AG ( 199 ) A G 
Drams; Myrrh one Dram, 
of Safa as much as is fuffi- 
cientto make a Mafs. 
Note . Safa is Wine 
boy I’d till two Thirds of it 
are confum’d. Half a 
Dram of this Pill is fuffi- 
cient Dole : T is uied to 
purge the Brcaft, and to 
carry off Flegm. The Pill 
De Hiera cum Agarico is 
made in the following man- 
ner : Take of the Species 
of Hi era Viera, and of A- 
garick, each half an Ounce ; 
of the beft Aloes half an 
Ounce ; of Hony of Rofes 
a fufficient quantity to 
make a Mats : A Scruple, 
or a Scruple and an half 
may be taken at a time, 
made into four or fix Pills. 
’Tis good for Shortnefs of 
Breath, and Obftrudtions 
of the Lungs, and to pro- 
voke the Courfes, and for 
Mother-fits, and in Me- 
lancholy Difeafes, and to 
purge Flegm and Choler, 
and to open Obftrudtions 
of the Liveror Spleen, and 
for Difeafes of the Head ; 
but the ufe of them muft 
be continu’d for the fpace 
of eight or ten Days. You 
may take them at Bed- 
time, if you eat no Supper. 
They are eafie in their O- 
peration. Agarick is either 
Male, of Female; the Male 
is not ufed. It comes from 
Agar i a, a Region of Sar- 
matia ; and from thence it 
takes its Name. It grows 
alfo in Daufhine in France ; 
but the beft comes from 
the Tridcntine FVoods. It 
grows in many other pla- 
ces. 
&pUS Callus, or The 
Chafie Tree. The Athenian 
Matrons, when they at- 
tended on the Divine My- 
fteries of Ceres, ufed to lie 
on the Leaves of this T ree, 
to keep them chafte. The 
Seed of it, by rcafonofthe 
Likenefs, is called by fome 
Eunuch’s-Pepper. It fup- 
preffes Nocturnal Imagi- 
nations of Venery, and 
cures the Incontinency of 
Seed. The Fruit of it re- 
lieves thofe that are bitten 
by Serpents ; and is good 
for thofe that are troubled 
with the Spleen and Drop- 
fie. Itincreafes Milk, and 
provokes Urine, and the 
Courfes. Take ofthe Con- 
ferve of Agnus Caftus,ot the 
Flowers ofW ater- Lilly and 
Violets, each half an ounce ; 
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