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made in the following man- 
ner : Take of Opopanax, 
Sagapenum, Bdellium, Am- 
moniacum, Hermodadtyls, 
and Coloquintida,each five 
Drams ; Saffron, Calfcor, 
Myrrh, Ginger, Woody- 
Caffia, White Pepper, and 
Yellow Myrobalans, each 
one Dram ; Scammony 
two Drams, Turbith half 
an Ounce, clear Aloes an 
Ounce and an half ; dif- 
folve the Gums in clarified 
Juice of Coleworts, and 
make aMafs with 'Syrup of 
Juice of Coleworts. Tis 
good for Palfies, and Dif- 
eafes of the Joints. The 
Dofeis half a Dram : They 
work ftrongly, Pilula Rw- 
dii, or ExtraftumHudii, are 
made in the followingman- 
ner: Take of Coloquintida 
fixDrams ; Agarick, Scam- 
mpny, the Roots of Black 
Hellebore, Turbith, of each 
half an Ounce ; of Succo- 
trine- Aloes one Ounce ; of 
Cinnamon , Mace, and 
Cloves, each two Scruples; 
having cleans’d the Colo* 
quintida from its Seeds, cut 
kfjnall, grate the Agarick, 
powder the Hellebore, the 
Turbith , and the Spices 
grofly, and infufe themfour 
Days in a gentle Heat, in 
a fufficient quantity of the 
belt Spirit of Wine, fo as 
it may rife five Fingers 
breadth above the Ingre- 
dients ; and ftrain it, pref- 
fing it out hard, and dif- 
folvein it the Scammony, 
and the Aloes ^ then pour 
the Liquor into a Glals- A- 
limbeck, diltil it till that 
which remains in the Alim- 
beck is as thick as Hony : 
afterwards pour it out, and 
evaporate it till it come to 
a Mafs fit for Pills. It 
purges Choler, Flegm and 
Melancholy. Half a Dram 
is a fufficient Dofe for a 
ftrongMan, for it works 
violently. Piluhe are 
made in the following man- 
ner : Take of Aloes two 
Ounces, of choice Myrrh 
one Ounce, of Saffron half 
an Ounce ; make them up 
into a Mafs, with Syrup of 
Wormwood. They cleanfe 
the Stomach, and are good 
afterSurfeits,and ExceiTive 
Drinking, A Scruple, or 
half a Dram, or more, ac- 
cording to the Strength of 
the Patient, ‘'may befgiven. 
Pilul# fine quibus are made 
in the following manner : 
Take of Aloes dilfolv’d in 
the 
