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Powder for Scrofula

Tradition:
Western

Source / Author:
Arnold de Villa Nova

Herb Name
Burnt Sponge
Sea balls toasted
Cuttle
fish bone
Long Pepper
Black Pepper
Ginger
Cinnamon

Rock Salt
Pyrethrum
Galls
Sponge stone

Latin
Spongii usta
Pilae marinae
Os Sepia
Piper longum
Piper nigrum
Zingiber o
fficinalis
Cinnamonum zeylanicum
Sal Gem

Anacyclus pyrethrum
Quercus infectoria
Lapis Spongii

Amount










1 oz. each

Preparation:
Powder

Function:
Clears Phlegm-Heat, resolves Swellings

Use:
1. Scrofula
2. Lymphadenitis
3. Goiter


Dose:
1 dram

Cautions:
None noted

Modifications:
1. Wiseman (Eight Chirurgical Treatises, 1734) had the same formula with the addition of Cypress nuts.

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