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of the London-Difpenfatory . 
Extract of Caifia for Ciy- 
fiersismade in the follow- 
ing manner : Take of the 
Leaves of Violets, Mal- 
lows, Beets, Mercury, Pe- 
litory of the Wall, Flowers 
of Violets, each one Hand- 
ful ; make a Decoction in 
a {Efficient quantity of Wa- 
ter, ( adding at the end the 
Flowers of Violets) where- 
by the Caffia may be ex- 
tracted, and the Canes 
wafli’d within ; then take 
of the Caifia extracted by 
this Decoction, and boy I’d 
to a Confidence, one Pound; 
of Brown Sugar one Pound 
and an half ; boyl them up 
to an Electuary, according 
to Art. The Electuary cal- 
led Dia-Caffia, withManna, 
is made in the folio 
manner : Take of Da- 
mask-Prunes two Ounces, 
of the Flowers of Violets 
one Ounce and an half, of 
Fountain-water aPintand 
an half ; boyl them accor- 
ding to Art, till half is con-! 
fum’d ; fttain it, and dif-| 
folve in it, of the Pulp of 
Cafifia fix Ounces; of Vio- 
let-Sugar and Syrup of Vi- 
olets, each four Ounces ; 
of the Pulp of Tamarinds 
one Ounce ; of Sugar-can- 
dy one Ounce and an half, 
of the belt Manna two 
Ounces; mingle them, and 
make an Electuary accord- 
ing to Art : ’Tis a good, 
cooling Purge. Caffia ex* 
trailed without: Sena : Take 
of Prunes number Twelve, 
of the Leaves of Violets 
one Handful, of Barly 
cleans’d, and the Seeds of 
Annife, and of Baftard- 
Saffron, and of Polypody 
of the Oak, each five 
Drams ; of Maiden-hair. 
Thyme, and Dodder, each 
half an Handful ; of Rai- 
fins toned half an Ounce, 
of the Seeds of Fennel two 
Drams ; of the Seeds of 
Purflain and Mallows, each 
three Drams ; of Liquorifh, 
half an Ounce ; make a 
Decoction ofthefe in a luf- 
ficient quantity of Water ; 
in the train’d Liquor dif- 
folve two Pounds of the 
Pulp of Cafifia, and one 
Ounce of Tamarinds; add 
three Drams of Cinnamon* 
and one Pound of the bet 
Sugar ; boyl it to the Con- 
fitence of an Electuary. 
This is good when the Bo- 
dy is Feverilh; for it cools,; 
and purges gently. An 
Ounce 
