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Part of Nostradamus' fame came from his success with herbal medications. Often he added them into jams and jellies to make them more appealing and palatable to his patients. His most famous remedy was the "Rose Pill" that he administered during the plague along with his recommendation for staying hydrated during the healing process. (He believed everyone should drink copious amounts of fresh spring water daily.)

The pill was administered sublingually (kept under the tongue). The ingredients in the pill fortified the immune system, balanced blood chemistry and hormones, improved arteril walls, slowed inflamation, reduced pain, relaxed patients and it is now believed that the Rose Pill had anitibiotic properties that cleared the lungs and reduced coughing.Futher, Nostradamus did not believe in the practice of bloodletting which often contributed to an earlier death and called for patients to be quarrantined and he believed firmly in steralization. The pill worked well on patients in the early stages of plague. It is amsuing to note that doctors during the days of the Black Death could not understand why the pill worked as they accounted the scourge as the result of "bad air." To them the only reasoning it worked at all is because it smelled "good."

What was in the Rose Pill?

Here is his famous blend along with some contemporary scientific clarifications:

6 ounces of Iris of Florence (known to detoxify and strengthen the lungs)

3 ounces of cloves (known as an antiseptic, anti-inflamatory, regulator of blood sugar and also contains trace elements of vitamins C and K)

1 ounce of sawdust from the greenest cyprus then available (known as alleviating coughs, colds, bronchitis)

6 drams lign-aloes from the Aguilaria Tree (anti-biotic)

3 drams odorated calamus [root] (immunossuppressant, sedative, analgesic, hyptensive, respiratory depressive)

This mixture was ground into a fine powder and mixed with 300-400 pulverized fresh red roses (high concentration of natural vitamin C) and made into a pill.

All in all Nostradamus track record for saving lives was quite outstanding. The pill known and praised all throughout Europe became known as "Nostrum." He practiced what we know today as Wholistic Medicine and knew the key was tied to supporting the body's natural defenses.

Source: Today's Astrologer, Volume 83, # 2, Doctor Nostradamus vs. The Plague: Fight of the Century by Larry A. Filosos