Medicine Traditions
  • Home
  • About
  • Materia Medica
    • Materia Medica of Herbal Medicine FREE
    • Materia Medica of Herbal Medicine PRO
    • Animal Materia Medica PRO
    • Animal Materia Medica FREE
    • Mineral Materia Medica PRO
    • Mineral Materia Medica FREE
  • Formulas
  • Treatment
    • Types of Treatment in Traditional Medicine
    • Treatment of Specific Conditions
    • Diseases and Formulas
  • Resources
    • Brief Overview of Traditional Medicine
    • Theory
    • Timeline
    • Authors and Sources
    • Glossaries
    • Articles on Traditional Medicine
    • Photos
    • Medicine Pictures
    • Substitute Medicines
  • Patient Resources
  • Links & Texts
  • Contact Us
  • Store
  • Blog
Sentry Page Protection
Please Wait...
Pulvis ad Casum
Powder for Bruises


Tradition:
Western

Source / Author:
Lemery (Pharmacopeia Universal, 1749)

Herb Name
Hares Rennet
Amber
Madder
Comfrey
Spermaceti
Myrrh
Rhapontic
Frankincense

Latin
Coagulum Lepus
Succinum

Rubia tinctorum
Symphytum o
fficinale
Spermaceti
Commiphora molmol
Rheum rhaponticum
Boswellia sacra

Amount

1⁄2 oz. ea.


2 drams ea.


2 scruples ea.

Preparation:
Powder

Function:
Moves the Blood, clears Stasis, clears Heat

Use:
1. Bruising
2. Trauma


Dose:
1⁄2 dram with wine

Cautions:
None noted

Modifications:
1. This will stand without the Spermaceti and Hare’s Rennet, in which case it becomes practical for modern use. A reformed version may be made with 1 part each Myrrh and Frankincense, and 3 parts each Comfrey, Madder and Amber.
2. A related version from Palestra Pharmaceutica (Felix Palacios, 1763) used dried Hares Blood in place of Rennet and regular Rhubarb in place of Rhapontic.

  • Comment
  • History
  • Research
<
>
Nothing at the moment
Nothing at the moment
Nothing at the moment
Picture
Back to POWDERS
Back to FORMULAS

How to Modify a Formula
Substitutes
Weights & Measures

Home
ABOUT
Brief Overview
RESOURCES
Timeline

materia medica – FREE
Materia Medica – PRO
Chinese Classification
Western Classification

Humoral Medicine

Diseases & Formulas
Resources
Theory
Links & Texts
Patient Resources

Shop
Texts for Sale
Contact us

TERMS OF USE
PRIVACY POLICY


© MedicineTradition 2015–2024
  • Home
  • About
  • Materia Medica
    • Materia Medica of Herbal Medicine FREE
    • Materia Medica of Herbal Medicine PRO
    • Animal Materia Medica PRO
    • Animal Materia Medica FREE
    • Mineral Materia Medica PRO
    • Mineral Materia Medica FREE
  • Formulas
  • Treatment
    • Types of Treatment in Traditional Medicine
    • Treatment of Specific Conditions
    • Diseases and Formulas
  • Resources
    • Brief Overview of Traditional Medicine
    • Theory
    • Timeline
    • Authors and Sources
    • Glossaries
    • Articles on Traditional Medicine
    • Photos
    • Medicine Pictures
    • Substitute Medicines
  • Patient Resources
  • Links & Texts
  • Contact Us
  • Store
  • Blog