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THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



abortion, it consolidates wourds, and helps j Emplastrum de Meliloto compositum. 

 all diseases coming of cold and moisture. Or, A Plaster of Melilot compound. 



Emplastrum Hystericum. College.~] Take of Melilot flowers six 



College^] Take of Bistort roots one | drams, Chamomel flowers, the seeds of 

 pound, Wood of Aloes, yellow Sanders, | Fenugreek, Bay berries husked, Marsh- 

 Nutmegs, Barberry Kernels, Rose seeds, j mallow roots, the tops of Wormwood and 

 of each one ounce, Cinnamon, Cloves, j Marjoram, of each three drams, the seed} 

 Squinanth, Chamomel flowers, of each half j of Smallage, Ammi, Cardamoms, the roots 

 an ounce, Frankincense, Mastich, Alipta j of Orris, Cypress, Spikenard, Cassia Lignea, 

 Moschata, Gallia Moschata, Styrax Gala- j of each one dram and an half, Bdellium 

 mitis, of each one dram, Mosch half a dram, five drams : beat them all into fine powder, 

 yellow Wax one pound and an half, Tur- the pulp of twelve Figs, and incorporate 

 pentine half a pound, Moschaeleum four them with a pound and an half of Melilot 

 ounces, Labdanum four pounds, Ship Pitch { plaster simple, Turpentine an ounce and an 

 three pounds : let the Labdanum and Tur- \ half, Ammoniacum dissolved in Hemlock 



pentine be added to the Pitch and Wax, 

 being melted, then the Styrax, lastly the 



Vinegar, three ounces, Styrax five drams, 

 oil of Marjoram, and Nard, of each half 



rest in powder, and sifted, that they may \ an ounce, or a sufficient quantity, make if 

 be made into a plaster according to art. (into a plaster with a hot mortar and pestle, 



Culpeper.~] The plaster being applied to 

 the navel, is a means to withstand the fits of 

 the mother in such women as are subject to 

 them, by retaining the womb in its place. 



Emplastrum de Mastich. 

 Or, A Plaster of Mastich. 

 College.^ Take of Mastich three ounces, 



without .boiling. 



Culpeper."] It mollifies the hardness of 

 the stomach, liver, spleen, bowels, and other 

 parts of the body : it wonderfully assuages 

 pain, and eases hypochondriac melancholy, 

 and the rickets. 



Emplastrum de minio compositum. 



Bole-ammoniac washed in black Wine, an j Or, A Plaster of red Lead compound, 

 ounce and an half, red Roses six drams, i College.'] Take of Oil of Roses ompha- 



Ivory, Myrtle Berries, red Coral, of each 

 half an ounce, Turpentine, Colophonia, 

 Tachamahacca, Labdanum, of each two 

 ounces, yellow Wax half a pound, Oil of 

 Myrtles four ounces : make it into a plaster 

 according to art. 



cine twenty ounces, oil of Mastich two 

 ounces, Suet of a Sheep and a Calf, of each 

 half a pound, Litharge of Gold and Silver, 

 red Lead, of each two ounces, a taster full 

 of Wine : boil them by a gentle fire con- 

 tinually stirring it till it grow black, let the 



Cuipeper.'] It is a binding plaster, \ fire be hottest towards the latter end, then 



strengthens the stomach being applied to it, 

 and helps such as loath their victuals, or 



add Turpentine half a pound, Mastich two 

 ounces, Gum Elemi one ounce, white Wax as 

 much as is sufficient : boil them a little, and 



cannot digest it, or retain it till it be 

 digested. make them into a plaster according to art. 



Emplastrum de Meliloto Simplex. Culpeper.'] It potently cures wounds, 



Or, A Plaster of Melilot simple. i old malignant ulcers, and is very drying. 

 College.] Take of Rozin eight pounds, | Emplastrum de minio Simplicius. 



yellow Wax four pounds, Sheep's Suet two| Or, A Plaster of red Lead simple, 

 pounds: these being melted, add green \ College.'] Take of red Lead nine ounces, 

 Melilot cut small, five pounds: make it j Oil of red Roses one pound and an hal 

 into a plaster according to art. j white Wine Vinegar six ounces, boil it 



