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Eyewash of Calamine
Tradition:
Western
Source / Author:
Salmon (not the originator)
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Herb Name
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Preparation:
Heat the Calamine red hot, and quench it in the wine, which repeat 7-8 times. Decant the liquor, filter, and keep in a glass close stopped for use.
Function:
Clears Heat, Benefits the Eyes, Astringent
Use:
1. Sore, Red Eyes
2. Conjunctivitis
3. Tearing of the Eyes
4. Swelling of the Eyes
5. Corneal Opacity
6. Pterygium
7. Keratitis
Dose:
Dropped into the corners of the eyes several times daily
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
Some made it with 1⁄2 oz. finely powder Calamine, digested in 1⁄2 pint each of White Wine and Rose water or Eyebright water. This is shaken daily to extract a tincture, then strained through fine cloth.
Salmon said ‘It is the most certain remedy for Sore, Running and Rheumatic Eyes that is yet known: I have known it do wonders in that case when all other things have failed’.
Some claimed it to have cured those that were Blind.
Some claimed it to have cured those that were Blind.
Nothing at the moment
Nothing at the moment
