Guaiaci, Guaiacum

Also called Lignum Sancti, Lignum Vitae, Pock Wood

Guaiacum
Atlas der officinellen pflanzen, Felix, 1899

LEFT: GUAIACUM WOOD;  RIGHT: GUAIACUM GUM
1.  Mass of chips showing white non-official pieces. 2.  Portion of
a boring from a bowling ball. 3,  Projecting fibers of the wood.
Squibb's Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919

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Botanical name:
Guaiacum officinale

Parts used:
Wood; Gum

Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent

Classifications:
2B ATTENUATERS
3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS.    3M. ARTHRITICS
4k. ARTHRITIC

Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578

Uses:
1. Promotes Sweat, Resists Poison:

2. Clears Wind-Damp, Moves the Blood, Resolves Swellings:

3. Clears Damp, Promote Urine:

4. Settles Wind, Stops Spasms:

Dose:
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Main Combinations:
Guaiacum & Sarsaparilla

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Major Formulas:
Decoction of Guaiacum and Sarsaparilla
Decoction of Guaiacum Compound
Decoction of Woods
Decoction for Arthritis (Mynsichts)
Wine for Arthritis
Compound Guaiacum Confection (Chelsea Pensioner)

Cautions:
1. Not used during Pregnancy

Main Preparations used:
Decoction, Extract, Spirit, Salt of the Ashes (rarely)