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like. Syrup of Stsechas of 
the London-Difpenfatory is 
made in the following man- 
ner: Take of the Flowers 
of Stanch as four Ounces, of 
Rofemary half an Ounce 
of the Herb Thyme, Cala- 
mint and Origanum, each 
an Ounce and an half j of 
Sage and Betony, each half 
an Ounce ; of the Seeds of 
Rue, Peony and Fennel, 
each three Drams, digeft 
them a Day or two in 
B. M. in a fufficient quan- 
tity of warm Fountain-wa- 
ter j ftrain it out, and ro 
five pints of the ftrain’d 
Liquor add five pounds and 
an half of Fine Sugar : 
Make a Syrup according 
to Art in B. M. add fome 
Drops of Oil of Cinna- 
mon. This Syrup is fre- 
quently made ufe of in Dif- 
eafes of the Head. 
I&tatjejfcactc, or Loufe 
wort, in Latin Staphis A- 
gria. It grows in Dalma 
cia , Apulia, and Calabria. 
’Tis violently hot, Acrid 
and Cauftick ; therefore it 
is ufed for a Maftic&tory. 
It alfo purges ; but be- 
ing not a gentle Medicine, 
’tis fcldo.m ufed. Twelve 
S T 
Grains or a Scruple of th e 
Seed puges upward and 
downward, and raifes Sa- 
livation $ wherefore it is 
very good in the French- 
Pox, fays Sylvius : But it 
inflames the Jaws, and oc- 
cafions a violent Heat in 
them, and brings the Pa- 
tient in danger of Suffoca- 
tion, and therefore furely 
ought not to be ufed in- 
wardly. Take of Maffick 
thtee Drams, ofPellitory 
of Spain and Sraves-Acre, 
each two Drams ; of the 
Roots of Angelica half a 
Dram$ of Cubebs and Nut- 
megs, each one Dram j of 
Euphorbium one Scruple, 
of Wax a fufficient quanti- 
ty to make a Mafs for Ma- 
fticatories. 
in Latin 
Styrax Arbor. It grows in 
Italy. The Refin of Sto- 
rax, which is fold in the 
Shops is two-fold, dry and 
liquid. The dry is called 
Storax-Calamite; fo called 
becaufe it is put up in 
Reeds. And when there is 
only mention made of Sto* 
rax in preferibing , you 
muff underftand it to be 
the Calatnite-Stcrax. Ic 
Z dries 
