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Corallina

Sea Moss, Muscus maritimus, Muscus marinus
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Corallina, Muscus Marinus
New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563

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Kreuter Buch und kunstliche Conterfeyungen, 1703

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Two of four varieties described in Tabernaemontanus

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Muscus marinus, Corallina
Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586


Botanical name:
Corallina officinalis (syn. C. anglica)

Parts used:
Whole dried Seaweed

Temperature & Taste:
Cold, dry. Salty

Uses:
1. Kills Worms:
-used for Worms, especially in Children

2. Clears Damp, Resolves Stones:
-used for Gravel and Stones
-'very profitable in hot Gouts' (Salmon)

3. Clears Stomach Heat:
-antacid in gastric reflux, belching
-binding and strengthening (Salmon); astringes and clears Heat


DOSE:
Of the Powder: 500mg–3 grams (½ scruple–1 dram) with Wine, Milk or Cassia.

PREPARATION:
Wash well and dried.

Main Combinations:
1. For Worms, the Powder was followed with a dose of Rhubarb to purge the Worms out. (Matthiolus)

Cautions:

Main Preparations used:

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