Guaiaci, Guaiacum Guaiaci, Guaiacum Pock Wood, Lignum Sancti, Lignum Vitae Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen, Felix, 1899 LEFT: GUAIACUM WOOD;  RIGHT: GUAIACUM GUM1.  Mass of chips showing white non-official pieces. 2.  Portion ofa boring from a bowling ball. 3,  Projecting fibers of the wood.Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name:Guaiacum officinaleParts used:Wood; GumTemperature & Taste:Warm, dry. Bitter, PungentClassifications:2B ATTENUATERS Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS.  3M. ARTHRITICS 4k. ARTHRITIC Uses: 1. Promotes Sweat, Resists Poison:-Tonsillitis-‘Resists Poison and Venom, and cleansing the Flesh, Blood and humors of all manner of Putrefaction’. (Salmon)-a specific for Syphilis (especially with Sarsaparilla)-chronic skin diseases, Ulcers, Scabs, Leprosy-Syphilis and other venereal diseases2. Clears Wind-Damp, Moves the Blood, Resolves Swellings:-Scrofula, Lymphadenitis-chronic Rheumatism, Rheumatoid Arthritis, sub-acute and chronic Rheumatic pains of all types, Gout-‘all chronic diseases proceeding from Cold and Moist causes’. (Gerard)-Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea3. Clears Damp, Promote Urine:-Edema, fluid retention4. Settles Wind, Stops Spasms:-chronic Vertigo and Epilepsy Dose: Infusion of the Wood: 250mg–2 grams;Decoction of the Wood: 2–4 oz. of the wood in a pint of water, boiled, and taken in wineglassful doses throughout the day;Tincture of the Wood (1:5): 10–30 drops, up to 40 or 50 drops, 2–3 times…

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