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Oxymel Scilliticum Simplex
Oxymel of Squill Simple
Oxymel of Squill Simple
Tradition:
Western
Source / Author:
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Herb Name
Vinegar of Squill
Clarified Honey |
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Preparation:
Boil gently until the thickness of a Syrup.
To make it without Vinegar of Squill, boil 1 lb. dried Squill in 3 lbs. water down to 1 1⁄2 pints; strain and press, and add an equal amount of Vinegar, then with 3 lbs. of Honey, boil gently to the consistency of a syrup.
Function:
Cuts tough Phlegm, prepares Humors, stops Cough
Use:
1. Prepares Phlegm and Melancholy for purging
2. Cough, Asthma, Catarrh, Pleurisy with cold, thick and tough Phlegm
3. Also Epilepsy, Apoplexy, Vertigo, Headache, Migraine
4. Arthritis, Gout and Tumors of the Joints
5. Preserve Health, improves Complexion
Dose:
1–2 oz.
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
This was classically used for many diseases caused by obstruction of thick Humors, either Phlegm, Damp, Bile or Melancholy. It is used as Vinegar of Squill, but is milder, more cleansing and strengthening, and especially better for tough hard-to-clear Phlegm.
It was regarded as a health tonic, capable of keeping health to extreme old age and allowing no excess Humors to remain in the body.
It was regarded as a health tonic, capable of keeping health to extreme old age and allowing no excess Humors to remain in the body.
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