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Purging the Humors



Purging the Humors is at the center of Humoral Theory. Excess, stagnant or ill-formed Humors are the cause of many or most diseases in Humoral Theory, and thus they must be purged.

Proper Purging requires:
1. Preparing the Humor;
2. Purging the humors;
3. strengthening afterwards to ensure there is no return.

For a More Detailed listing of Preparers and Purgers of the Humours see the following:


Preparers and Purgers of Bile
Preparers and Purgers of Phlegm
Preparers and Purgers of Melancholy


Simple Humors

Purge Bile
Infusion Purging Bile (Andernacus)
Decoction to Expel Bile (Andernacus)
Power to Purge Bile (Mesue)

Troches of Rose (Mesue)
Troches of Rhubarb (Mesue)
Electuary of the Juice of Roses (Mesue)
Pills of Agrimony Greater (Mesue)


Purge Phlegm
Infusion to Purge Phlegm (Mesue)
Infusion to Purge Phlegm More Compound (Mesue)

Decoction of Thyme
Powder of Turbith (Avicenna)
Powder to Purge Phlegm (Unani)


Purge Melancholy & Burnt Humors

Infusion for Melancholy
Infusion for Burnt Bile (Mesue)

Infusion of Senna and Flower with Spices (Mesue)
Decoction of Fumitory
Powder for Melancholy (Mesue)
Pills of Fumitory (Avicenna)

Pills to Clarify (Pilulae Lucis Majores) (Mesue)



Compound Humors

Purge Bile & Phlegm
Infusion to Purge Bile and Phlegm (Mesue)
Decoction of Myrobalan (Mesue)
Pills of Rhubarb and Agaric (Mesue)
Pills to Purge Bile and Phlegm (2) (Mesue)
Imperial Pills
Pills to Aggregate Greater (Mesue)


Purge Phlegm & Black Bile or Melancholy
Infusion for Pituitous and Burnt Humors (Mesue)
Infusion for Pituitous and Burnt Humors with Hellebore

Powder of Senna (Montagna)
Electuary for Bile and Melancholy (Mesue)
Triphala Electuary to Purge Phlegm and Black Bile
Pills to Clarify (Pilulae Lucis Majores) (Mesue)


Purge Bile and Melancholy
Powder of Senna with Flowers (Mesue)
Electuary of Dodder and Fumitory (Mesue)
Electuary for Bile and Melancholy (Mesue)


Purge Mixed Humors
Imperial Pills
Decoction of Myrobalan (Mesue)
Syrup to Purge all Humors of Frankfurt
Infusion for Mixed Humors Compound (Mesue)
Powder for Mixed Humors (Mesue)

Powder of Three Solutives (Augustine Pharmacopoeia)
Pills for Mixed Humors (Mesue)

Pills to Aggregate Lesser (Mesue)
Pills to Aggregate Greater (Mesue)

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