Ointment for Trauma

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Dr. Goodenough’s Home Cures and Herbal Remedies, 1904

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Tansy

Tanacetum vulgare

Wormwood

Artemisia absinthum

Catnip

Nepeta cataria

Horehound

Marrubium vulgare

Hops

Humulus lupulus

1 oz. ea.

Preparation:

Bruise the herbs, put them in a pot and cover with lard and Spirits, and let stand for 2 weeks; then simmer a while and strain. Add an ounce of Turpentine to every ounce of Ointment.

Function:

Moves Blood, clears Stasis, relieves Inflammation and Pain

Use:

1. Strains, Sprains
2. Contusions
3. Dislocations
4. Contractions of the Sinews

Dose:

applied topically

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:


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