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it far better to make Treacle, not long after 
you have made them. 
Culpeper.| They expel poison, and are 
excellently good, by a certain sympathetical 
virtue, for such as are bitten by an adder. 
Trochisci de Agno Casto. 
Or Troches of Agnus Castus. 
College.| Take of the seeds of Agnus 
Castus, Lettuce, red Rose flowers, Balaus- 
tins, of each a dram, Ivory, white Amber, 
Bole-ammoniac washed in Knotgrass Wa- 
ter two drams, Plantain seeds four scru- 
ples,Sassafras two scruples,with mussilage 
of Quince seeds, extracted in water of 
Water-lily flowers, let them be made into 
troches. 
Culpeper.| Very pretty troches and 
good for little. 
Trochisci Alexiterii. Renodeus. 
College.| Take of the roots of Gentian, 
Tormentil, Orris Florentine, Zedoary, of 
each two drams, Cinnamon, Cloves, Mace, 
of each half a dram, Angelica roots three 
drams, Coriander seeds prepared, Roses, of 
each one dram, dried Citron pills two 
drams, beat them all into powder, and with 
Juice of Liquorice softened in Hippocras, 
Six ounces, make them into soft paste, which 
you may form into either troches or ms 
tolls, which you please. 
Culpeper.] It preserves and strengthens 
the heart exceedingly, helps faintings and 
failings of the vital spirits, resists poison 
and the pestilence, and is an excellent’ 
Medicine for such to carry about them 
whose occasions are to travel in pestilential 
Places and corrupt air, only taking a very 
Small quantity now and then. 
Troches of Annis seed. Mesue. 
College.| Take of Annis seeds, the juice 
| : of Maudlin made thick, of each two drams, 
_ the seeds of Dill, Spikenard, Mastich, In- 
dian leaf or Mace, the leaves of Worm- 
owe Asarabacea,. ae bitter Al }. 
sufficient to make it into troches according 
to art. 
Culpeper.]| They open obstructions of 
the liver, and that very gently, and there- 
fore diseases coming thereof, help quartan 
agues. You can scarce do amiss in taking 
them if they please but your palate. 
Trochisci Diarhodon. Mesue. 
College.] Take of the flowers of red 
Roses six drams, Spikenard, Wood of Aloes, 
of each two drams, Liquorice three drams, 
Spodium one dram, Saffron half a dram, 
Mastich two drams, make them up into 
troches with white Wine according to art. 
Culpeper.| They wonderfully ease fev- 
ers coming of flegm, as quotidian fevers, 
agues, epiatos, &c. pains in the belly. 
Trochisci de Lacca. Mesue. 
College.] Take of Gum Lacca cleansed, 
the juice of Liquorice, Maudlin, Worm- 
wood, and Barberries, all made thick, Rhu- 
barb, long Birthwort, Costus, Asarabacca, 
bitter Almonds, Madder, Annis, Smallage, 
Schenanth, of each one dram, with the 
decoction of Birthwort, Schenanth, or the 
juice of Maudlin, or Wormwood, make 
them into troches according to art. 
Culpeper.] It helps stoppingsof the liver 
and spleen, and feyers thence coming, it 
expels wind, purges by urine, and resists 
dropsies. 
Pastilli Adronis. Galen. 
College.| Take of Pomegranate flowers 
ten drams, Copperas twelve drams, unripe ee 
Galls, Birthwort, Frankincense, of eachan 
ounce, Alum, Myrrh, of each half an ounce, — ee 
Misy two drams, with eighteen ounces Of 4 
austere Wine, make it into troches accord-_ = 
ing to art. see 
Culpeper.] This also is appropriated ip 
wounds, ulcers, and fistulas, it clears the 
on he 
cleanses the filth of the bones. — 
Toehiog: Mae Galer . 
