Electuary for Spitting Blood

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Wirtzung

Herb Name	Latin	Amount *
Pine nuts	Nux Pinea	1 oz.
Currants	Ribes nigrum	1 1⁄2 oz.
Licorice	Glycyrrhiza glabra	1⁄2 oz.
Cinnamon	Cinnamonum zeylanicum	2 drams
Ginger	Zingiber officinalis	1 dram
Sugar	Saccharum	equal to the rest

Preparation:

Boil the sugar with Plantain water to a syrup, add the rest in powder.

Function:

Clears Heat, strengthens Lung Qi and Yin, stops Bleeding

Use:

1. Spitting Blood with Lung deficiency

Dose:

1–2 drams

Comment:

This nourishes the Lungs and thickens the Blood so was used for Lung weakness with hot, thin and sharp Blood that causes Bleeding.

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

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