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THE COMPLETE HERBAL 
Diacapparit. 
College.| Take of Capers four ounces, 
Agrimony Roots, Nigella seeds, ' Squils, 
Asarabacca,Centaury,black Pepper,Small- 
age, Thyme of each an ounce, Honey three 
times their weight, make it into an electuary 
according to art. 
Culpeper.| They say it helps infirmities 
of the spleen, and indeed the name seems to 
promise so much, it may be good for cold 
bodies, if they have strength of nature in 
them. 
Diacinnamomum. 
College.| Take of Cinnamon fifteen 
drams,Cassia Lignea,Elecampane roots, of 
each half an ounce, Galanga, seven drams, 
Cloves, long Pepper, both sorts of Carda- 
moms, Ginger, Mace, Nutmegs, Wood of 
Aloes, of each three drams, Saffron, one 
dram, Sugar five drams, Musk two scruples, 
adding according to the prescript of the 
Physician, and by adding three pounds 
eight ounces of clarified Honey, boil it and 
make it into an electuary according to art. 
Culpeper.| Diacinnamomum, or in plain 
English, A composition of Cinnamon, heats 
the stomach, causes digestion, provokes the 
menses, strengthens the stomach and other 
parts that distribute the nourishment of the 
body, a dram of it taken in the morning 
fasting, is good for ancient people and cold 
bodies, such as are subject to dropsies and 
diseases of flegm, or wind, for it comforts 
and strengthens nature much. If you take 
_ it to help digestion, take it an hour before 
_ meat, do so in all things of like quality. 
Diacorallion. 
: College.] Take of Coral white and red, 
_ Bole-amoniac, Dragon’s-blood, of each one 
_ dram, Pearls half a dram, Wood of Aloes, 
_ red Roses, Gum Tragacanth, Cinnamon, of 
f each one scruple, with four times its 
sigh in sugar dissolved in des Cinna- 
5 ea ch two scruples, Sanders white and red, 
Culpeper.| It comforts and strengthens 
the heart exceedingly, and restores such as 
are in consumptions, it is cooling, therefore 
good in hectic fevers, very binding, and 
therefore stops fluxes, neither do I know a 
better medicine in all the dispensatory for 
such as have a consumption accompanied 
with looseness. It stops the menses and 
Fluor Albus. Take but a dram at a time 
every morning, because of its binding 
quality, except you have a looseness, for 
then you may take so much two or three 
times a day. 
Diacorum. ~ 
College.| Take of the roots of Cicers, 
Acorus, or Calamus Aromaticus, Pine-nuts, 
of each a pound and a half, let the Cicers 
roots, being cleansed, cut, boiled, and 
pulped, be added to ten pounds of clarified 
honey, and boiled, (stirring it) to its just 
thickness, then being removed from the fire, 
add the Acorus roots beaten, the Pine-nuts 
cut, and these following in powder. Take 
of black Pepper an ounce, long Pepper, 
Cloves, Ginger, Mace, of each half an 
ounce, Nutmegs, Galanga, Cardamons, of 
each three drams, mix them with the roots 
and Honey intoanelectuary according to art. 
Culpeper.| The electuary provokes lust, 
heats the brain, strengthens the nerves, 
quickens the senses, causes an acute wit, 
eases pains in the head, helps the falling- 
sickness and convulsions, coughs, catharrs, 
and all diseases proceeding from coldness 
of the brain. Half a dram is enough to take 
at one time, because of its heat. 
Peony is an herb of the sun, the roots of 
it cure the falling sickness. 
Diacydonium simple. 
College.| Take of the flesh of Quinces — 
cut and boiled in fair water to a thickness, 
eight pounds, white sugar six pounds, boil 
it to it just thickness. 
Diacydonium with eee. rae 
College.|. eke =e the j juice of Quinces, 
