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Uses:

1. Opens the Orifices, Stops Spasms:

-damp or phlegm obstructing the Brain or Nerves
-Spasm, Cramping from Wind-Phlegm
-Melancholy, low spirit

2. Clears Phlegm, Moves the Qi, Opens Obstructions:

-abdominal or hypochondriac spasm and pain
-Wind-colic
-Phlegm obstructing the Lungs, Cough
-Typhus

3. Moves the Blood:

-Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea
-also for Uterine Bleeding
-Hysteria

4. Warms the Kidneys:

-Male weakness, Impotence

5. Used in flavoring

-an important flavoring compound

6. Externally:

-Caries
-applied to Wounds
-Cosmetic

Main Combinations:

1. To aromatically awaken the Brain, clear Damp and settle Wind:
i. Vanilla with Storax, Nutmeg
ii. Vanilla with Pyrethrum, Cinnamon, Clove, Saffron, Lavender, Amber (Planche)
2. Stomach pain, Vanilla with Ginger and Orange peel
3. Cold Phlegm obstructing the Lungs:
i. Vanilla with Balsam of Tolu and Tragacanth
ii. Vanilla with Benzoin and Licorice
4. Amenorrhea, Metritis, Uterine Bleeding, Vanilla with Cinnamon
5. As a stimulant, Vanilla with Cocoa, Cinnamon
6. As a cosmetic, tinctures of Vanilla and Benzoin in Rose water

Major Formulas:

1. Honey Water, Aqua Mellis odorata regia
i. Coriander (8 oz.), fresh Lemon peel (1 oz.), Nutmeg, Storax, Benzoin (½ oz. each), Vanilla (3 drams), Alcohol (48 oz.). Infuse 24 hours and distil. Cephalic, nervine, cardiac, pectoral, cosmetic. Dose: half oz. (Pharmacopoeia Generalis, 1783)

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