Pills for Ascites

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Renodeus (Dispensatorium medicum, 1615)

Herb Name	Latin	Amount
Endive seed	Chicorium endiva
Chicory seed	Chicorium intybus
Lettuce seed	Lactuosa sativa
Celery seed	Apium graveolens
Fennel seed	Foeniculum vulgare
Parsley seed	Petroselinum crispum	1⁄2 dram ea.
Euphorbium	Euphorbium resinifera
Mezereon	Daphne mezereum	1 dram ea.
Rhubarb	Rheum palmatum	3 drams
Colocynth	Citrullus colocynthus
Agaric	Fomitopsis officinalis
Turbith	Operculina turpethum	1⁄2 dram ea.
Spikenard	Nardostachys jatamansi
Mastic	Pistacia lentiscus
Rose	Rosa gallica	1 scruple ea.

Preparation:

Powder and with Agrimony juice form a pill mass

Function:

Opens Obstructions, clears Damp, purges Water

Use:

Ascites

Dose:

1 scruple

Cautions:

1. Use cautiously
2. Not suitable for weak constitutions.

Modifications:

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