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Powder for After-pains

Tradition:
Western

Source / Author:
The Compleat Midwives Practice Enlarged, Pechy, 1698
from the Midwife to the Queen of France


Herb Name
Comfrey root
Peach kernels
Nutmeg
Amber
Ambergris

Latin
Symphytum officinale
Prunus persica
Myristica fragrans
Succinum

Ambre gris
Amount
1 dram

2 scruples each

1⁄2 dram
1⁄2 scruple


Preparation:
Powder

Function:
Moves the Blood, eases Pain

Use:
1. Postpartum Childbirth.
2. Restores Uterus following Childbirth.

Dose:

1 dram in white wine, once or twice daily for 5 or 7 days.

Cautions:
Not to be used During Pregnancy. Stop taking when pain subsides.

Modifications:
1. A version from Prospectus Pharmaceutici, 1729 added 2 drams of Savory seed.

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