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nefs, Madnefs, Dropfie, 
Hip Gout,Convulfions, and 
the like. The Extrad of 
Hellebore of the London - 
Difpenfdtory is made in the 
following manner : Take 
of the Roots of White Hel- 
; lebore cut one Pound, of 
Fountain-water fix Quarts 5 
infufe them three Days, 
; then boyl it half away, 
and prefs it out ftrong- 
ly ; to the ftrain’d Liquor 
add three Pound of Hony, 
; and boyl it to the Confi- 
ftence of Hony, and keep 
it in a glafs for ufe. It 
grows in hilly and rough 
Grounds , not only in 
Greece , and Italy, and o- 
ther hot Countries, but 
alfo in Germany. 
True Black (SIIdlQJf, or 
Hellebore , in Latin Hellebo- 
rus niger. It purges ftrong- 
ly melancholy Humours, 
and therefore confequently 
is a good Medicine for all 
thofe Difeafes which take 
their Rife from thence 3 
as, Madnefs, Hypochon- 
driacal Pafiion, and Ele- 
phantiafis, Herpes, Cancers, 
Giddinefs, Falling-ficknefs, 
Apoplexy, and the Itch. 
But it is to be noted, that 
it ought *to be given only 
toftrong People. There is 
lefs danger in the Deco- 
dion of it. ’Tis corrcded 
with Maftich, Cinnamon, 
Annife-feeds, Eennel-feeds 
and the like. Some fay, 
that Black Hellebore,right- 
ly prepar’d, is a very inno- 
cent Medicine ; and that it 
may be given to Women 
and Children, and to weak- 
ly People. The Dofe of ir, 
in fubftance, is, from fif- 
teen Grains to half a Dram, 
or two Scruples : Thofe 
that are very ftrong may 
take a Dram, ’Tis given 
in Infufion, or Decodion, 
from aDram to twoDrams. 
When it is taken in fub- 
ftance, the form of it is a 
Powder j as, take of black 
Hellebore two Scruples ; 
of Ginger, Maftich, Red 
Rofes, Cinnamon, and An- 
nife-Seeds,each fourGrains; 
mingle them in Broth:Chil* 
dren may take a Scruple. 
’Tis alfo made up into Pills, 
with fome convenient Syr- 
rup. The Virtue of the 
Root is wholly in the Fi- 
bres, and the Bark. Tis 
beftcorreded with Cloves, 
Hartman commends, for an 
immoderate Flux of the 
S 3 Courfes, 
