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Special Medicine to Strengthen the Back
Tradition:
Western
Source / Author:
A Thousand Notable Things on Various Subjects, By Thomas Lupton, London, 1815
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Preparation:
Boil together until the wine has half boiled away. Strain through a cloth.
Function:
Strengthens the Kidneys, Bones and Joints
Use:
Chronic Lower Back pain associated with Kidney weakness
Dose:
9 or 10 spoonfuls every morning and evening for 9 or 10 days. ‘It will strengthen the Back marvelously’.
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
Oxe tail could be used in place of the "pith of Oxes back".
This is similar to some Chinese Medicines for weakness of the Back and Kidneys which likewise use Marrow to strengthen the Kidneys and Back.
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