruising Greater (Renodeus)
Powder for Congealed Blood in the Chest
Powder to Move Blood (Wirtzung)
Powder to Break Blood Above and Below (Nicholas)
Electuary for Internal Bruising

Oil of St. Johns wort
Oil of St. Johns wort Compound
Ointment for Congealed Blood
Plaster for Bruised Blood Under the Skin 
Plaster of Saffron
TCM Classification

Blood Stagnation

Die Da Wan
Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan
Qi Li San
Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang
Wu Hu San
Yunnan Baiyao
Special Formula

1. Bruising of the Liver
    Rhubarb                                   10 drams
    Ginger                                      20 drams
    Lacca                                         5 drams
(Syrian 'Book of Medicine', Budge, 1913)

2. Plaster for Bruising:
   Comfrey
   Daisy leaf                                   3 oz. each
   Camomile
   Meliot                                          1 oz. each
Boil together, beat to a pulp, when using add a little Oil of Roses. (Wirtzung)

3. Stronger Plaster for Bruising:
   Comfrey root
   Daisy leaf                                   3 oz. each
   Camomile
   Meliot
   Wormwood
   Cumin                                         1 oz. each
   Saffron                                         1 dram
   Bean meal                                  4 oz.
   Fresh Butter                                2 oz.
   Fenugreek meal                        1 ½ oz.
Boil the herbs in water, then make a plaster. (Wirtzung)