Corallina, Coralline

Sea Moss, Muscus maritimus, Muscus marinus

Corallina, Muscus Marinus
(New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563)

Corallina
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

Corallina officinalis
(Photo by Gabriele Kothe-Heinrich) (Wikimedia)

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:

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

Preparation:

Wash well and dried.

Main Combinations:

1. For Worms:
i. the Powder was followed with a dose of Rhubarb to purge the Worms out. (Matthiolus)
ii. Coralline powder 8 oz., Flowers of Sulphur (6 oz.), mix; Dose: ½–1 dram. (Vermillion 3 oz. was added) (Salmon)

Cautions:

None noted

Main Preparations used:

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