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THE COMPLETE HERBAL 
cording to art with juice of Coleworts and 
Sugar, so much as is sufficient. 
Culpeper.| It strengthens both stomach 
and brain, especially the nerves and mus- 
cles, and eases them of such humours as 
afflict them, and hinder the motion of the 
body, they open obstructions of the liver 
and spleen, and takes away diseases thence 
coming. 
Pilule Mastichine. 
Or Mastich Pills. 
College.| Take of Mastich two ounces, 
Aloes four ounces, Agarick, Species Hiera 
simple, of each one ounce and an half, 
with Syrup of Wormwood, make it into a 
mass according to art. 
Culpeper.| They purge very gently, but 
strengthen much, both head, brain, eyes, 
belly, and reins. 
Pilule Mechoacane. 
Or Pills of Mechoacan. 
College.| Take of Mechoacan roots half 
an ounce, Turbith three drams, the leaves 
of Spurge steeped in Vinegar and dried, 
the seeds of Walwort, Agarick trochiscated, 
of each two drams, Spurge roots prepared, 
Mastich, of each one dram and an half, 
Mace, Cinnamon, Sal. Gem. of each two 
scruples, beat them into powder, and with 
white Wine, bring them into a mass. When 
it is dry, beat it into powder, and with 
Syrup made with the juice of Orris roots 
and sugar, make it the second time into a 
mass for pills. 
Culpeper. | 
violently. 
Pilule de Opopanace. 
Or Pills of Opopanax. 
_ College.| Take of Opopanax, Sagapen, 
_ Bdellium, Ammoniacum, Hermodactils, 
Coloquintida, of each five drams, Saffron, 
‘Castoreum, Myrrh, Ginger, white Pepper, 
Coie — Citron, Myrobalans, of each 
They purge flegm very 
of Coleworts, with Syrup of the juice of 
Coleworts, make them into a mass accord- 
ing to art. 
Culpeper.| It helps tremblings, palsies, 
gouts of all sorts, cleanses the joints, and is 
helpful for such as are troubled with cold 
afflictions of the nerves. It works violently. 
Pilule Ruditi. 
College.| Take of Coloquintida six 
drams, Agarick, Scamony, the roots of 
black Hellebore, and Turbith, of each half 
an ounce, Aloes one ounce, Diarrhodon Ab- 
batis half an ounce, let all of them (the 
Diarrh. Abbatis excepted) be grossly 
bruised, and infused eight days in the best 
spirits of Wine in a vessel close stopped, in 
the sun, so that the liquor may swim at top 
the breadth of six fingers: afterwards in- 
fuse the Diarrhodon Abbatis in the same 
manner four days in Aqua vite, then having 
strained and pressed them hard, mix them 
both together, casting the dross away, and 
draw off the moisture in a glass Alembick, 
and let the thick matter remain in a mass. 
Culpeper.| It cleanses both head and 
body of choler, flegm, and melancholy: it 
must not be taken in any great quantity, 
half a dram is sufficient for the strongest 
body. 
Pilule Russi. : 
College.| Take of Aloes two ounces, 
Myrrh one ounce, Saffron half an ounce, 
with Syrup of the juice of Lemons, make 
it into a mass according to art. 
Culpeper.| A scruple taken at night go- 
} ing to bed, is an excellent preservative in 
pestilential times; also they cleanse the 
body of such humours as are gotten by sur- 
feits, they strengthen the heart, and weak 
stomachs, and work so easily that you need 
not fear following your business the next 
day. Ss | 
Pilule sine Quibus. 
Or Pills without which 
College.| Take of washed Aloes fourteen — 
}drams, Scammony prepared six drams, 
