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Syrupus de Byzantinus Simplex et Composita
Byzantine Syrup, Simple & Compound
Byzantine Syrup, Simple & Compound
Tradition:
Western
Source / Author:
Mesue
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Herb Name
Endive juice
Barberry juice Hops juice Bugloss juice |
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Boil together and scum. Add an equal amount of Sugar, and boil to a Syrup.
The Compound version:
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Herb Name
of the above juices
Rose Licorice Aniseed Fennel seed Celery seed Indian Spikenard |
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Preparation:
Boil the herbs in the Juices, scumming as needed; strain it. To 3 lbs. of decoction, add 2 lbs. of Vinegar, 4 lbs. of Sugar, and make a Syrup.
Function:
Opens obstructions, clears Bile and Phlegm
Use:
1. Phlegm and Heat obstructing the Stomach, Liver or Spleen
2. Used to help prepare the Phlegm and Melancholy Humors for purging
3. Cholecystitis and obstruction of the Gall Bladder
4. Jaundice
5. Chronic Fever
6. Urinary Obstructions
7. Gravel and Stones
8. Amenorrhea
9. Rickets
10. Adjunct for Worms
Dose:
1–2 oz. taken in the morning on an empty Stomach. It can be taken with water or decoction of Agrimony or Wormwood.
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
1. Edema, take with Syrup of Five Roots.
It was called Byzantine because it was very commonly used in Constantinople where it supposedly came from, and it is said Mesue obtained it from there.
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