Plaster for Dislocations

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

The Compleat Bone-Setter, Robert Turner, 1656

Herb Name	Latin	Amount
Self Heal water	Aqua Prunella	12 oz.
Hollyhock roots	Althea rosa	3 oz.
Self Heal fl owers	Prunella vulgaris	1 1⁄2 oz.
Acorn buds	Quercus spp.	6 drams
Mumiya	Shilajit	2 1⁄2 drams
Frankincense	Boswellia sacra
Myrrh	Commiphora molmol	1 dram ea.
Sealed Earth	Terra Sigillata	1⁄2 dram
Deer Suet	Secum Cervii	1 1⁄2 scruple
Red Wine	Vinum rubra	24 oz.
Olive Oil	Olea
Oil of Myrtles	Oleum Myrtii	6 drams ea.
Turpentine	Terebinth	1⁄2 oz.

Preparation:

Bruise the roots, flowers and buds, add the wine, oil and Self Heal water, boil down to the excess moisture is gone, remove from the heat and add the suet, powders and turpentine, and stir until cold.

Function:

Clears Heat and Inflammation, moves Blood, eases Pain

Use:

This is applied to Dislocated and strained Joints after they have been reduced.

Dose:

Apply topically

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

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