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Tinctura Somnum Producens
Tincture Producing Sleep


Tradition:
Western

Source / Author:
Antidotarium medico chymicum reformatum, 1620

Herb Name
Mandrake bark
Poppy root
Henbane seed
Black Poppy seed
Winter Cherry seed
Opium

Camomile
Violet flower

Latin
Mandragora officinalis
Papaver somniferum
Hyoscyamus niger
Papaver somniferum nigrum
Physalis alkekengi

Opium
Matricaria recutita
Viola odorata

Amount
1 1⁄2 drams


2 drams ea.

1⁄2 oz.
1 scruple


1⁄2
handful ea.


Preparation:
Form a tincture by covering with 4 finger-breadths of alcohol.

Function:
clears Heat, calms the Mind, eases Pain, promotes Rest

Use:
1. Insomnia
2. Restlessness
3. Pain
4. Used as an anesthetic for minor surgery, cauterisation, amputation, tooth extraction etc


Dose:

Mix with Nightshade water and apply warm to the wrists and temples. No doubt, small doses were also used internally.

Cautions:
1. Use cautiously

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