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three ounces, white sugar two pounds, boil 
it to the thickness of honey. 
Culpeper.| It is drying and healing, and 
therefore good for ruptures. 
Syrupus infusionis florum Peonie. 
Or Syrup of the infusion of Peony flowers. 
College.| It is prepared in the same 
manner as Syrup of Clove-gilliflowers. 
Syrupus de Peonia compositus. 
Or Syrup of Peony compound. 
College.]| Take of the Roots of both 
Sorts of Peony taken up at the full Moon, 
cut in slices, and steeped in white Wine 
a whole day, of each an ounce and an half, 
Contra Yerva half an ounce, Siler Moun- 
tain six drams, Elk’s Claws an ounce, Rose- 
mary with the flowers on, one handful, 
Bettony, Hyssop, Origanum, Chamepitys, 
Rue, of each three drams, Wood of Aloes, 
Cloves, Cardamoms the less, of each two 
drams, Ginger, Spikenard, of each a dram, 
Stechas, Nutmegs, of each two drams and 
an half, boil them after one day’s warm 
digestion, in a sufficient quantity of distilled 
water of Peony roots, to four pounds, in 
which (being strained through Hippocrates’ 
sleeve) put four pounds and an half of 
white sugar, and boil it to a Syrup. 
Culpeper.] It helps the falling-sickness, 
and convulsions. 
Syrupus de Pomis aiterans. 
Or Syrup of Apples. 
College.] Take four pounds of the juice 
of sweet scented Apples, the juice of Bug- 
loss, garden and wild, of Violet leaves, Rose 
Warcy, of each a pound, boil them together, 
and clarify them, and with six pounds of 
pure sugar, boil it into a Syrup according 
to art. 
Culpeper.] It is a fine cooling Syrup for 
Such whose stomachs are overpressed with 
heat, and may safely be given in fevers, for 
it rather loosens than binds: it breeds good 
blood, and is profitable in hectic fevers, and 
_ for such as are troubled with palpitation of 
fevers, and stays hiccoughs. You may take 
an ounce of it at a time in the morning, or 
when you need. 
Syrupus de Prasio. 
Or Syrup of Horehound. 
College.] Take of white Horehound 
fresh, two ounces, Liquorice, Polipodium of 
the Oak, Fennel, and Smallage roots, of 
each half an ounce, white Maiden-hair, 
Origanum, Hyssop, Calaminth, Thyme, 
Savory, Scabious, Colt’s-foot, of each six 
drams, the seeds of Annis and Cotton, of 
each three drams, Raisins of the sun stoned 
two ounces, fat Figs ten, boil them in eight 
pounds of Hydromel till half be consumed, 
boil the Decoction into a Syrup with honey 
and sugar, of each two pounds, and per- 
fume it with an ounce of the roots of Orris 
Florentine. 
Culpeper.| It is appropriated to the 
breast and lungs, and is a fine cleanser to 
purge them from thick and putrified flegm, 
it helps phthisicks and coughs, and diseases 
subject to old men, and cold natures. Take 
it with a Liquorice stick. 
Syrupus de quing. Radicibus. 
Or Syrup of the five opening Roots. 
College.] Take of the roots of Smallage, 
Fennel, Parsley, Bruscus Sparagus of each 
two ounces, spring Water, six pounds, boil 
away the third part, and make a Syrup with 
the rest according to art, with three pounds 
of sugar, adding eight ounces of white Wine 
Vinegar, towards the latter end. 
Culpeper.| It cleanses and opens very 
well, is profitable against obstructions, pro- 
vokes urine, cleanses the body of flegm, and — 
is safely and profitably given in the begin- 
ning of fevers. An ounce at a time upon , 
an empty stomach is a good dose. ihe 
_ Syrupus Raphani. 
Or Syrup of Radishes. 
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