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THE COMPLETE HERBAL 
cold, it eases pains in the belly and loins, 
the Illiac passion, powerfully breaks the 
stone in the reins and bladder, it speedily 
helps the cholic, stranguary, and disury. 
The dose is from a dram to half a dram, 
take it either in white Wine, or decoction 
of herbs tending to the same purposes. 
Pleres Arconticon. Nicholaus. 
College.| Take of Cinnamon, Cloves, 
Galanga, Wood of Aloes, Indian Spikenard, 
Nutmegs, Ginger, Spodium, Schcnanthus, 
Cypress, Roses, Violets of each one dram, 
Indian Leaf or Mace, Liquorice, Mastich, 
Styrax Calamitis, Marjoram, Costmary, or 
Water-mints, Bazil, Cardamoms, long and 
white Pepper, Myrtle berries, and Citron 
pills, of each half a dram and six grains, 
Pearls, Been white and red, (or, if they be 
wanting, take the roots of Avens and Tor- 
mentil in their stead) red Coral, torrified 
Silk, of each eighteen grains, Musk six 
grains, Camphire four grains, beat them 
into powder according to art, and with ten 
times their weight in sugar dissolved in 
Bawm water, you may make them into an 
electuary. 
Culpeper.| It is exceedingly good for 
sad, melancholy, lumpish, pensive, griev- 
ing, vexing, pining, sighing, sobbing, fear- 
ful, careful spirits, it strengthens weak 
stomachs exceedingly, and help such as are 
prone to faintings and swoonings, it 
strengthens such as are weakened by vio- 
lence of sickness, it helps bad memories, 
quickens all the senses, strengthens the 
brain and animal spirits, helps the falling- 
sickness, and succours such as are troubled 
with asthmas, or other cold afflictions of the 
lungs. It will keep best in an electuary, of 
which you may take a dram in the morning, 
or more, as age and strength requires. 
A Preservative Powder against the 
Pestilence. 
College.] Take of all the Sanders, 
eats at re) ee ot Beal 
of each an ounce and an half, Bole Amoniac, 
Cinnamon, of each an ounce, the roots of 
Dittany, Gentian, and Tormentil, of each 
two drams and an half, the seeds of Citron 
and Sorrel, of each two drams, Pearls, 
Saphire, bone of a Stag’s heart, of each one 
dram, beat them into powder according to 
art. 
Culpeper.| The title tells you the virtue 
of it, besides, it cheers the vital spirits, and 
strengthens the heart. You may take half 
a dram every morning either by itself, or 
mixed with any other convenient composi- 
tion, whether Syrup or Electuary. 
Diaturbith the greater, without Rhubarb. 
College.] Take of the best Turbith an 
ounce, Diagridium, Ginger, of each half an 
ounce, Cinnamon, Cloves, of each two 
drams, Galanga, long Pepper, Mace, of 
each one dram, beat them into powder, and 
with eight ounces and five drams of white 
sugar dissolved in Succory Water, it may be 
made into an electuary. 
Culpeper.| It purges flegm, being rightly 
administered by a skilful hand. I fancy it 
not. 
A Powder for the Worms. 
College.| Take of Wormseed, four 
ounces, Sena, one ounce, Coriander seeds 
prepared, Hart’s-horn, of each half a dram, 
Rhubarb half an ounce, dried Rue, two 
drams, beat them into powder. 
Culpeper.| I like this powder very well, 
the quantity (or to write more scholasti- 
cally, the dose) must be regulated accord- 
ing to the age of the patient, even from ten 
grains to a dram, and the manner of taking 
it by their palate. It is something purging. 
See 
ELECTUARIES. 
Antidotus Analeptica. 
College.| Take of red Roses, Liquorice, 
of each two drams and five grains, Gum > 
Arabic and Tragacanth, of each two drams 
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