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age, Thyme of each an ounce, Honey three therefore stops fluxes, neither do I know a 

 times their weight, make it into an electuary | better medicine in all the dispensatory for 

 according to art. such as have a consumption accompanied 



Culpeper."] They say it helps infirmities with looseness. It stops the menses and 

 of the spleen, and indeed the name seems to j Fluor Albus. Take but a dram at a time 

 promise so much, it may be good for cold ! every morning, because of its binding 

 bodies, if they have strength of nature in j quality, except you have a looseness, for 

 them. j then you may take so much two or three 



Diacirwamomum. \ times a day. 



College^] Take of Cinnamon fifteen j Diaconim. 



drams, Cassia Lignea, Elecampane roots, | College^] Take of the roots of Cicers, 

 of each half an ounce, Galanga, seven j Acorus, or Calamus Aromaticus, Pine-nuts, 

 drams, Cloves, long Pepper, both sorts of 5 of each a pound and a half, let the Cicers 

 Cardamoms, Ginger, Mace, Nutmegs, j roots, being cleansed, cut, boiled, and 

 Wood of Aloes, of each three drams, Saffron, ; pulped, be added to ten pounds of clarified 

 one dram, Sugar five drams, Musk two 5 honey, and boiled, (stirring it) to its just 

 scruples, adding according to the prescript \ thickness, then being removed from the 

 of the Physician, and byacldingtliree pounds j fire, add the Acorus roots beaten, the Pine- 

 eight ounces of clarified Honey, boil it and! nuts cut, and these following in powder, 

 make it into an electuary according to art. j Take of black Pepper an ounce, long Pepper, 



Culpeper."] Diacinnamomum, or in plain \ Cloves, Ginger, Mace, of each half an 

 English, A composition of Cinnamon, heats jounce, Nutmegs, Galanga, Cardamons, of 

 the stomach, causes digestion, provokes the leach three drams, mix them with the roots 

 menses, strengthens the stomach and other land Honey into an electuary according toart. 

 parts that distribute the nourishment of the* Culpeper.'] The electuary provokes lust, 

 body, a dram of it taken in the morning j heats the brain, strengthen? the nerves, 

 fasting, is good for ancient people and cold j quickens the senses, causes an acute wit, 

 bodies, such as are subject to dropsies and i eases pains in the head, helps the falling- 

 diseases of flegm, or wind, for it comforts | sickness and convulsions, coughs, catharrs, 

 and strengthens nature much. If you take { and all diseases proceeding from coldness 

 it to help digestion, take it an hour before j of the brain. Half a dram is enough to 

 meat, do so in all things of like quality. \ take at one time, because of its heat. 



Diacorallian. Peony is an herb of the sun, the roots of 



College.~\ Take of Coral white and red, | it cure the falling-sickness. 

 Bole-amoniac, Dragon's-blood, of each one j Diacydonium simple. 



dram, Pearls half a dram, Wood of Aloes, | College^] Take of the flesh of Quinces 

 red Roses, Gum Tragacanth, Cinnamon, of j cut and boiled in fair water to a thickness, 

 each two scruples, Sanders white and red, I eight pounds, white sugar six pounds, boil 

 of each one scruple, with four times its jit to it just thickness, 

 weight in sugar dissolved in small Cinna- \ Diacydonium with Species 



mon Water, make it into an electuary, j College."] Take of the juice of Quinces, 

 according to art. f Sugar, of each two pounds, white Wine 



Culpeper.] It comforts and strengthens- Vinegar half a pound, added at the end of 

 the heart exceedingly, and restores such as 1 the decoction, it being gently boiled, and the 

 are in consumptions, it is cooling, therefore \ scum taken away, add Ginger two ounces, 

 good in hectic fevers, very binding, and j white Pepper ten drams and two scruoles. 



