Powder for Childhood Convulsions

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

A Collection of Receipts, ‘By Several Hands’, Fifth Edition, 1734

Herb Name	Latin	Amount
Peony roots	Paeonia officinalis	2 drams
Mistletoe of the Oak	Viscum alba	1 dram
Pearl, prepared	Margarita
White Amber, prepared	Succinum
Red Coral, prepared	Corallum rubrum	1⁄2 dram ea.
Bezoar	Bezoar	2 grains
Gold leaves	Aurum	5

Preparation:

Powder

Function:

Clears Heat, settles Wind, calm the Mind and Nerves, stops Spasms

Use:

1. Childhood Convulsions
2. Febrile Convulsions

Dose:

Give as much as will lie on a three pence to a child one month old (more for older children) in a spoonful of Black Cherry water, sweetened with a little Syrup of Black Cherries; take for three days at every change of the moon to prevent it returning.

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

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