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Decoction for Boils and Abscesses

Tradition:
Western

Source / Author:
The Admirable Secrets of Physick and Chyrurgery, Thomas Palmer, 1696

Herb Name
Horehound
Centaury
Rosemary
Wormwood

Latin
Marrubium vulgare
Centaurium erythraea
Rosmarinus o
fficinalis
Artemisia absinthum

Amount
4 parts
3 parts
2 parts
1 part


Preparation:
Decoct in water or white wine from 4 parts down to 3 parts.
‘Make them in a syrup with white wine, and let the sick drink thereof, and it will break the Impostume [abscess] but use it still.’ (Admirable Secrets)


Function:
Clears Heat and Toxin, resolves Swelling, promotes Circulation

Use:
1. Boils
2. Abscesses
3. Acne
4. toxic Swellings
5. Chronic In
flammation
6. may be useful for Cysts and Fibroids


Dose:

take a cupful 3 times daily

Cautions:
None noted

Modifications:
1. If the body is bound, add Rhubarb, or take with a dose of Rhubarb powder

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