346 THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



| with their treble weight in sugar make them 



T TJ n r u P J ; into powder, and with a sufficient quantity 



1 rv \J \s ii fj ij, r, >.' ., ,. f~ .,, J 



I of Mussilage of Gum Iragacanth, made 



Trochisci de Absinthio. jinto treacle water distilled, make it into 



Or Troches of Wormwood. ! paste, of which make troches. 



College.'] Take of red Roses, Wormwood ! Culpeper.~] This preserves the body from 

 leaves, Annis seeds, of each two drams, 5 ill airs, and epidemical diseases, as the prs- 

 juice of Maudlin made thick, the roots of j tilence, small pox, &c. and strengthens the 

 Asarabacca, Rhubarb, Spikenard, Smallage j heart exceedingly, eating now and then a 

 seeds, bitter Almonds, Mastich, Mace, of -little: you may safely keep any troches in 

 each one dram, juice of Succory so much j your pocket, for the drier you keep them- 

 as is sufficient to make it into troches ac- j the better they are. 

 cording to art. Trochisci Alhandal. 



Culpeper.'] They strengthen the stomach | College.] Take of Coloquintida freed 

 exceedingly, open obstructions, or stopp- | from the seeds and cut small, and rubbed 

 ings of the belly and bowels : strengthen j with an ounce of oil of Roses, then beaten 

 digestion, open the passages of the liver, : into fine powder, ten ounces, Gum Arabic, 

 help the yellow jaundice, and con-sume i Tragacanth, Bdellium, of each six drams, 

 watery superfluities of the body. They are | Steep the Gums three or four days in a suf- 

 somewhat bitter, and seldom taken alone ; j ficient quantity of Rose-water till they be 

 if your pallate affect bitter things, you may : melted, then with the aforesaid pulp, and 



take a drain of them in the morning : They 

 cleanse the body of choler, but purge not, 

 or not to any purpose. 



Agaricus Trochtscatus. 



part of the said mussilage, let tffem l>e 

 dried in the shadow, then beaten again, 

 and with the rest of the mussilage, make it 

 up again, dry them and keep them for use. 



Or Agarick Trochiscated. CulpeperJ] They are too violent for a 



College.'] Take of Agarick sifted and j vulgar use. 



powdered, three ounces, steep it in a suf- 5 Trochisci Aliptee Moschata. 



ficient quantity of white Wine, in which j College.'] Take of Labdanum bruised 

 two drams of ginger have been infused, and | three ounces, Styrax Calamitis one ounce 

 make it into troches. j and an half, Benjamin one ounce, Wood of 



Trochisci Albi. Rhasis. \ Aloes two drams, Ambergris one dram, 



Or white Troches. \ Camphire half a dram, Musk half a scruple, 



College.'] Take of Ceruss washed in j with a sufficient quantity of Rose-water, 

 Rosewater ten drams, Sarcocol three drams, j make it into troches according to art. 

 white Starch two drains, Gum Arabic and! Culpeper.~] It is singularly good for such 



Tragacanth, of each one dram, Camphire 

 half a dram, either with Rosewater, or 

 women's milk, or make it into troches ac- 

 ^ording to art. 



Trochisci Alcxiterii. 



College.'] Take of Zedoary roots, pow- 

 der of Crab's Claws, of each one dram, 



as are asthmatic, and can hardly fetch their 

 breath ; as also for young children, whose 

 throat is so narrow that they can hardly 

 swallow down their milk. 



Trochisci Alkekengi 

 Or Troches of Winter-cherries. 

 College.'] Take of Winter Cherries thre 



and an half, the outward Citron preserved \ drams, Gum Arabic, Tragacanth, OliUi- 

 and dried, Angelica seeds, Pills, of each \ num, Dragon's-blood, Pine-nuts, bitter 

 one dram, Bol-amoniac half a dram, {Almonds, white Styrax, juice of Liquona.-, 



