370 THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



powder to every pound of Diachylon sim- | breaks them, and cleanses them when they 

 pie. i are broken. It is of a most excellent ripen- 



Dlachylon Magnum. \ ing nature. 



Cdlege ] Take of mussilage of Raisins, j Emplaistrum Diaphcmicon hot. 



fat Fis, Mastich, Mallow-roots, Lmseeds, j m i r ' 



and Fenugreek-seeds, Bird-lime, the juice i p ^ ake ^7J llovv f Wax r two 



of Orris and Squills, of each twelve drams unces ' *"': ?" z m ' Pl ^ f ch fo" 

 and an half, CEsy pus or oil of Sheep's feet ! Jnces ' ( ! f lxoses and Nard > f f acl ; one r 

 an ounce and an half, Oil of Orris, Chamo- j n f ce me * themiogether, and add pulp of 



mel, Dill, of each eight ounces, litharge of ates made ] "\ Wme , ^ ur ounces > ***\ of 

 n 11- i ii | Quinces boiled m red Wine an ounce, then 



Go d in fine powder one pound, Turpentine { 



T> h iv f * tn e powders following : take of Bread 



three ounces, Per-Rozm, yellow Wax, or j , P ,," 



"i iU i twice baked, steeped in Wine and dried, 



each two ounces, boil the oil with the mus- i ' ,. 



silages and juice to the consumption of the i tw OU " ces Ma f ch ounce ' F , rankl1 ^ 

 huinidity, strain the oil from the faces, and C ? nse Wormwood, red Roses Spikenard, 



of each two drams and an half, Wood of 



, , 



by adding the Litharge boil it to its con- f . each M tW %? m \ and an haU, Wood ot 



sistrnrp then add the Rozin and Wax 1 AIoes ' Maco ' M ^ rrh ' washed Aloes, Acacia, 

 sistence, then add tne itozm and wax, ru-., 



lastly, it being removed from the fire, add 1 ? roches of f alha Moschata, and Earth of 

 the Turpentine, (Esypus and Birdlime, | ^ emn T s ' ^lamus Aromaticus, of each one 

 make of them a plaister by melting lhein d ^m, Labdanum three ounces, mix them 

 according to art. | and make them lnto a P laister according to 



Culpeper.] It dissolves hardness and in- { "' ' n , 

 flamniations Culpeper.] It strengthens the stomach 



r< - |and liver exceedingly, helps fluxes, apply 



Diacmilon maenum cum Gummi. rv 



n 11 -\ T< i r TJ i ir c t ] t to the places grieved. 



College.] Take of Bdellium, Sagapenum, | = 



Amoniacum, of each two ounces, dissolved | Diaphcsnicon cold. 



in Wine, and added to the mass of Diachy- 

 lon magnum : first boil the gums being dis- 



College.~\ Take of Wax four ounces, Ship 

 Pitch five ounces, Labdanum three ounces 



solved, to the thickness of Honey. * and an half, Turpentine an ounce and an 



Culpeper] This is the best to dissolve ; half, Oil of Roses one ounce, melt these, 

 hard swellings of all the three. land add pulp of Dates almost ripe, boiled 



Diachylon compositum, sive Emplaistrum e in austere Wine four ounces, rlesh of 

 Mmsilaginibus. \ Quinces in like manner boiled, Bread twice 



Or, A Plaister of Mussilages. j baked often steeped in red Wine and dried, 



College!] Take of mussilages of the of each an ounce, Styrax Calamitis, Acacia, 

 middle oark of Elm, Marsh-mallow roots, | unripe Grapes, Balaustines, yellow Sanders, 

 L nseed, and Fenugreek seed, of each four i troches of Terra Lemnia, Myrrh, Wood of 

 ounces and an half, oil of Chamomel, Lilies, 1 Aloes, of each half an ounce, Mastich, red 

 and Dill, of each an ounce and an half, j Roses, of each an ounce and an half, austere 

 Ammoniacum, Galbanum, Sagapen, Opo- j Wine as much as is sufficient to dissolve the 

 panax, of each half an ounce, new Wax j juices, make it into a plaister according to 

 twenty ounces, Turpentine two ounces, art. 



Saffron two drams, dissolve the Gums in i Culpeper?] It strengthens the belly and 

 Wine, ana make it into a plaister according! liver, helps concoction in those parts, and' 

 to art. i distribution of humours, stays vomiting and 



Culpeper.] It ripens swellings, and -fluxes. 



