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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:
Used to ease pain 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.

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