Confection for Hard Swellings

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Wirtzung

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Figwort

Scrophularia nodosa

Polypody root

Polypodium vulgare

Betony

Betonica officinalis

Cyclamen

Cyclamen hederifolium

1 dram ea.

Preparation:

Pound them all well together, then with 3 oz. of Sugar, make a confection.

Function:

Moves the Blood, clears Phlegm, resolves Swellings

Use:

1. Fibroids
2. Scrofula
3. Lymphadenitis
4. Sclerosis of the Organs

Dose:

1⁄2–1 dram, twice daily with wine, beginning with 1⁄2 dram and increasing if required

Cautions:

1. Cyclamen is toxic in overdose.
2. Not be used in the young, weak or pregnant.

Modifications:

1. Arum could replace Cyclamen

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