Ulcers & Fistulas

1. Standard practice was the application of Egyptian Ointment topically while taking Hiera Logadii internally.
2. Take 1 dram of Myrobalan powder every morning; either Chebula, Black (if from melancholy) or Yellow (if from Bile)
3. Plantain juice can be put into a Fistula to help heal it.
4. Betony beaten and applied.
5. Distilled Water or Spirit of Black Nightshade is good to wash Fistulas.
6. Wine decoction of Spurge put into the hollow ulcer heals.
7. “A tent of Lead put into the Fistula and not taken out in. 13 days Heals the Fistula”. (The Treasury of Health, 1550)

Hiera Logadii
Syrup of Dodder
Apostles Plaster
Arabian Plaster
Egyptian Ointment
Alphesericum Ointment

DECOCTION OF MADDER AND RED CABBAGE
    Madder
    Red Cabbage with seed
Take equal parts of each; boil until three-quarters has been consumed, strain, add Honey and boil until thick. Give 2 spoonfuls twice daily. (The Secrets of Alexis, 1615)

ALE FOR FISTULA
    Sarsaparilla, Saxifrage,
    Tormentil, Comfrey, 
    Licorice, Bloodwort       2 oz. ea.
    Scabious, Devils-bit„
    Agrimony, Ribwort, 
    Plantain, Betony, Self
    heal, Sanicle, Mouse
    ear, Mallows, Knotgrass, 
    Marigold, Herb Robert, 
    Daisy, Senna                   1 oz. ea.
    Figs, Raisins, Currants,
    Hartshorn, Valerian       3 oz. ea.
    Cinnamcn, Mace,
    Rhubarb, Aniseed         4 drams ea.
    Cloves, Nutmegs           2 drams ea.
    Male-Speedwell, 
    Blessed Thistle, 
    Burnet, Red Beets         4 oz. ea.
“Boil all in sufficient Alewort for nine gallons of Ale, put Yeast to it, and after five days drink constantly of it. (Collectanea medica, Salmon, 1703)

POWDER FOR FISTULA & ULCERS
    Both Plantains,
    Coltsfoot, Coriander,
    Calendula, Yarrow,
    Primrose, Daisy,
    Dock, Betony                  equal parts
Powder, take a dram 3 times daily. “It is sovereign and heals all kinds of Fistulas and hollow Ulcers if they be curable, if not the patient shall vomit it up again”. (The Treasury of Health, 1550)

DECOCTION FOR FISTULA
    Cloves
    Pimpernel
    Valerian
    Mousear
    Herb Robert
    Tansy                                 equal parts
Seeth it all in white Wine, and give it to the Patient to drink twice or thrice a day’. (Natura exenterata, Philiatros, 1655)

SYRUP FOR FISTULAS
    Plantain leaf & root
    Strawberry leaves
    Heads of Hemp
    Mustard seed
    Sharp Dock tops
    Red Cabbage leaf
    Tansy                                equal parts
Boil in white wine until one-third has wasted, strain, add sufficient Honey to form a Syrup.
“Give unto the patient early and late, til such time as the clear potion comes forth by the mouth of the Fistula, which must always be kept open with a Silver pipe put into it, and keep upon it always a Red Colewort [Cabbage] leaf, it is of a wonderful operation”, (The Treasury of Health, 1550)

FISTULA OF THE BREAST:
Wash it daily with Wine in which Myrrh has been boiled. Then mix Sarcocolla and Aloe with Honey, adding a little Bile and put into a linen bag and insert in the Fistula ‘and with this most certainly you shall have your purpose’. (The Secrets of Alexis, 1615)

POWDER FOR FISTULA
    Alum
    Green Copperas         2 lb. each
boil in water, then add Verdigris powder (4 oz.) and boil until the water has evaporated and it becomes a hard mass. Powder, add Armenian (Red) Earth (4 oz.). To be applied topically. (Natura exenterata, Philiatros, 1655)