322 THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



Sena, the weight of them all, beat it into * keep it, you may encrease the quantity 

 oowder. I analogically. 



Culpeper.] That this receipt is gallantly j The greater cordial Powder. Fern, 

 composed none can deny, and is an excel- \ College.] Take of the roots of Tormentil, 

 lent purge for such whose, bodies as are -Dittany, Clove-gilliflowers, Scabious, the 

 troubled with the wind cholic, or stoppage I seed of Sorrel, Coriander prepared, Citron, 

 either of guts or kidneys, two drams! Card uus Benedictus, Endive, Rue, of each 

 taken in white Wine will work sufficiently | one dram, of the three sorts of Sanders, 

 with any ordinary body. Let weak men | (white, red, and yellow,) Been, white and 

 and children take less, keeping within doors, j red (or if you cannot get them, take the 

 and warm. roots of Avens and TormentiJ, in their 



Pulvis Serue compositus minor. 

 Or Powder of Sena, the lesser composition. 



stead) Roman Doronicum, (a kind of wol r - 

 bane) Cinnamon, Cardamoms, Saffron, the 



College:] Take of Sena two ounces j flowers of both sorts of Bug-loss, (viz. Bor- 

 Cremor Tartar half an ounce, Mace two j ge and Bugloss,) red Roses, and Water- 

 scruples and an half, Ginger, Cinnamon, of Lmes > Wood of Aloes, Mace, of each two 

 each a dram and an half, Salgem one dram, scruples, Ivory, Spodiuni, bone of a Stag's- 

 beat it into powder according to art. heart ' red Cora1 ' Pearls ' Emerald, Jacinth, 



Culpeper.'] This powder purges melan- Granite of each one scruple, raw Silk 

 choly, and cleanses the head. terrified, (dried or roasted by the fire,) 



Diasence \ Bole-amoniac, Earth of Lemnos, of each 



ro 14- *! f\ r*o rv I "TV r\ri va A TY-I V-*J"VT*-.I r. 



College."] Take of Sena, Crcmor Tar- 

 tar, of each two ounces, Cloves, Cinnamon, 



half a dram, Camphire, Ambergris, Musk, 

 of each six grains, beat them into powder 



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Galanga, Amrni, of each two drams, Dia- according to art, and with eigh times their 

 cridium half an ounce, beat it into powder j Wei j ht in whlte su f r ' J#*H Hose- 



according to art. ter ' ? ma >' make them into Loz ges, 



_. jir you please. 



^aturbith with Rhubarb. 'Culpcpcr.-] Both this and the former 



College.] Take of Turbi th, riermo- powder are J appropriated to the heart, (as 

 dactils , of each an ounce, Rhubarb ten j the title sliew) ' lheforc th d() streng ^ 

 drams Diacrydium half an ounce Sanders : t , mt? and the vkal irj and reliev< f ]a ,^ 

 red and white Violets, Ginger, of each a | ,,. uislli nature> Jj, these are cordjal 

 dram and an half, Mastich Anms seeds, : p owder t, and geldom above half a dram of 

 Cinnamon, Saffron, of each half a dram, lhen _ - Vf . n at a Ume 

 make it into powder A Po % derfor stlch as are brilised b a fali 



Culpeper.] I his also purges flegm and The Augustan physicians! 



Once more let me desire such as: College.] Take of Terra sioillata, San- 

 are unskilful in the rules of physic, not to j is D ^ c J oni ^ Mummv ofeacri two drams, 

 meddle with purges of tins nature (unless j Sceti one dram beat theni j 

 prescribed by a skilful Physician lest they j J ()wd( , r accordin? lo art . 

 do themselves more mischief m half an hour, j Culpeper .1 You must beat the rest into 

 ban they can remove in half a jear. j powdt ^ and thcn m ,., the Spermaceti to 



The lesser cordial Ponder. Fernehus. j them afterwards, for if you put the Sperma- 

 Colle%e.~\ Take of Hart's-horn, Unicorn 'sjceti and the rest sill together and go to beat 

 horn, Pearls, Ivory, of each six grains beat j them in that fashion, you may as soon beat 

 hem into fine powder. If you mean to | the mortar into powder, as the simpies. 



