Aqua Proolifica
Water Making Fruitful

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Pharmacopoeia Bateana

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Angelica seeds, hulled

Angelica archangelica

1 1⁄2 lbs.

Sweet Fennel seed

Foeniculum vulgare

Licorice

Glycyrrhiza glabra

4 oz. ea.

Raisins

Vitis vinifera

1 lb.

Mugwort

Artemisia vulgaris

Balm

Melissa officinalis

4 handfuls ea.

Blessed Thistle

Carduus benedictus

Pennyroyal

Mentha pulegium

2 handfuls ea.

Amomum

Amomum subulatum

4 oz.

Wine

Vinum

Milk

Lac

6 lbs. ea.

Preparation:

Mix, steep and distil in a water bath to dryness.

Function:

Strengthens Uterus, Regulates Menstruation

Use:

1. Infertility
2. Amenorrhea
3. Dysmenorrhea
4. Menstrual pain and cramping

Dose:

4 oz.; recommended to be taken with 1 dram of Juniper Tincture, and 2 spoonfuls of the Syrup of Sage juice.

Cautions:

Not used during Pregnancy

Modifications:

1. Angelica root can replace the Seed.
2. Angelica Dang Gui is probably a better substitute for Angelica seed.

Comment:

Given to promote “Fruitfulness” in women; it sweetens the blood and cleanses the womb of impurities; it “destroys the Scorbutick Acidities, which hinder the breeding of good seed”. (Salmon)

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