Decoction for Cancer

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Pharmacopoeia Extemporanea, Thomas Fuller, London, 1710

Herb Name

Latin

Amount *

Figwort root

Scrophularia nodosa

Mullein root

Verbascum thapsus

2 oz. ea.

Filipendula

Filipendula ulmaria

Herb Robert

Geranium robertum

Ceterach

Asplenium ceterach

Agrimony

Agrimonia eupatoria

Tormentil

Potentilla tormentilla

Scabious

Scabiosa arvensis

Toad Flax

Linaria vulgaris

1 handful ea.

Elder flower

Sambucus nigra

Rosemary flower

Rosmarinus officinalis

1 pugil ea.

Nettle seed

Urtica dioica

2 drams

Preparation:

Make a Decoction in Water 3 quarts to 3 pints and half; to the strained Liquor add Altering Syrup of Apples and Syrup of Lemon Juice, of each 4 ounces, mix all.

Function:

clears Heat and Toxin, resolves Masses and Tumors

Use:

1. Cancer
2. Scrofula, Lymphadenitis
3. chronic Swellings
4. Fibroid Tumors

Dose:

take a cupful 3 times daily

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:


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