TRADITIONAL INTERNAL MEDICINE – DISEASES & FORMULAS
Gangrene
Western Tradition
Internal Use
Decoction Liberans
Tincture of Myrrh
Tincture of Myrrh and Aloes
Topical application
Wormwood
Camomile
Black Nightshade
Aloe
Myrrh
Blessed Thistle
Niter
Verdigris
Chinese Classification
Qi Deficiency
HUANG QI JIAN ZHONG TANG
Maltose (Yi Tang) 30 grams
Cinnamon twig (Gui Zhi) 9 grams
Paeonia (Bai Shao) 18 grams
Honey-fried Licorice (Zhi Gan Cao) 6 grams
Fresh Ginger (Sheng Jiang) 9 grams
Jujube (Da Zao) 4 pieces
Astragalus (Huang Qi) 12 grams
Blood Stasis with Toxicity
SI MIAO YONG AN TANG
Honeysuckle (Jin Yin Hua) 9 grams
Scrophularia (Xuan Shen) 9 grams
Dang Gui 9 grams
Licorice (Gan Cao) 3 grams
Special Formulas
DECOCTION FOR GANGRENE
(Pharmacopee Usuelle, Louvain, 1821)
Horehound
Pennyroyal
Rue
Rosemary
Sage
Scordium. 1 part each
Camomile
Rose
Elder. 2 parts each
Marshmallow 6 parts
Fenugreek 8 parts
Linseed. 24 parts
DECOCTION FOR GANGRENE
(Dispensatorium medico pharmaceuticum Palatinatus, 1764)
Yarrow
Wormwood. 6 drams each
Scordium
Sage
Hyssop
Rue
Elder flower
St. Johns wort ½ oz. each
Rose 1 oz.
Myrrh 6 drams
Aloes
Asafetida ½ oz. each
Either of these can be decocted in 5 parts water and 2 parts vinegar and are applied with a flannel, changing regularly. A little Camphorated Spirit can be added to make it stronger.
POWDER FOR GANGRENE
Unslaked Lime 3 parts
Arsenic 1 part
Make a paste with strong vinegar, form pills and dry in the sun. Powder and sprinkle over the Gangrene. (Syrian “Book of Medicine“)
SPIRIT FOR GANGRENE
Mastic
Myrrh
Frankincense
Amber 2 oz. each
Rectified Spirit of Wine 2 lbs.
Distill off the spirit for topical application. (Gazophylacium Medico-Physicum, Woyts, 1746)
