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four-ounces. Southernwood, Betony,Chame-| Culpeper.'] Sec the simple oil of St. 

 pitys, Lavender, of each six ounces, Rose- j John's Wort, than which this is stronger. 



mary one pound, the flowers of Chamomel, 

 Broom, white Lilies, Elders, the seeds of 

 Cummin, and Fenugreek, the roots of Helle- 

 bore black and white, the bark of Ash and 



Oleum Hyperici tnagis composition. 

 Or, Oil of St. John's Wort more compound 

 College.'] Take of white Wine ihree 

 pounds, tops of St. John's Wort ripe and 



Lemons, of each four ounces, Euphorbium, ; gently bruised, four handmJs, steep 

 Mustard, Castoreum, Pellitory of Spain, ot'j two days in a glass, close stopped, boil 



them 



, boil them 



each an ounce, Oil sixteen pounds, Wine Jin a bath, and strain them strongly, repeat 

 three pounds, the herbs, flowers, seeds, at d : the infusion three times, having strained it 

 Euphorbium being bruised, the roots, barks, i the third time, add to every pound of de- 

 and Castoreum cut, all of them infused ! coction, old Oil four pounds, Turpentine 

 twelve hours in the Wine and Oil, in a warm j six ounces, oil of Wormwood three ounces, 

 bath, then boiled with a gentle fire, to the > Dittany, Gentian, Carduus, Tormentil, Car- 

 consumption of the Wine and moisture, \ line, or Cordus Maria, Calamus Aromaticus, 

 strain the Oil and keep it. \ all of them bruised, of each two drams, 



CtilpeperJ] Many people by catching j Earth-worms often washed in white Wine 

 bruises when they are young, come to feel > two ounces, set it in the sun five or six weeks, 

 it when they are old: others by catching i then keep it close stopped, 

 cold, catch a lameness in their limbs, tot Culpeper.'] Besides the virtue of the sun- 

 bath which I commend this sovereign oil to i pie oil of St. John's Wort, which this per- 

 bathe their grieved members with. \ forms more effectually, it is an exceUenl 



Oleum Hirundinum, \ remedy for old bruises, aches, and sprains. 



Or, Oil of Swallows. Oleum Irinum, 



College."] Take of whole Swallows six-j Or, Oil of Orris, 



teen, Chamomel, Rue, Plantain the greater College^ Take of the roots of Orris 

 and lesser, Bay leaves, Pennyroyal, Dill, \ Florentine, three pounds four ounces, the 

 Hyssop, Rosemary, Sage, Saint John's Wort, | flowers of purple Orris fifteen ounces, 

 Costmary, of each one handful, common j Cypress roots six ounces, of Elecampane 

 Oil four pounds, Spanish Wine one pound, \ three ounces, of Alkanel two ounces, Cin- 

 makc it up according to art. j namon, Spikenard, Benjamin, of each one 



Culpeper.'] Both this and the former are \ ounce : let all of them, being bruised as 



appropriated to old bruises and pains thereof? they ought to be, be steeped in the sun, or 



coming, as also to sprains. | other hot place, in fifteen pounds of old oil, 



Oleum Hyperici compositum. j and four pounds and an half of clear water, 



Or, Oil of St. John's Wort compound. after the fourth day, boil them in Balneo 



College.'] Take of the tops of St. John's | Mariae, the water being consumed, when it 

 Wort four ounces, steep them three whole f is cold, strain it and keep it. 

 days in a pound of old Sallad Oil, in the heat \ Culpeper^] The effects are the same with 

 either of a bath, or of the sun, then press \ the simple, only 'tis stronger, 

 them out, repeat the infusion the second or : Oleum Marjorance. 



third time, then ^boil them till the wine be! Or, Oil of Marjor<>m. 



almost consumed, press them out, and by 1 College.'] Take of Marjoram four hand- 

 adding three ounces of Turpentine, and one j fuls, Mother of Thyme two handfuls, the 

 scruple of Saffron, boil it a little and keep j leaves and berries of Myrtles one handful, 

 it. i Southernwood, Water Mints, of each half 



