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Tinctura Asthmaticus
Tincture Against Asthma
Tincture Against Asthma
Tradition:
Western
Source / Author:
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Herb Name
Elecampane
Florentine Orris Aniseed Caraway Licorice Blessed Thistle Raisins stoned Senna Aniseed Water |
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Preparation:
Mix; digest 4 days, then strain.
Function:
Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough and Wheezing, cleanses Stomach and Bowels
Use:
1. Cough
2. Asthma
3. Scrofula
4. Gout
5. Arthritis
6. Rheumatism
7. Sciatica
8. Inflammations
9. Urinary Obstructions
10. Strangury
11. Edema
12. Jaundice
13. Paralysis
14. ‘... in a word, it performs whatever may be expected from an excellent Purger’. (Salmon)
Dose:
2 spoonfuls at night; 3 or 4 in the morning upon an empty stomach
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
Aniseed water here refers to the remainder after distilling Spirit of Aniseed. It therefore has a low alcohol content. A tincture may be made using 25% alcohol instead of Aniseed water.
‘It has cured such as have been Bed-rid many years, and restored to several the use of their limbs, taking away, even by the roots, supposed incurable Diseases’. (Salmon)
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