Warming Confection for Infertility

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Wirtzung

Herb Name	Latin	Amount
Ginger	Zingiber officinalis
Cinnamon	Cinnamonum zeylanicum	1 ounce ea.
Three Peppers	Piper	1⁄2 ounce
Yellow Turnip seed	Brassica rapa
Peas	Pisum
Ivory	Eboris	2 drams ea.
Nettle seed	Urtica dioica
Ameos	Ammi majus
Seseli	Siler montanum
Indian Spikenard	Nardostachys jatamansi
Cardamon	Elettaria cardamomum
Blatta Byzantina	Unguis Odoratus
Bay berries	Laurus nobilis
Nutmeg	Myristica fragrans
Cypress nuts	Cupressus semperviens
Cypress roots	Cupressus semperviens
Hyssop	Hyssopus officinale
Marjoram	Oreganum marjorana
Spikenard	Nardostachys jatamansi	1 dram ea.

Preparation:

Make a confection with Honey; a little Musk can be added at the end.

Function:

Clears Cold, warms the kidneys

Use:

Infertility from Cold or Phlegm (pale face, poor libido, clear discharge, white tongue coating, small pulse)

Dose:

as much as a Nutmeg every morning

Comment:

Ivory has a special connection with infertility; it has been used alone for this purpose. It can be omitted in this formula without affecting efficacy. Blatta Byzantina is an aromatic shell. It can be replaced with Cowrie shell or Cuttlefish bone in this formula.

This formula appeared in The General Practice of Physick (Wirtzung, 1598), without name. It, and two similar formulas that appeared with it in the section ‘Barrenness through Cold and Moisture’ look to be of Arab origin, or at least perhaps based on Arab formulas.

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

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