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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

Herb Name
White Wine
Pith of an Oxes Back
Dates
Calendula
Plantain
Betony
Parsley root
Fennel root
Latin
Vinum alba
Medulla Bos
Diospyros lotus
Calendula o
fficinalis
Plantago majus
Betonica o
fficinalis
Petroselinum crispum
Foeniculum vulgare

Amount
1 quart
1 quart
2 oz.





2 handfuls ea.

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".

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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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