THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



Hart's-horn burnt, Gum Arabic burnt, (in a mortar, add the powders, and with new 



red Coral burnt, Tragacanth, Acacia, Hypo- ! juice make it into troches. 



cistis, Balaustines, Mastich, Gum Lacca : Culpeper.'] Obstructions, or stoppings, 



washed, black Poppy seeds roasted, of each | and swelling above nature, both of the liver 



two drams and two scruples, Frankincense, \ and spleen, are cured by the inward taking 



Saffron, Opium, of each two drams, with a; of these troches,and diseases thereof coming, 



sufficient quantity of mussilage of the seeds s as yellow and black jaundice, the beginning 



of Fleawort drawn in Plantain Water, make : of dropsies, &c. 



them into troches according to art. Troches of Gallia Moschata. 



Culpeper.'] They were invented to stop \ College.'] Take of Wood of Aloes five 

 fluxes of blood in any part of the body, the ;' drams, Ambergris three drams, Musk one 

 menses, the haemorrhoids or piles; they also t dram, with mussilage of Gum Tragacanth 

 help ulcers in the breast and lungs. The j made in Rose Water, make it into troches 

 dose is from ten grains to a scruple. j according to ait. 



Trochisci Cypheos, for Mithridate. Culpeper. ] They strengthen the brain 



College.'] Take of pulp of Raisins of the land heart, and by consequence both vital 

 Sun, Cypress, Turpentine, of each three j and animal spirits, and cause a sweet breath, 

 ounces, Myrrh, Squinanth, of each an ounce j They are of an extreme price, therefore I 

 and an half, Cinnamon half an ounce, i pass by the dose. 

 Calamus Aromaticus nine drams, the roots j Trochisci GordoniL 



of round Cypress, and Indian Spikenard, \ College.] Take of the four" greater cold 

 Cassia Lignea, Juniper berries, Bdellium, | seeds husked, the seeds of white Poppies, 

 Aspalthus or Wood of Aloes, two drams | Mallows, Cotton, Purslain, Quinces, Mi rtles, 

 and an half, Saffron one dram, clarified : Gum Tragacanth, and Arabic, Fistic-nuts, 

 Honey as much as is sufficient, Canary : Pine-nuts, Sugar-candy, Penids, Liquorice, 

 Wine a little : let the Myrrh and Bdellium j French-barley, mussilage of FJeawort seeds, 

 be ground in a mortar with the wine, to the j sweet Almonds blanched, of each two 

 thickness of liquid Honey, then add the j drams, Bole-ammoniac, Dragon's-blood, 

 Turpentine, then the pulp of Raisins, then i Spodium, red Roses, Myrrh, of each ha 

 the powders: at last with the Honey, let j an ounce, with a sufficient quantity of 

 them all be made into troches. j Hydromel, make it into troches according; 



Ctdpeper] It is excellently good against ; to art. 



inward ulcers in what part of the body > Culpeper.] They are held to be very 



soever they be. It is chiefly used in com- ; good in ulcers of the bladder, and all other 



}X)sitions, as Treacle and Mithridate. i inward ulcers whatsoever, and ease fevers 



Trochisci de Eupatorio. i coming thereby, being of a fine cooling, 



Or Troches of Maudlin. > slippery heating nature 



College.] Take of the juice of Maudlin \ Trochisci Hedichroi, (Galen) for Treacle. 

 made thick, Manna, of each an ounce, red | College] Take of Aspalthus, or yellow 

 Roses half an ounce, Spodium three drams i Sanders, the leaves of Maslich, the roots of 

 and an half, Spikenard three drams, Rhu-| Asarabacca, of each two drams, Rhupontie, 

 barb, Asarabacca roots, Annis seeds, of each j Castus, Calamus Aromaticus, Wood oi 

 two drams. Let the Nard, Annis seeds, j Aloes, Cinnamon, Sqiiinanlh,Opobalsanuim 

 and Roses, be beaten together, the Spodium, : or oil of Nutmegs by expression, of each 

 Asarabacca, and Rhubarb by themselves, \ three drams, Cassia Lignea, Indian Leaf oi 

 then mix the Manna and juice of Maudlin 5 Mace, Indian Spikenard, Myrrh, Saffron, 



