Tincture for Suppressed Menstruation

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Antidotarium medico chymicum reformatum, 1620

Herb Name	Latin	Amount
Cinnamon	Cinnamonum zeylanicum
Myrrh	Commiphora molmol	1 dram ea.
Savin	Juniperus sabina	½ dram
Celery seed	Apium graveolens
Parsley seed	Petroselinum crispum
Spikenard	Nardostachys jatamansi
Squinanth	Juncus odoratus
Asarum	Asarum europeum	1 scruple ea.
Rhubarb	Rheum palmatum	1 dram
Mace	Myristica fragrans	2 oz.
Sa ff ron	Crocus sativus	1 dram
Senna	Cassia angustifolia
Madder	Rubia tinctorum
Rue	Ruta graveolens
Chicory	Chicorium intybus
Blessed Thistle	Carduus benedictus
Wormwood	Artemisia absinthum	½ handful ea.
Pimpinella	Pimpinella saxifraga
Centaury	Centaurium erythraea
Pennyroyal	Mentha pulegium
Celtic Spikenard	Valeriana celtica
Agrimony	Agrimonia eupatoria
Mugwort	Artemisia vulgaris	1 handful ea.
Nettle seed	Urtica dioica	1 dram

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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