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it strengthens the nerves, opens the pores, I jaundice. You may take them with a 

 corrects the blood, it corrects and provokes \ Liquorice stick, or take a spoonful in the 

 the menses. You may take a spoonful ofl morning fasting. 

 it at a time. Syrupus Botryos. 



Syrupus de Bctonica composites. Or Syrup of Oak of Jerusalem. 



Or Syrup of Bettony compound. College.'] Take of Oak of Jerusalem, 



College.'] Take of Bettony three hand- \ Hedge-mustard, Nettles, of each two hand- 

 fuls, Marjoram four handfuls and a half, | fuls, Colt*s-foot, one handful and a half, 

 Thy .ne, red Roses, of each a handful, Violets, {boil them in a sufficient quantity of clear 

 Stcechas, Sage, of each half a handful, the ! water till half be consumed ; to two pounds 

 seeds of Fennel, Annis, and Ammi, of each ! of the Decoction, add two pounds of the 

 half an ounce, the roots of Peons, Poly- 1 Juice of Turnips baked in an oven in a 

 podium, and Fennel, of each five drams J close pot, and with three pounds of white 

 boil them in six pounds of river water, to \ sugar, boil it into a Syrup, 

 three pounds, strain it, and add juice of 5 Cnlpeper.] This Syrup was composed 



Bettony two pounds, sugar three pounds ! 



against coughs, shortness of breath, and 



and a half, make it into a Syrup. i other the like infirmities of the breast pro- 



CulpeperJ\ It helps diseases coming of j ceeding of cold, for which (if you can get 

 cold, both in the head and stomach, as also \ it) you may take it with a Liquorice stick, 

 such as come of wind, vertigos, madness ; > Syrtqnts Capillorum Veneris. 



it concocts melancholy, it provokes the j Or Syvup of Maiden-hair, 



menses, and so doth the simple Syrup more j College.'] Take of Liquorice two ounces, 

 than the compound. j Maiden-hair five ounces, steep them a 



Syrupus Byzontinus, simple. \ natural day in four pounds of warm water, 



College.] Take of the Juice of the leaves j then after gentle boiling, and strong strain- 

 of Endive and Smallage, of each twopounds, | ing, with a pound and a half of fine sugar 

 of Hops and Bugloss, of each one pound, j make it into a Syrup, 

 boil them together and scum them, and to.] Culpeper^] It opens stoppings of the 

 the clarified liquor, add four pounds of j stomach, strengthens the lungs, and helps 

 while sugar, to as much of the juices, and j the infirmities of them. This maybe taken 

 with a gentle fire boil it to a Syrup. j also either with a Liquorice stick, or mixed 



Syrupus Byzantimis, compound. 

 College.~\ Take of the Juices so ordered i 



with the Pectoral Decoction like Syrup of 

 Coltsfoot. 



as in the former, four pounds, in which boil \ Syrupus Cardiacus, -eel Julcpum Cardiacum. 

 led Roses, two ounces, Liquorice half an { Or a Cordial Syrup, 



ounce, the seeds of Annis, Fennel, and; College^] Take of Rhenish Wine two 

 Smallage, of each three drams, Spikenard 1 pounds, Rose Water two ounces and a half, 

 two drams, strain it, and to the three pounds! Cloves two scruples, Cinnamon half a 

 remaining, add two pounds of Vinegar, i dram, Ginger two scruples, Sugar three 

 four pounds of Sugar, make it into a syrup j ounces and a half, boil it to the consistence 

 according to art. - \ of a Julep, adding Ambergris three 



Culpeper.~\ They both of them (viz. j grains, Musk one grain, 

 both Simple and Compound) open stopp-j Culpepcr.~] If you would have this Julep 

 ings of the stomach, liver, and spleen, help j keep long, you may put in more sugar, 

 the rickets in children, cut and bring j and yet if close stopped, it will not easily 

 away tough flegm, and help the yellow | corrupt because it is made up only of Wine, 



