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SAVINE.

Description:

Juniperus Sabina. It rises two or three feet high. Its leaves arc numerous, and firmly pointed. The flowers are very small, of a yellowish colour, producing a blackish purple berry. It is a native of the south of Europe, and of the Levant; but grows in English gardens.

Herbal Remedies and Medicinal Uses of Savine:

It has powerful cathartic, emmenagogue, and stimulant properties, acting especially on the uterus of the female. Those who take it for the purpose of abortion greatly endanger their lives; in many cases it has ruined the constitution, and in some produced instant death; for taking large doses for that purpose, it is an irritant poison, proving fatal.

The herb powdered, and mixed with honey, makes a good dressing for all kinds of sores, carbuncles, ringworms, scrofulous runnings at the ears, neck, etcetera. Dr. Cullen observes, "Savine is a very acrid substance, and I have often, on that account, not employed it in the quantity to render it emmenagogue. Yet it indicates a more powerful determination to the uterus than any other plant I have employed. But it requires a great deal of caution. Dr. Home had great success with it; for in five cases of amenorrhoea at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, four were cured by Savine, which he gave in powder from a scruple to a drachm twice a day. He says it is well suited to the weak, but improper in plethoric habits. It makes an excellent drawing ointment for issues, as under :— fresh Savine leaves separated from the stalks, and bruised, quarter of a pound; hog's lard, I pound; yellow wax, quarter of a pound. Boil the leaves in the lard until they become crisp, then filter, with expression; add the wax, and melt them together.

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This page and the rest of the encyclopedia of medicinal herbs was reproduced from old herbals written in the 1700 and 1800s. They are of historical interest to show the traditional uses of various herbs based on folk medicine and ancient wisdom. However the traditional uses for these herbs have not been confirmed by medical science and in some cases may actually be dangerous. Do not use the these herbs for any use, medicinal or otherwise, without first consulting a qualified doctor.





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