Decoctum Cordialis
Cordial Decoction
Tradition:
Western
Source / Author:
The Royal Pharmacopeia; Galenical and Chemical [of France], Moses Charras, 1678
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Herb Name |
Latin |
Amount * |
|---|---|---|
|
Hordeum vulgare | ||
|
Scorzonera hispanica | ||
|
Borago officinalis | ||
|
Anchusa officinalis |
1 oz. ea. | |
|
Borago officinalis | ||
|
Anchusa officinalis | ||
|
Chicorium endiva | ||
|
Chicorium intybus | ||
|
Oxalis acetosella |
1 handful ea. | |
|
Adiantum capillus-veneris |
1⁄2 handful | |
|
Glycyrrhiza glabra |
2 drams | |
|
Citrullus vulgaris | ||
|
Lagenaria vulgaris | ||
|
Cucurbita pepo | ||
|
Cucumis sativus |
1⁄2 dram ea. | |
|
Borago officinalis | ||
|
Rosa gallica | ||
|
Viola odorata |
1⁄2 pugil ea. |
Preparation:
Wash the Barley, then boil in 6 pints of fountain water for 15 minutes, then add the well washed roots with the pith removed and sliced. Boil with the Barley for another 15 minutes; next add the leaves (except the Maidenhair and Wood Sorrel), boiling them a further 10 minutes. Then add the Licorice, and the remaining herbs, boil for a few minutes more, then lastly add the bruised seeds and flowers, and remove the pot from the fire. When it is half cooled, strain it and keep for use.
Function:
Clears Heat, nourishes the Heart Yin, calms the Mind and Spirit
Use:
1. Anxiety with Palpitations
2. Restlessness
3. Insomnia
4. Frenzy, Raving, Madness
5. Good for Sadness, Grief, Sorrow or Pensiveness
6. promotes Cheerfulness
7. a gentle medicine to expel Heat from the Blood
Dose:
2–4, or 6 oz.
Cautions:
None noted
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