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tx
eyes/ears/nose/throat
mumps/parotitis
botanicals
primary herbs
Aconitum napellus (toxic): according to indications (Scudder, 1881, p. 225)
Anemone pulsatilla (toxic): ovaritis, with tensive tearing pain, orchitis (Felter and Lloyd, p. 1590; British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 174)
Asclepias tuberosa: painful inflammations (Harper-Shove, p. 181; Felter and Lloyd, p. 291)
Atropa belladonna (toxic): dullness, stupor (Scudder, 1881, p. 225)
Bryonia alba (toxic): orchitis, pain sharp and cutting, high fever, face flushed; usually with Aconitum napellus (toxic) or Phytolacca decandra (toxic) or other direct remedies (Ellingwood, p. 91)
Datura stramonium (toxic): according to indications, and used as fomentation
(Ellingwood, p. 186)
Echinacea spp.
Gelsemium sempervirens (toxic): increased heat of head, inability to sleep, with general headache (Scudder, 1881, p. 225)
Phytolacca decandra (toxic): specific for parotitis (Scudder, 1881, p. 225)
Rhus toxicodendron (toxic): sharp pain, frontal headache and sharp pulse (Scudder, 1881, p. 225)
Veratrum viride (toxic): according to indications (Scudder, 1881, p. 225)
complementary herbs
Arctium lappa + Echinacea angustifolia + Phytolacca americana (toxic) + Gallium aparine + Xanthoxylum americanum + Sassafras officinale (Bastyr College Black Book)
Aconitum napellus (toxic) or Veratrum viride (toxic), 5 drops + Phytolacca decandra (toxic), 10 drops, fill with water to 4 oz.
instructions: 1 tsp. every hour. If needed, replace Phytolacca decandra with Atropa belladonna (toxic) or Rhus toxicodendron (toxic) or Gelsemium sempervirens (toxic) according to the indications listed under primary herbs. (Scudder, 1881, p. 225) orchitis from mumps: lotion of Aconitum napellus (toxic) + Phytolacca decandra (toxic) + Atropa belladonna (toxic) (Scudder, 1881, p. 225)
orchitis from mumps: externally, Echinacea angustifolia + Phytolacca decandra (toxic) + Atropa belladonna (toxic) (Harper-Shove, p. 181)
lymphadenitis: Phytolacca decandra (toxic) + Galium aparine + Iris versicolor (toxic) (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 157)
formula:
Verbascum thapsus (leaf or flowers), half oz.
Trifolium pratense, half oz.
Sambucus canadensis (flowers), half oz.
Arctium lappa (root), half oz.
Cinnamomum zeylanicum, quarter oz.
(or Zingiber officinale or Xanthoxylum americanum).
Decoct in one and a half pints water for 3 minutes, infuse.
instructions: 2 tbsp. to a quarter cup 3-6 times
footnotes