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THE COMPLETE HERBAL 
bitten by venomous beasts: it causes 
speedy delivery to women in travail, and 
casteth out the Placenta: it helps the fits of 
the mother, lethargies and convulsions, be- 
ing mixed with white wine, and dropped 
into the ears, it helps deafness; if stopping 
be the cause of it, the dose to be given in- 
wardly is between one dram, and half a 
dram, according to the strength and age of 
the patient. 
Aqua Petasitidis composita. 
Or, compound water of Butter-bur. 
The College.| Take of the fresh roots 
of Butter-bur bruised, one pound and a 
half, the roots of Angelica and Masterwort, 
of each half a pound, steep them in ten pints 
of strong Ale, then distil them till the 
change of the taste gives a testimony that 
the strength is drawn out. 
Culpeper.| This water is very effectual 
being mixed with other convenient cor- 
dials, for such as have pestilential fevers: 
also a spoonful taken in the morning, may 
prove a good preservative in pestilential 
times: it helps the fits of the mother, and 
such as are short winded, and being taken 
inwardly, dries up the moisture of such 
sores as are hard to be cured. 
Aqua Raphani Composita. 
Or Compound water of Radishes. 
The College.] Take of the leaves of both 
sorts of Scurvy-grass, of each six pound, 
having bruised them, press the juice out of 
them, with which mix of the juice of brook- 
lime, and Water-cresses, of each one pound 
and a half, of the best white wine, eight 
pounds, twelve whole Lemons, pills and all, 
fresh Briony roots four pound, the roots of 
__ wild Radishes two pound, Captain Winter's 
_ Cinnamon half a pound, Nutmegs four 
Co paaee them _—— and then dis- 
Aqua Peonie Composita. 
Or Compound water of Peony. 
The College.| Take of the flowers of 
Lilies of the Valley, one pound: infuse them 
in four gallons of Spanish wine so long till 
the following flowers may be had fresh. 
Take of the fore-named flowers half a 
pound, Peony flowers four ounces: steep 
them together fourteen days, then distil 
them in Balneo Marie till they be dry: in 
the distilled liquor infuse again male Peony 
roots gathered in due time, two ounces and 
a half, white Dittany, long Birthwort, of 
each half an ounce, the leaves of Misselto 
of the Oak, and Rue, of each two handfuls, 
Peony seeds husked, ten drams, Rue seeds 
three drams and a half, Castoreum two 
scruples, Cubebs, Mace, of each two 
drachms, Cinnamon an ounce and a half, 
Squills prepared, three drachms, Rosemary 
flowers six pugils, Arabian Steechas, Laven- 
der, of each four pugils, the flowers of 
Betony, Clove-gilli-flowers, and Cowslips, 
of each eight pugils, then adding four. 
pound of the juice of black Cherries, dis- 
til it in a glass till it be dry. 
Aqua Bezoartica. 
or Bezoar Water. 
College.| Take of the leaves of Celan- 
dine, roots and all, three handfuls and a 
half, Rue two handfuls, Scordium four 
handfuls, Dittany of Crete, Carduus, of 
each one handful and a half, Zedoary and 
Angelica roots, of each three drams, Citrons 
and Lemon pills, of each six drams, Clove- 
gilliflowers one ounce and a half, Red Rose, 
Centaury the less, of each two drams, Cin- 
namon, Cloves, of each three drams, Venice 
Treacle three ounces, Mithridates one 
ounce and a half, Camphire two scruples, 
Troches of Vipers two ounces, Mace two 
drams, Wood of Aloes half an ounce, Yel- 
low Sanders one dram and a half, Carduus 
seeds one ounce, Citron seeds six drams, let 
them be cut and infused in caer of Wine, 
