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juice of Barberries in the heat of a bath, 
a pound, in a glass well stopped with wax 
and cork, a digestion being made three or 
four days, pour off what is dissolved, put 
in fresh clarified juice, and proceed as be- 
fore, repeat this so often till all the coral 
be dissolved; lastly, to one pound of this 
juice add a pound and a half of sugar, and 
boil it to a Syrup gently. 
Syrupus e Coralliis compositus. 
Or Syrup of Coral compound. 
College.| Take of red Coral six ounces, 
in very fine powder, and levigated upon 
a marble, add of clarified juice of Lemons, 
the flegm being drawn off in a bath, sixteen 
ounces, clarified juice of Barberries, eight 
ounces, sharp white Wine Vinegar, and 
juice of Wood-sorrel, of each six ounces, 
mix them together, and put them in a glass 
stopped with cork and bladder, shaking it 
every day till it have digested eight days in 
a bath, or horse dung, then filter it, of which 
take a pound and a half, juice of Quinces 
half a pound, sugar of Roses twelve ounces, 
make them into a Syrup in a bath, adding 
Syrup of Clove-gilliflowers sixteen ounces, 
keep it for use, omitting the half dram of 
Ambergris, and four grains of Musk till 
the physician command it. 
Culpeper.] Syrup of Coral both simple 
and compound, restore such as are in con- 
sumptions, are of a gallant cooling nature, 
especially the last, and very cordial, good 
for hectic fevers, it stops fluxes, the run- 
ning of the reins, and the Fluor Albus, helps 
Such as spit blood, and such as have the 
falling-sickness, it stays the menses. Half 
@ spoonful in the morning is enough. 
Syrupus Cydoniorum. 
Or Syrup of Quinces. 
College.] Take of the Juice of Quinces 
ified six pounds, boil it over a gentle fire 
tll half of it be consumed, scumming it, 
Bing 18 Wine sian pots white sugar | 
Bote Wl areie ue Gare ae | be 
fumed with a dram and a half of Cinnamon, 
Cloves and Ginger, of each two scruples. 
Culpeper.| It strengthens the heart and 
stomach, stays looseness and vomiting, re- 
lieves languishing nature: for looseness, 
take a spoonful of it before meat, for vomit- 
ing after meat, for both, as also for the rest, 
in the morning. 
Syrupus de Erysimo. 
Or Syrup of Hedge-mustard. 
College.] Take of Hedge-mustard, fresh, 
six handfuls, the roots of Elecampane, 
Colt’s-foot, Liquorice, of each two ounces, 
Borrage, Succory, Maiden-hair, of each a 
handful and a half, the cordial flowers, 
Rosemary and Bettony, of each half a hand- 
ful, Annis seeds half an ounce, Raisins of 
the sun stoned, two ounces, let all of them, 
being prepared according to art, be boiled 
in a sufficient quantity of Barley Water and 
Hydromel, with six ounces of juice of 
Hedge-mustard to two pounds and a half, 
the which, with three pounds of sugar, boil 
it into a Syrup according to art. 
Culpeper.] It was invented against 
cold afflictions of the breast and lungs, as 
asthmas, hoarseness, &c. You may take it 
either with a Liquorice stick, or which is 
better, mix an ounce of it with three or four 
ounces of Pectoral Decoction, and drink it 
off warm in the morning. 
Syrupus de Fumaria. 
Or Syrup of Fumitory. 
College.| Take of Endive, common 
Wormwood, Hops, Dodder, Hart’s-tongue, 
of each a handful, Epithimum an ounce and 
a half, boil them in four pounds of water _ 
till half be consumed, strain it, and add the | 
juice of Fumitory a pound and a half, of 
Borrage and Bugloss, of each half a pound, ce 
white sugar four pounds, make them into a 
Syrup according to art. 
Culpeper.| The receipt is a pretty 
