3C4 THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



not a whit inferior to it; it strengthens the j in Violet Water six ounces, oil of Sw^et 

 stomach being anointed with it, restores I Almonds four ounces, oil of Chamomel 

 appetite and digestion. Before it was called : and Violets, white Wax, of each three 

 a stomach ointment. j ounces, Hen's and Duck's greese, of each 



Unguentum Neapolitanum. j two ounces, Orris roots two drams, Saffron 



College.'] Take of Hog's grease washed | half a dram : The two last being finely 

 in juice of Sage a pound, Quick-silver ? powdered, the rest melted and often washed 

 strained through leather, four ounces, oil of; in Barley or Hyssop water, make an oint- 

 Bays, Chamomel, and Earthworms, of each j ment of them according to ari. 

 two ounces, Spirit of Wine an ounce, yellow ( Culpeper.'] It strengthens the breast and 

 Wax two ounces, Turpentine washed in stomach, eases the pains thereof, helps 

 juice of Elecampane three ounces, powder 5 pleuriscs and consumptions of the lungs, 

 of Chamepitys and Sage, of each two \ the breast being anointed with it. 

 drams, make them into an ointment accord- | Ungtientum "Rewmptioum. 



ing to art. College.] Take of Hog's grease three 



CulpeperJ] A learned art to spoil people: | ounces, the grease of Hen's, Geese, and 



hundreds are bound to curse such oint-j Ducks, of each two ounces, Oesipus half 



ments, and those that appoint them. I an ounce, oil of Violets, Chamomel, and 



Unguent um Nervinum \ Dill, fresh Butter a pound, white Wax six 



College.'] Take of Cowslips with the jounces, mussilage of Gum Tragacanlh, 

 flowers, Sage, Chamepitys, Rosemary, < Arabic, Quince seeds, Lin-seeds, Marsh- 



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Lavender, Bay with the berries, Chamomel, 



Rue, Smallage, Melilot with the flowers, j the mussilages be made in Rose water, and 

 Wormwood, of each a handful, Mints, j adding the rest, make it into an ointment 



mallow roots, of each half an ounce. Let 



Betony, Pennyroyal, Parsley, Centaury the J according to art. 

 less, St. John's Wort, of each a handful, 5 Culpeper.'] It mightily molifies without 

 oil of Sheep's or Bullock's feet, five pounds, j any manifest heat, and is therefore a fit 

 oil of Spike half an ounce, Sheep's or j ointment for such as have agues, asthmas, 

 Bullock's Suet, or the Marrow of either, two | hectic fevers, or consumptions. It is a 

 pounds : the herbs being bruised and \ good ointment to ease pains coming by in- 

 boiled with the oil and suet, make it into an | flammations of wounds or aposthumes, 

 ointment according to art. ; especially such as dryness accompanies, an 



Culpeper.'] It is appropriated to the j infirmity wounded people are many times 

 nerves, and helps their infirmities coining of > troubled with. In inward aposthumes, as 

 cold, as also old bruises, make use of it in | pleurises, one of them to anoint the ex- 

 dead palsies, chilliness or coldness of par-; ternal region of the part, is very benefical. 

 ticular members, such as the arteries per-; Unguentum Splaiichnicum , 



form not their office to as they ought ; for j College.'] Take of oil of Capers an 

 wind anoint your belly with it ; for want of jounce, oil of white Lillies, Chamomel, 

 digestion, your stomach; for the cholic, your i fresh Butter, juice of Briony and Sow- 

 belly ; for whatever disease in any part of j bread, of each half an ounce, boil it to the 

 the body comes of cold, esteem this as a ; consumption of the juice, add Ammoniacum 

 jewel. 5 dissolved in Vinegar, two drams and an 



Unguentum Pectorale. j half, Hen's grease, Oesypus, Marrow of a 



Or, A Pectoral Ointment. j Call's Leg, of each half an ounce* powder 



College.'] Take of fresh Butter washed ' of the bark of the roots of Tamaris and 



