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stomach, stays vomiting of blood, helps j Calamitis two drams and an half, Sugar 

 old coughs, and cold diseases in the liver, i dissolved in Hyssop water, and clarified 

 spleen, bladder, and matrix. The dose is 1 Honey, of each twice the weight of all the 

 half a dram. i; rest, make them into an electuary accord- 



Electuarium scoriaferri. Rhasis. ing to art. 



College.'] Take of the flakes of Iron in- Culpeper.] The electuary is chiefly ap. 

 fused in Vinegar seven days and dried, ; ; propriated lo the lungs, and helps cold in- 

 three drams, Indian Spikenard, Schoenanth, { firmities of them, as asthmaes, coughs, dif- 



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Cypress, Ginger, Pepper, Bishop's weed, 

 Frankincense, of each half an ounce, 

 Myrobalans, Indian Bellericks, and Em- 

 blicks, Honey boiled with the decoction 

 of Emblicks, sixteen ounces, mix them 

 together, and make of them an electuary. 



Culpeper.~\ The medicine heats the spleen 

 gently, purges melancholy, eases pains in 



ficulty of breathing, &c. You may take it 

 with a Liquorice stick, or on the point of 

 a knife, a little of it at a time, and often. 



Diasaiyrion. Nich. 



College.] Take of the roots of Satyriou 

 fresh and sound, garden Parsnips, Eringo, 

 Pine-nuts, Indian Nuts, or if Indian Nuts, 

 be wanting, take the double quantity of 



the stomach and spleen, and strengthens [ Pine-nuts, Fistic-nuts, of each one ounce 

 digestion. People that are strong may take j and an half, Cloves, Ginger, the seeds of 

 half an ounce in the morning fasting, and - ' 



drams. It is 

 and hardness 



Annis, Rocket, Ash Keys, of each five 

 a good | drams, Cinnamon, the tails and loins of 

 of the | Scincus,the seeds of Bui bus Netties, of each 

 J two drams and an half, Musk seven grains, 

 ' of the best sugar dissolved in Malaga Wine, 

 three pounds, make it into an electuary 



weak people three 

 remedy for pains 

 spleen. 



Confectio Humain. Mesua. 

 College^] Take of Eyebright two ounces, 

 Fennel seeds five drams, Cloves, Cinnamon, according to art. 



Cubebs, long Pepper, Mace, of each one | CulpcperJ] It helps weakness of the 

 dram, beat them all into powder, and with reins and bladder, and such as make water 



clarified Honey one pound, in which boil 

 juice of Fennel one ounce, juice of Celan- 

 dine and Rue, of each half an ounce, and 

 with the powders make it up into an elec- 

 tuary. 



CulpeperJ\ It is chiefly appropriated to 

 the brain and heart, quickens the senses, 

 especially the sight, and resists the pesti- 

 lence. You may take half a dram if your 



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with difficulty, it provokes lust exceedingly, 

 and speedily helps such as are impotent in 

 the acts of Venus. You may take two 

 drams or more at a time. 

 Matthiolus's great antidote against Poison 



and Pestilence. 



College.] Take of Rhubarb, Rhapontic, 

 Valerian roots, the roots of Acorus, or 

 Calamus Aromaticus, Cypress, Cinquefoyl, 



body be hot, a dram if cold, in the morning * Tormentil, round Birthwort, male Peony, 

 fasting. | Elecampane, Costus, Illirick, Orris, white 



Diaireos Solomonis. Nich. j Chamelion, or Avens, of each three drams, 



College.'] Take of Orris roots one ounce, j the Roots of Galanga, Masterwort, white 

 Pennyroyal, Hyssop, Liquorice, of each six ( Dictamni, Angelica, Yarrow, Fillipcndula 

 drams, Tragacanth, white Starch, bitter j or Dropwort, Zedoary, Ginger, of each 

 Almonds, Pine-nuts, Cinnamon, Ginger, {two drams, Rosemary, Gentian, Devil's-bit, 

 Pepper, of each three drams, fat Figs, the ! of each two drams and an half, the seeds 

 pulp of Raisins of the Sun, and Dates, of {of Citrons, and Agnus Castus, the berries 

 each three drams and an half, Styrax, {of Kermes, the seeds of Ash-tree r Sorrel* 



