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Pilulae Pestilentes
Pills for Pestilence
Pills for Pestilence
Tradition:
Western
Source / Author:
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Herb Name
Aloe
Rhubarb Saffron Myrrh Zedoary Gentian Agaric Venice Treacle |
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Preparation:
Powder, and make a Pill mass with the Theriac
Function:
Opens Obstructions, moves Blood, clears Heat and Damp, purges excess
Use:
1. Resists Infection during Epidemics including the Plague
2. Benefits the Brain and improves Memory
3. cleanses the Stomach and Bowels
4. clears the Sight and Hearing
Dose:
Preservative and to open the body: 6–10 grains; to cure in Infectious diseases give 1 dram, then cover in bed to sweat
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
This is a fore-runner formula to the modern ‘Swedish Bitters’. This was taken from Salmon, but where the original was from is uncertain. The modern Swedish Bitters is credited with being penned by Paracelsus, but numerous versions on this theme were given by various authors, this really being a more compound version of Common Pills (aka Pills of Ruffus) which far preceded Paracelsus.
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