Styptic Powder

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Pharmacopoeia Extemporanea, Thomas Fuller, London, 1710

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Lemnian Earth

Terra Lemnia

1 dram ea.

Red Earth

Terra Rubra

Hematite

Hematitum

Dragon’s blood

Daemonorops draco

Mastic

Pistacia lentiscus

Gum Arabic

Acacia arabica

1⁄2 dram ea.

Preparation:

Powder

Function:

Clears Heat, stops Bleeding

Use:

1. All types of Bleeding from Heat

Dose:

1⁄2 dram, up to 1 dram

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:


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