C A c 2*4 ) 
C A 
Ounce and an half of it 
may be taken at a time. 
Caffia is an Ingredient in 
the Lenitive Eleduary of 
the London- Difpenfatory 
TTis made in the following 
manner : Take of Raifins 
Honed, of Polypody of the 
Oak frefh. Oriental Sena, 
each two Ounces ; of Mer- 
cury one Handful and an 
half ; of Jujubes and Sebe- 
ftenes, each number T wen- 
ty five ; of Maiden-hair, 
of Violets, and of Barly 
cleans’d, each one Hand- 
ful ; of Damask-Prunes 
and Tamerinds, each fix 
Drams ; of Liquorifh half 
an Ounce ; boyl them ac 
cording to Art, in five 
Quarts of Water, to the 
Confumption of a third 
part; then ftrain them out 
hard : In part of the Li- 
quor dilfolve of the Pulp of 
Gaftia and Tamerinds, and 
of frefh Prunes, and of Vio- 
let-Sugar, each fix Ounces; 
in the other part of the Li- 
quor diffolve two Pounds 
of fine Sugar ; Laftly, add 
an Ounce and an half of 
the Powder of Sena, and 
two Drams of the Powder 
of Annife-feeds, for every 
Pound of the Eleduary ; 
and fo make an Eleduary 
according to Art. It cools, 
and purges gently. An 
Ounce, or an Ounce and 
an half may be taken at a 
time. 
Caf0ttHMp, See 
jay. 
Caflttmmtmtar. To 
givea Defcription of the 
Herb, its Place, its Growth, 
whether it bears any Flow- 
er or Seed, is not in my 
power; having receiv’d no 
Account along with it 
from my Brother, Fador 
to the Honourable Eaft-ln - 
dia Company. Only, thus 
much is moft certain ; ’tis 
a Plant efteem’d even by 
Princes themlelves; fome 
part of what I have being 
taken out of the King of 
Golcondas Garden, one of 
the greateft and wealthieft 
Princes in India. And the 
Priefts, who are the Brack - 
mannes of the Pythagorean 
Sed of Philofophers, do 
many and great Cures with 
it; for which they are 
much efteem’d, not only by 
the Natives, but alfo by 
Foreign Merchants that re- 
Slide there;the£«g/j/£them‘< 
feives 
