Tincture for Suppressed Menstruation

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Antidotarium medico chymicum reformatum, 1620

Herb Name	Latin	Amount *
Cinnamon	Cinnamonum zeylanicum Commiphora molmol	1 dram ea.
Myrrh	Juniperus sabina	1⁄2 dram
Savin	Apium graveolens
Celery seed	Petroselinum crispum	1 scruple ea.
Parsley seed	Nardostachys jatamansi	1 dram
Spikenard	Juncus odoratus	2 oz.
Squinanth	Asarum europeum	1 dram
Asarum	Rheum palmatum
Rhubarb	Myristica fragrans	1⁄2 handful ea.
Mace	Crocus sativus
Sa ffron	Cassia angustifolia	1 handful ea.
Senna	Rubia tinctorum	1 dram
Madder	Ruta graveolens
Rue	Chicorium intybus
Chicory	Carduus benedictus
Blessed Thistle	Artemisia absinthum
Wormwood	Pimpinella saxifraga
Pimpinella	Centaurium erythraea
Centaury	Mentha pulegium
Pennyroyal	Valeriana celtica
Celtic Spikenard	Agrimonia eupatoria
Agrimony	Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort	Urtica dioica
Nettle seed

Preparation:

Infuse in Wine (ie. cover by 4 finger-breadths). It may also be infused in 40% alcohol.

Function:

Warms, moves Qi and Blood, opens Obstructions, clears Inflammation, eass Pain

Use:

1. Amenorrhea
2. Dysmenorrhea
3. Obstruction of the Menstruation

Dose:

1–2 oz.

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

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