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Trochisci Absinthio Minus
Lesser Troches of Wormwood
Lesser Troches of Wormwood
Tradition:
Western, Unani
Source / Author:
Mesue
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Preparation:
Powder then form Troches with sufficient clarified Chicory juice
Function:
Clears Heat, opens Liver Obstructions
Use:
1. Liver Obstructions
2. Liver Hardness and Tumors;
3. Jaundice;
4. Stomach Hardness and Tumors;
5. Hepatitis;
6. Chronic Fevers;
7. Pain of the abdominal organs from obstruction;
8. used after an Edema to prevent its return.
Dose:
1⁄2–1 dram; usually taken with Oxymel
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
Similar Formulas:
1. Without Asarum, these were called Bitter Troches.
These were called Troches for the Liver and Dysentery in Medici Graeci (1541).
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