Powder for Cancer (Wiseman)

Powder for Cancer

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Wiseman (Eight Chirurgical Treatises, 1734)

Herb Name	Latin	Amount *
Powder of Frogs	Ranus	1 1⁄2 oz. ea.
Powder of Snails prepared	Helix	1 oz.
Powder of Crabs	Cancer	1 dram
Bone of a Stag’s Heart	Os Cordus Cervii	1 oz.
Citron peel confected	Citrus medica	2 oz.
Conserve of Borage	Borago officinalis	sufficient
Syrup of Lemon juice	Citrus limonum

Preparation:

Powder, mix with the Syrup to form an Electuary

Function:

Clears Heat and Toxin, Nourishes Yin, resolves Masses

Use:

1. Cancer
2. Scrofula, Lymphadenitis, Fibroid Tumors

Dose:

Take as much as a Chestnut morning and night

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

This was ‘reckoned among Specifics’, by Wiseman.

Crab has a long history of use for Cancer with the ashes often being used. Frogs have been used in both East and West, the ashes of Frogs being used in traditional Western texts as well as in TCM. Snails nourish the Yin, clear Heat and Toxin and resolve Masses and have likewise been used for Cancer.

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