Styptic Powder (Fuller)

Styptic Powder

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Pharmacopoeia Extemporanea, Thomas Fuller, London, 1710

Herb Name Latin Amount *
Lemnian Earth Terra Lemnia 1 dram ea.
Red Earth Terra Rubra 1⁄2 dram ea.
Hematite Hematitum
Dragon’s blood Daemonorops draco
Mastic Pistacia lentiscus
Gum Arabic Acacia arabica

Preparation:

Powder

Function:

Clears Heat, stops Bleeding

Use:

1. All types of Bleeding from Heat

Dose:

1⁄2 dram, up to 1 dram