Decoction for Apoplexy

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

A Choice Manual of Rare and Select Secrets in Physick and Chyrurgery, Collected and Practised by the right honorable, the Countess of Kent, late deceased, published by W.I. Gent, London, 1653.

Herb Name

Latin

Amount *

Borage

Borago officinalis

Calendula

Calendula officinalis

equal parts

Preparation:

Decoct in wine

Function:

clears Heat, moves Blood

Use:

1. Apoplexy
2. Especially for loss of Speech following Apoplexy

Dose:

2 oz.; it may be used as a mouthwash or gargle for Loss of Speech

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:


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