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Powder for Scrofula

Tradition:
Western

Source / Author:
Arnold de Villa Nova

Herb Name
Burnt Sponge
Sea balls toasted
Cuttlefish 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 officinalis
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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