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Decoctum Depurans
Decoction to Purify


Tradition:
Western

Source / Author:
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea, 1710

Herb Name
Couch Grass root
Butcher’s Broom root
Fennel root
Parsley root
Cleavers

Dandelion
Currants

Latin
Agropyron repens
Ruscus aculeatus
Foeniculum vulgare
Petroselinum crispum
Galium aparine
Taraxacum o
fficinale
Ribes nigrum

Amount



1 ounce ea.

1 handful ea.
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

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