Inflammation

The apothecary suggests you try…

One of the four Great Cold Seeds

Cucumber, Gourd, Watermelon, Melon. Legend has it that using these ‘cold seeds’ to alleviate inflammation led to the phrase “cool as a cucumber.”

Leeches

One reach of the hand into the leech jar and your prescription is ready. Bloodletting was a traditional depletion treatment to restore the body from inflammation, fever, abscess, and more. The lancet was advanced from a curved blade, to a fleam blade, to featuring a hinge and spring mechanism to control the depth of the lance in the vein, but leeches are the most natural way of bloodletting.