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THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



Trochisci tie Scmtalis. 

 Or Troches of Sanders. 



College.] Take of the three Sanders, of 

 each one ounce, the seeds of Cucumbers, 

 Gourds, Citruls, Purslain, Spodium, of each 

 half an ounce, red Roses seven drams, juice 

 of Barberries six drams, Bole-ammoniac half 

 an ounce, Camphire one dram, with Pur- 

 slain Water make it into troches. 



Culpeper] The virtues are the same with 

 troches of Spodium, both of them harmless. 

 Ti'ochisci da Scilla ad Theriacam. 

 Or Troches of Squils, for Treacle. 



College^] Take a Squil gathered about 

 the beginning of July, of a middle bigness, 

 and the hard part to which the small roots 

 stick, wrap it up in paste, and bake it in an 

 oven, till the paste be dry, and the Squil 

 tender, which you may know by piercing it 

 with a wooden skewer, orabodkin, then take 

 it out and bruise it in a mortar, adding to 

 every pound of the Squil, eight ounces of 

 white Orobus, or red Cicers in powder, then 

 .make it into troches, of the weight of two 

 drams a piece, (your hands being anointed 

 with Oil of Roses) dry them on the top of 

 the house, opening towards the South, in 

 the shadow, often turning them till they be 

 well dry, then keep them in a pewter or glass 

 vessel. 



Troche* of Spodium. 



College^] Take of red Roses twelve 

 drams, Spodium ten drams, Sorrel seed six 

 drams, the seeds of Purslain and Coriander, 

 steeped in Vinegar and dried, pulp of 

 Sumach, of each two drams and an half, 

 white Starch roasted,Balaustines, Barberries, 

 of each two drams, Gum Arabic roasted 

 i)ne dram and an half, with juice of unripe 

 Grapes, make it into troches. 



Culpeper.] They are of a fine cooling 

 binding nature, excellent in fevers coming 

 of choler, especially if they be accompanied 

 with a looseness, they also quench thirst. 



Trochisci de terra Lemnia. 

 Or Troches of Earth of Lemnos. 



College.'] Take of Earth of Lemnos, 

 Bole-ammoniac, Acacia, Hypocystis, Gum 

 Arabic toasted, Dragon's blood, while 

 Starch, red Roses, Rose seeds, Lap. Hema- 

 titis, red Coral, Amber, Balaustines, Spo- 

 dium, Purslain seeds a little toasted, Oliba- 

 nurn, Hart's-horn burnt, Cypress Nuts, 

 Saffron of each two drams, black Poppy 

 seeds, Tragacanth, Pearls, of each one dram 

 and an half, Opium prepared one dram, 

 with juice of Plantain, make it into troches. 



Sief de Thure. 

 Or Sief of Frankincense. 



College.] Take of Frankincense, Lap, 

 Calaminaris, Pompholix, of each ten drams, 

 Cyrus forty drams, Gum Arabic, Opium, of 

 each six drams, with fair water make it into 

 balls : dry them and keep them for use. 



Trochisci e Violis *olutivi. 

 Or Troches of Violets solutive. 



College] Take of Violet flowers meanly 

 dry, six drams, Turbith one ounce and an 

 half, juice of Liquorice, Scammony, Manna, 

 of each two drams, with Syrup of Violets, 

 make it into troches. 



Citlpeper.] They are not worth talking 

 of, much less worth cost, the cost and labour 

 of making. 



Trochisci de Viper a ad Theriacum. 

 Or Troches of Vipers, for Treacle. 



College^] Take of the flesh of Vipers, 

 the skin, entrails, head, fat, and tail being 

 taken away, boiled in water with Dill, and 

 a little salt, eight ounces, white bread twice 

 baked, grated and sifted, two ounces, make 

 it into troches, your hands being anointed 

 with Opobalsamum, or Oil of Mutmegs by 

 expression, dry them upon a sieve turned 

 the bottom upwards in an open place, often 

 turning them till they are well dried, then 

 put them in a glass or stone pot glazed, 

 stopped close, they will keep a year, yet is 

 it far better to make Treacle, not long, after 

 you have made them. 



Culpeper.~\ They expel poison, and are 



