Stoechas
Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491
Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491
New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563
Botanical name:
Lavandula stoechas
Salmon listed 5 varieties.
Parts used:
Flowers
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Bitter, pungent
Classifications:
2A APERIENT. 2F. PURIFYING. 2H. CARMINATIVE. 2U. SUPPURATIVE
3G. EMMENAGOGUE. 3M. ARTHRITIC
4a. CEPHALIC. 4j. NERVINE
Preparers and Purgers of Phlegm
Lavandula stoechas
Salmon listed 5 varieties.
Parts used:
Flowers
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Bitter, pungent
Classifications:
2A APERIENT. 2F. PURIFYING. 2H. CARMINATIVE. 2U. SUPPURATIVE
3G. EMMENAGOGUE. 3M. ARTHRITIC
4a. CEPHALIC. 4j. NERVINE
Preparers and Purgers of Phlegm
Uses:
1. Moves the Qi, Calms the Liver:
-Depression, Nervous Headache
2. Clears Wind-Phlegm from the Brain:
-great cleanser and strengthener of the Brain (Unani)
3. Benefits the Heart:
-'cheers the Heart, revives the Spirits'
4. Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough:
-Cough, Bronchitis
5. Resists Poison:
-‘a great counter-poison’ (Culpeper)
6. Clears Cold and Damp, Promotes Urine:
-Arthritis
7. Externally:
-rubefacient
Dose:
Powder: 1–3 grams (up to 5 grams)
Correctives:
... available in PRO version
Substitutes:
... available in PRO version
Powder: 1–3 grams (up to 5 grams)
Correctives:
... available in PRO version
Substitutes:
... available in PRO version
Main Combinations:
1. Migraine, Epilepsy, Apoplexy, Paralysis, Lethargy, Trembling, Cramps:
i. Stoechas with ... available in PRO version
ii. Stoechas with ... available in PRO version
2. Dizziness, Vertigo, Stoechas with ... available in PRO version
3. Arthritic conditions, combine Stoechas with ... available in PRO version
4. Promote Menstruation, Stoechas with ... available in PRO version
5. Hysteria, Stoechas with ... available in PRO version
6. Melancholy:
i. Stoechas with ... available in PRO version
ii. Stoechas with ... available in PRO version
iii. Stoechas with ... available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
Decoction of Dodder of Thyme (Mesue)
Decoction to Warm the Head
Syrup of Stoechas (Fernelius)
Syrup of Stoechas (Judeus)
Confection of Stoechas
Extraordinary Confection for Epilepsy
Theriac for Pain in the Head
Tincture for Vertigo
Cautions:
1. Not used during pregnancy
2. Not suitable in those with Heat and dryness (causes thirst and fainting–Salmon)
Main Preparations used:
Syrup
1. Not used during pregnancy
2. Not suitable in those with Heat and dryness (causes thirst and fainting–Salmon)
Main Preparations used:
Syrup
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