Western Herbalism
Sago
Sago
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Dosing as the sources wrote it
| Preparation | As written | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| Action, Medical Uses, and Dosage: Sago is nutritive and demulcent, and is a convenient and agreeable article for making puddings, gruel, and diet drinks for the sick-room. It should always be long boiled before it is used. It is not so much used as formerly, being superseded by the purer arrow-root and tapioca. For common uses, half an ounce of sago may be boiled in a pint of water (in some cases milk is preferred), the solution strained, and flavored with sugar and spices, lemon, or even with a little white wine, when there are no contraindications to their use. | ||
| CASTILLON'S POWDERS, a popular article of diet for invalids, in cases of indigestion, chronic dysentery, etc., is composed of sago, salep, tragacanth, each, in powder, 4 drachms | 15552-15552 mg | |
| powdered prepared oyster shells | powdered prepared oyster shells, 1 drachm. These are to be well mixed, and divided into 12 powders | 3888 mg |
| sometimes it is colored with a small quantity of cochineal. For use, each powder is to be boiled with a pint of milk, which may be sweetened and flavored to suit the patient's taste. |
Doses are reproduced from the sources for practitioners and are not a recommendation for any person.
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