IJW cttlpbpee's complete heebal. 



oases nothing is so proper as the juice, without any addi- 

 tion, boiled over a very gentle fire to the consistence of an 

 extract ; this is commonly called the Rob of Elder, but is 

 rarely made by apothecaries, though vastly superior to the 

 syrup which is constantly kept in the shops. To make 

 this Rob still more useful in the abovementioned disorders, 

 I would recommend to the patient to take half a dram of 

 fine levigated crabs' eyes, mixed up with half a spoon- 

 ful of water, and immediately after six drams or an 

 ounce of the said Rob, and to lie down and cover himself 

 well. This will excite a gentle fermentation in the sto- 

 mach, throw the person into a beneficial sweat, and pro- 

 duce a wonderful amendment. The truth of this has been 

 so generally experienced by the Qermans, that one shall 

 haraly travel through a town or village where the inhabi- 

 tantA are unprovided with this Rob. 



The juice of the Elder berries mired with one third part 

 in weight of the genuine powder of liquorice, witn a 

 few drops of oil of aniseeds, and boiled to a proper con- 

 sistence, is a far better remedy on account of its acidity, 

 for cutting the phlegm, and taking off the irritation to 

 cough, than the juice of our liquorice, or the Spanish juice 

 alone. A wine made of the juice of these berries it very 

 wholesome. 



ELECAMPANE, or EJjFWOB,T.'-( Inula Seleniunu) 



Deacrip, — This is a robust and stately plant ; a peren- 

 nial, with an upright handsome appearance. The leaves 

 are of a dull faint green ; and the root, which is long and 

 large, contains the virtues of the plant. 



Place. — It grows in moist grounds and shadowy places, 

 almost in every county in England. 



Time.— It flowers In the end of June and July, and 

 the seed is ripe in August. The roots are gathered for 

 use, as well in the spring before the leaves come forth, as 

 in autumn or winter. 



Government and Virtues, — It ffi under Mercury. One 

 of the most beneficial roots nature affords for the help of 

 the consumptive. It has a fragrant, very agreeable smell ; 

 and a spicy, sharp, and somewhat bitterish taste. It is 

 good for all diseases of the breast, and has great virtues 

 in malignant fevers ; in strengthening the stomach, and 

 assisting digestion, not like a bitter, but as a warm, in- 

 vigorating, animating medicine ; and it has not its equal 



