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Pills for Ascites

Tradition:
Western

Source / Author:
Renodeus (Dispensatorium medicum, 1615)

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





1⁄2 dram ea.

1 dram ea.
3 drams


1⁄2 dram ea.


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.

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