Decoctum Depurans
Decoction to Purify

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Pharmacopeia Extemporanea, 1710

Herb Name

Latin

Amount *

Couch Grass root

Agropyron repens

Butcher’s Broom root

Ruscus aculeatus

Fennel root

Foeniculum vulgare

Parsley root

Petroselinum crispum

1 ounce ea.

Cleavers

Galium aparine

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

1 handful ea.

Currants

Ribes nigrum

2 ounces ea.

Preparation:

Chop the Currants small. Boil in 3 pints down to 2 pints.
The source text said to add Sal Prunella 2 drams; Syrup of the 5 Opening roots 4 ounces, mix.

Function:

Cleanses Heat from the Blood, clears Heat and Toxin, promotes Urine

Use:

Used whenever the blood requires cleansing
1. Acne
2. Abscesses
3. skin diseases
4. Pains of the Joints
5. Heat-type Edema
6. Gravel
7. Cystitis
8. good after Fevers to clear Heat and Toxin from the Blood.

Dose:

6 ounces twice daily

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:


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