340 THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



a dram, you may keep the house ; there | Pilula Cochite, (he greater. 



can be no harm in that. \ College."] Take of Species, Hiera Picra, 



Pilula de Aloe Lota. \ ten drams, Troch, Alhandal, three drams 



Or Pills of washed Aloes. {and an half, Diacrydium two drams and 



College.'] Take of Aloes Avashed with Jan half, Turbith, Strechas, of each five 

 juice of red Roses, one ounce, Agarick three I drams, with a sufficient quantity of Syrup 

 drams, Mastich two drams, Diamoscu j of Stoechas, make it into a mass, according 

 Dulce half a dram, Syrup of Damask-roses, j to art. 



so much as is sufficient to make it into a i Culpeper.'] It is held to purge the heart, 

 mass according to art. 5 but it is but a dogged purge at best, and 



Culpeper.~] It purges both brain, stomach, j must be given only to 'Strong bodies, and 

 bowels, and eyes of putrified humours, and : but half a dram at a time, and yet with 

 also strengthens them. Use these as 'the ; great care, 

 succeeding. Pihdte Cochite, the less. 



Aloe Rosata. College.'] Take of Aloes, Scammony, 



College.'] Take of Aloes in powder four | Colocynthis, of each one ounce, with equal 

 ounces, juice of Damask Roses clarified one | parts of Syrup of Wormwood, and of purg- 

 pound, mix them and digest them in the; ing thoin, make it into a mass according to 

 sun, or in a bath, till the superfluous liquor \ art. 



be drawn off, digest it, and evaporate it I Pilnlte de Cynoglosso. 



four times over, and keep the mass. Or Pills of Hound's-tongue. 



Culpeper.'] It is a gallant gentle purger of | College.'] Take of the Roots of Hound's- 

 choler, frees the stomach from superfluous ! tongue dried, white Henbane seed, Opium 

 humours, opens stoppings, and other infir-; prepared, of each half an ounce, Myrrh 

 mities of the body proceeding from cholerjsix drams, Olibanum five drams, Saffron, 

 aacl flegm, as yellow jaundice, &c. and j Castoreum, Styrax, Calarnitis, of each one 

 strengthens the body exceedingly. Take a I dram and an half, with Syrup of StcEchas, 

 scruple, or half a dram at night going to j make it into a mass. 



bed, you may walk abroad, for it will hardly | Culpeper.'] It stays hot rheums that fall 



work till next day in the afternoon. j down upon the lungs, therefore is good in 



Pilules Aurece. j phthisics, also it miti-gatcs pain, a scruple is 



College.'] Take of Aloes, Diacrydium, j enough to take at a time going to bed, and 

 of each five drams, red Roses, Srnallage j too much if your body be weak : have a 

 seeds, of rach two drams and an half, the care of opiates for fear they make you sleep 

 seeds of Annis and Fennel, of each one j your last. 

 Irani and an half, Mastich, Saffron, Troch, | Piluke ex Duobus. 



Alhandal, of each one dram, with a sufficients Or Pills of two things, 



quantity of Honey Roses, make it into a ; College.'] Take of Colocynthis, and 

 mass according to art. jScamony, of each one ounce, oil of Cloves 



Culpeper.'] They are held to purge the las much as is sufficient to malax them well, 

 head, to quicken the senses, especially the j then with a little Syrup of purging Thorn, 

 sight, and to expel wind from the bowels, \ make it into a mass, 

 but works something harshly. Half a dram \ Piltdfe de Eupatorio. 



is the utmost dose, keep the fire, take themj Or Pills of Eupatorium. 



in the morning, and sleep after them, they* College."] Take of the juice of Maudlin, 

 will work before noon. and Wormwood made thick, Citron, Myro- 



