Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Augustana

Preparation:

Boil in 4 lbs. of water down to half. Add clarified Fumitory juice 1 1⁄2 lbs., and White Sugar 4 lbs., and form a syrup (preferable in a water bath), removing the scum as it rises.

Function:

Clears Heat, prepare the Melancholy Humor

Use:

1. Leprosy
2. Cancer
3. Warts
4. Corns
5. Itch
6. Eczema
7. Ringworm
8. Principally used to prepare the Melancholy humor for purging with stronger medicines.

Dose:

1–2 oz., up to 4 oz.

Comment:

Culpeper said “The receipt is a pretty concoctor of Melancholy, and therefore a rational help for diseases arising thence, both internal and external; it helps diseases of the skin, as Leprosies, Cancers, Warts, Corns, Itch, Tetters, Ringworms, Scabs, &c. and it is the better to be liked, because of its gentleness. It helps Surfeits exceedingly, cleanses, cools, and strengthens the Liver, and causes it to make good Blood, and good blood cannot make bad flesh. I commend this receipt to those whose bodies are subject to Scabs and Itch”.

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

1. Some added 1⁄2 lb. each of the juice of Borage and Bugloss.

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