THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



Emplastrum Ctesarus. ; ed, and made into~an emplaister according 



CollegeJ] Take of red Roses one ounce j to art. 



and an half, Bistort roots, Cypress Nuts, all | Catagmaticum the second. 



the Sanders, Mints, Coriander seeds, of j College^] Take of the roots of Comfrey 

 each three drams, Mastich half an ounce, 'the greater, Marsh-mallows, Misselto of the 

 Hypocistis, Acacia, Dragon's blood, Earth , Oak, of each two ounces, Platain, Chame- 

 of Lemnos. Bole-ammoniac, red Coral, of I pity 8, St. John's Wort, of each a handful, 

 each two drams, Turpentine washed in \ boil them in equal parts of black Wine, 

 Plantain water four ounces, Oil of Roses j and Smith's Water till half be consumed, 

 three ounces, white Wax twelve ounces, 5 , strain it, and add mussilage of Quince seeds 

 Per-Rozin ten ounces, Pitch six ounces, : made in Tripe water, Oil of Mastich and 

 the juice of Plantain, Houseleek, and Or- 1 Roses, of each four ounces, boil it to the 

 pine, of each an ounce, the Wax, Rozin, {Consumption of the humidity, and having 

 and Pitch being melted together, add the \ strained it, add Litharge of Gold four 

 Turpentine and Oil, then the Hypocistis j ounces, boil it to the consistence of an 

 and Acacia dissolved in the juices, at last emplaister, then add yellow Wax four 



the powders, and make it into a plaister 

 according to art. 



ounces, Turpentine three ounces, Colophonu 

 six drams, Ship Pitch ten ounces, powders 



Culpeper."] It is of a fine, cool, binding, ! of Balaustincs, Roses, Myrtles, Acacia, of 



strengthening nature, excellently good to 

 repel hot rheums or vapours that ascend 

 up to the head, the hair being shaved off, 

 and it applied to the crown. 



Emplastrum Catagmaticum the first. 

 College.'] Take of juice of Marsh-mallow 

 roots six ounces, bark of Ashtree roots, and 



each half an ounce, Mummy, Androsarnum, 

 Mastich, Amber, of each six drams, Bole- 

 ammoniac fine flowers, Frankincense, of 

 each twelve drams, Dragon's blood two 

 ounces : make it into a plaister according 



to art. 



Culpeper.'] Both this and the former are 



their leaves, the roots of Comfrey the greater { binding and drying, the former rules will 



and smaller with their leaves, of each twoj instruct you in the use. 



ounces, Myrtle Berries an ounce and an \ Emplastrum Cephalicum 



half, the leaves of Willow, the tops of St. 

 John's Wort, of each an handful and an 

 half, having bruised them, boil them together 



Or, A Cephalic Plaister. 

 College.^ Take of Rozin two ounces, 

 black Pitch one ounce, Labdanum, Turpen- 



in red Wine, and Smith's Water, of each j tine, flower of Beans, and Orobus, Dove's 

 two pound, till half be consumed, strain it, . dung, of each half an ounce, Myrrh, Mas- 



and add Oil of Myrtles, and Roses c-npha- 

 cine, of each one pound and an half, Goat's 

 suet eight ounces, boil it again to the con- 



tich, of each one dram and an half, Gum 

 of Juniper, Nutmegs, of each two drams, 

 dissolve the Myrrh and Labdanum in a hot 



sumption of the decoction, strain it again, \ mortar, and adding the rest, make it into a 

 and add Litharge of Gold and Silver, red j plaister according to art. If you will have 

 Lead, of each four ounces, yellow Wax one^ it stronger, add the powders, Euphorbium, 

 pound, Colophoniahalf a pound, boil it to \ Pellitory of Spain, and black Pepper, of 

 the consistance of a plaister, then add Tur- j each two scruples. 



pentine two ounces, Myrrh, Frankincense, Culpeper.] It is proper to strengthen the 

 Mastich, of each half an ounce, Bole- 1 brain, and repel such vapours as annoy it, 

 ammoniac, Earth of Lemnos, of each one land those powders being added, it dries up 

 ounce, stir them about well till they beboil-Uhe superfluous moisture thereof, and cases 



