Powder for Scrofula

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Antidotarium Bononiense, 1641

Herb Name	Latin	Amount
Sponge burnt	Spongia usta
Sea Balls burnt	Pilae Marinae
Cuttlefi sh bone	Os Sepia
Long Pepper	Piper longum
Black Pepper	Piper nigrum
Ginger	Zingiber officinalis
Cinnamon	Cinnamonum zeylanicum
Rock Salt	Sal Gem
Pellitory	Anacyclus pyrethrum
Galls	Galla
Echium	Echium vulgare	2 oz. ea.
Burnt Hazel nut shells	Corylus avellana usta	1⁄2 oz.
Pumice	Pumex
Plantain seed	Plantago majus
Iron filings prepared *	Ferrum
Burnt Egg shell	Calyx usta
White Hellebore prepared	Helleborus alba praeparata
Black Hellebore prepared	Helleborus niger praeparata	2 drams ea.

*Listed as ‘Limature acuum’=filings of a needle?

Preparation:

Powder

Function:

Clears Phlegm and Heat, resolves Swellings

Use:

1. Scrofula
2. Goiter
3. Lymph swellings in general

Dose:

2–4 scruples in white wine or Sage water

Cautions:

1. Due to the toxicity of the Hellebores, use carefully, beginning with the lower dose and increasing if needed.
2. Not suitable for use in young children or during pregnancy.

Modifications:

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