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Diacalaminta Simplex
Powder of Calamint Lesser

Tradition:
Western

Source / Author:
Nicholas Myrepsus

Herb Name
Calamint
Pennyroyal
Black Pepper
Siler Montane seed
Parsley seed

Lovage seed
Ameos seed
Aniseed
Thyme tops
Ginger
Cinnamon
Celery seed

Latin
Calamintha officinalis
Mentha pulegium
Piper nigrum

Siler trilobum
Petroselinum crispum

Levisticum officinale
Ammi majus
Pimpinella anisum
Thymus vulgaris
Zingiber o
fficinalis
Cinnamonum zeylanicum
Apium graveolens

Amount




3 drams, 2 scruples each
2 drams, 1 scruple




2 Scruples each
1 scruple

Preparation:
Prepare a Powder. It can be made into an Electuary with Sugar dissolved in Rose water.

Function:
Warms the Kidney, Bladder, Stomach and Bowels, clears Cold Phlegm, relieves Wind, moves Qi, promotes Urine

Use:
1. used for cold-type pain of the Stomach, Bowels, or Kidneys;
2. poor Digestion

3. Nausea from Cold and Wind;
4. good for Cold-Wind-Damp type joint pain including Sciatica.

5. Stones
6. Amenorrhea
7. Dysmenorrhea


Dose:
1⁄2–1 dram, morning and night in Honey, pulp of Prunes, a suitable Broth or Syrup, or a Decoction of Elecampane and Licorice.

Cautions:
None noted

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