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PLAISTERS. 
Emplastrum ex Ammoniaco. 
Or, A Plaister of Ammoniacum. 
College.| Take of Ammoniacum, Bran 
well sifted, of each an ounce, Ointment of 
Marsh-mallows, Melilot plaister compound, 
roots of Briony, and Orris in powder, of 
each half an ounce, the fat of Ducks, 
Geese, and Hens, of each three drams, 
Bdellium, Galbanum, of each one dram and 
an half, Per-Rozin, Wax, of each five 
ounces, oil of Orris, Turpentine, of each 
half an ounce, boil the fats and oil with 
mussilage of Lin-seed, and Fenugreek seed, 
of each three ounces, to the consumption of 
the mussilage, strain it, and add the Wax, 
Rozin, and Turpentine, the ointment of 
Marsh-mallows with the .plaister of Meli- 
lot; when it begins to be cold, put in the 
Ammoniacum, dissolved in Vinegar, then 
the Bdellium in powder, with the rest of the 
powders, and make it into a plaister accord- 
ing to art. 
Culpeper.] It softens and assuages hard 
swellings, and scatters the humours offend- 
ing, applied to the side it softens the hard- 
ness of the spleen, assuages pains thence 
arising. 
Emplastrum e Baccus Lauri. 
Or, A Plaister of Bay-berries. 
College.] Take of Bay-berries husked, 
Turpentine, of each two ounces, Frankin- 
cense, Mastich, Myrrh, of each an ounce, 
Cypress, Costus, of each half an ounce, 
Honey warmed and not scummed, four 
ounces: make it into a plaister according to 
art. 
Culpeper.] It is an excellent plaister to 
ease any pains coming of cold or wind, in 
any part of the body, whether stomach, 
liver, belly, reins, or bladder. It is an 
for the cholic and wind 
pieces of broken bones, and cover 
Emplastrum Barbarum Magnum. 
College.] Take of dry Pitch eight 
pounds, yellow Wax six pounds and eight 
ounces, Per-Rozin five pounds and four ~ 
ounces, Bitumen, Judaicum, or Mummy, 
four pounds, Oil one pound and an half, 
Verdigris, Litharge, Ceruss, of each three 
ounces, Frankincense half a pound, Roach 
Alum not burnt, an ounce and an half, 
burnt, four ounces, Opopanax, scales of 
Brass, Galbanum, of each twelve drams, 
Aloes, Opium, Myrrh, of each half an 
ounce, Turpentine two pounds, juice of 
Mandrakes, or else dried’ bark of the root, 
six drams, Vinegar five pounds: Let the 
Litharge, Ceruss, and Oil, boil to the thick- _ 
ness of Honey, then incorporate with them 
the Pitch, being melted with Bitumen in 
powder; then add the rest, and boil them 
according to art, till the vinegar be con- 
sumed, and it stick not to your hands. 
Culpeper.] It helps the bitings of men 
and beasts, eases inflammations of wounds, — 
and helps infirmities of the joints, and gouts 
in the beginning. : 
Emplastrum de Betonica. 
Or, A Plaister of Betony. 
College.] Take of Betony, Burnet, Agri- | 
mony, Sage, Pennyroyal, Yarrow, Comfrey 
the greater, Clary, of each six ounces, — 
Frankincense, Mastich, of each three 
drams, Orris, round Birthwort, of each six _ 
drams, white Wax, Turpentine, of each 
eight ounces, Per-Rozin six ounces, Gun 
Elemi, Oil of Fir, of each two ounces, white 
Wine three pounds: bruise the herbs, boil 
them in the Wine, then strain them, and add 
the rest, and make them into a plaister ac- _ 
cording to art. | oe 
Culpeper.] It is a good plaister to unite 
the skull when it is cracked, to draw. 
