Decoction Against Scrofula

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Pharmacopoeia Extemporanea, Thomas Fuller, London, 1710

Herb NameLatinAmount *
Herb RobertGeranium robertum
White HorehoundMarrubium vulgare
Celery seedApium graveolens
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria1 handful ea.
Dill seedAnethum graveolens1⁄2 oz.

Preparation:

Boil in 3 pints of Water to 1 quart, and strain

Function:

clears Heat and Toxin, resolves Wind-Phlegm Swellings

Use:

1. Scrofula (considered a specific)
2. Lymphadenitis

Dose:

quarter pint twice daily for a month

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:


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