Powder for the Stomach

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Mylius, Antidotarium medico chymicum reformatum, 1620

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Aniseed

Pimpinella anisum

Fennel seed

Foeniculum vulgare

Caraway seed

Carum carvi

Cumin seed

Cuminum cyminum

Parsley seed

Petroselinum crispum

Celery seed

Apium graveolens

Betony

Betonica officinalis

Calamint

Calamintha officinalis

Hyssop

Hyssopus officinale

Pennyroyal

Mentha pulegium

1 dram ea.

Long Pepper

Piper longum

1⁄2 dram

Preparation:

Powder

Function:

Warms the Stomach, clears Damp, regulates Qi

Use:

Disorders associated with Cold and Damp of the Stomach with Qi stagnation

Dose:

1⁄2–1 dram

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:



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