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THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



Efnplasfrum Ctesarus. \ ed, and made into an emplaister according 



College^] 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 

 each three drams, Mastich half an ounce, 



Hvpocistis, Acacia, Dragon's blood, Earth 



College.'] Take of the roots of Comfrey 

 the greater, Marsh-mallows, Misselto of the 

 Oak, of each two ounces, Platain, Chame- 



of Lemnos. Bole-ammoniac, red Coral, of | pitys, St. John's Wort, of each a handful, 

 each two drams, Turpentine washed in | boil then) in equal parts of black Wine, 

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

 three ounces, white Wax twelve ounces, i 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- i 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 j strained it, add Litharge of Gold four 

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

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

 the powders, and make it into a plaister; ounces, Turpentinethreeounces,Colophonia 

 according to art. i six drams, Ship Pitch ten ounces, powders 



Culpeper.'] It is of a fine, cool, binding, i of Balaustines, Roses, Myrtles, Acacia, of 

 strengthening nature, excellently good to each half an ounce, Mummy, Androsamum, 

 repel hot rheums or vapours that ascend 

 up to the head, the hair being shaved off, 

 and it applied to the crown. 



Emplastrum Catagmaticiim the first. 



College."] Take of juice of Marsh-mallow 



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. 



roots six ounces, bark of Ashtree roots, and | Culpeper.~] Both this and the former are 

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

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

 ounces, Myrtle Berries an ounce and an i Emplastrum Ccphalicum 



half, the leaves of Willow, the tops of St. I Or, A Cephalic Plaister. 



John's Wort, of each an handful and an i College.] Take of Rozin two ounces, 

 half, having bruised them, boil them together j black Pitch one ounce, Lubdanum, Turpen- 

 in red Wine, and Smith's Water, of each I 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- 

 sumption of the decoction, strain it again, 



tich, of each one dram and an h-df, Gum 

 of Juniper, Nutmegs, of each two drams, 

 dissolve the Myrrh and Labdanum in a hot 

 mortar, and adding the rest, make it into a 



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

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

 pound, Colophonia half a pound, boil it to ! Pellitory of Spain, and black Pepper, of 

 the consistance of a plaister, then add Tur-r leach two scruples. 



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

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

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

 ounce, stir them about well till they be boil- 'the superfluous moisture thereof, and ease? 



