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parts afflifted with the Gout being well bathed Burning Fevers, both to affwage Third and procure 
therewith , and Linnen Cloth fix or eight times Reft : and no doubt, it has a good Property in ir 
double being dipt therein and applyed, it tales to procure Reft and Sleep ’ 
tlie pain, cools the Inflamatioh, it any be ; flops- 1 XXIV. The Oil of the Seed by ExprefRon This 
the Flux of Humors to the parr, and in a (hort Oil we have (hewn before in Sell ->•> The Peo- 
time Cures it. Held in the Mouth, it Cures the pie of Auftria and Stirig Ear as others Eat Sal 
Tooth-ach upon the Spot. Barhed upon fore, hard, 
inflamed and pained Breafts , it foftens , 
and eafes their pain almoft in a Momenr; 
XIX. The Decoction oj the Leave t and green 
Heads. It has all the Virtues' of the Juice and 
Ejjence , but nothing near fo powerful. Given in- 
wardly 3 or 4 Spoonfuls ar a time , more or lefs, 
it is found to flop Catarrhs , and Vehement 
Coughs, give reft and eafe, and caufe Sleep, and 
prevail againlt pains of the Stone and Gravel, 
to ftop Fluxes of the Belly , and overflowing of 
the Terms. 
XX. The Decoction oj the black Seed in Wine. 
Being drank, it eafes inward pains of the Bowels, 
itops all Fluxes of the Belly, as Diarrhea, Dy- 
fenteria, Lienteria, and Hepatick Flux, as alfo the 
overflowing of the Courfes in Women: and out- 
wardly bathed upon any place pained with the 
Gout, or Defiuxion of Humors, it eafes the pain 
and repercufles the Humor : held in the Mouth, 
and repeated for fome time, it has been found to 
give eafe and relief in the Tooth-ach. 
XXI. The De coition oj the Shells of the Heads 
in Water. The Empty Shells of the Poppy-Heads, 
are ufually Boiled in Watery the Decollion of 
which is given to 2, 3 or 4 Ounces to pro- 
cure Reft and Sleep ^ fo alfo if the Head and 
Temples be bathed therewith warm, for fome con- 
fiderable time. 
XXII. The Pouder of the Seed. Diofcorides , 
Galen , and others write that the Seed is famili- 
arly eaten in Bread * and made into Ca! 
I Ict Otf and therefore without doubt, it can have 
cools , j no dangerous effefts. It is good againft Hoarfnefs, 
u heezing, and lols of Voice, being taken inward- 
ly-, and lb taken mixt with Syrup 'of Clove-gflli* 
flowers , of Citron Peels , or of Violets , it prevails 
againft vehement Coughing, and Ihortnefs of 
breath, Afthma’s, Lfc. outwardly anointed upon 
any part, it coblss Infiamations, eafes**pajn, and 
takes away rednefs and Pimples in the Face and 
Skin.. * w ' * 
XXV. Syrupus dc Papavere mag is compofitus: 
byrup of Poppies the greater Compofition. Take 
t!)c Heads of White and Blapk Poppies , with • 
their Seed, whilfi green, of each 6 Ounces \ Maiden - 
hair 1 5 Ounces Jujubes A° 3 0 5 Lett ice Seeds 5 
Ounces -, Seeds of Mallows and Quinces (tyed up in 
) °j each a Dram and half-, fair Water a 
&illon -, Boil all according to Art, and drain out j 
t 0 m ee ^ oun ^ °f which, put Clarified, or double 
Refined Sugar 2 Pounds, and make a Syrup accord- 
of !°- Art ‘ Ic is § ood a S jinIt Coughs, Catarrhs, 
rhthi licks, Confumptions, “aH forts of Fluxes, 
Pleurifies, eafes all manner of pains, giving Reft 
and Sleep. Dole from 1 Ounce to 2. 
XXVI. Syrupus Pa paver is albi (J nigri minus •' 
compofitus. Syrup of Poppies the.lefler Compofition. 
f a ke Heads of White and Black Poppies , whilfi 
both are green^ Ounces -, Seeds of Lett ice 
ikes. 
witl 
and Violets, op eat 
Boil them till m 
I Ounce-, fair Water a Gallon ; 
' ■tue is out of the Heads, then 
lili- Jl rain out-, and witblioub/e Refined Sugar 4 Pounds 
and i make a Syrup's The Virtues of this "are the fame 
eaten with pleafure. And Matthiolus vfith fe- j with the former, and it may be given in the fame 
veral others have ohferved, that in our Days the Dole: It is an excellent thing againft pains and 
Hhtte Poppy Seed is Sown m Italy and other 'flitches, of the Sides, pains of the Spleen and 
places, and much ufed ; yea, and the Black Pop- Gripings of the Guts. ’ 
py Seed alfo, which they all agree, is Jlronger " 
in Operation , and only Medicinable , or only to 
be ufed in Pbyfick for tbe Cure of Difeafes : 
This Black Poppy Seed Matthiolus fays, that the 
Inhabitants about Trent, do Sow in their Fields, 
and Grounds , among Beans and other Pulfe , 
which they familiarly Eat , being made up with 
Wheat Flower into Cakes, the Seed being caft into 
the fame and fo kneaded together •, and yet he fays, 
they are not at all the more Sleepy or Droufy, than 
thofe who Eat none of them. As alfo. That in 
Stiria, and the Upper Auftria, the Inhabitants do 
Eat the Expreffed Oil out of the Black Seed, fami- 
liarly in their Meats inflead of Sallee Oil, and find 
no inconveniency or drowfmefs to come upon them 
thereby. And hereby he fays, That he (hook off 
the Fears of the danger of Pappy, which his Wife 
Mailers had , by their grave Admonitions feafoned 
him withall in former times. The Pouder of the 
Seed, whether of the White or Black Poppy, being 
given from io Grains to a Scruple, or half a Dram, 
according to the Age, and llrength of the Patient, 
in any proper Syrup, is good to ftop Fluxes of the 
Belly, and eafe the pains of the Spleen; as alfo to 
procure Rett and Sleep, being given ar Bed-time, 
tho’ it had no fuch operation being eaten made up 
into Bread or Cakes, becaufe (as I luppofe) it 
might 1 b taken, want of its due Dofe. 
XXIII. The Emulfwn of the Seed. Matthiolus 
fays, That the Emutfwn, or Milk of the Seed, ( I 
fuppofe of either White or Black Poppy ) made 
with Barly Water, he had oftenimes given, and in 
great quantity , in the ljot Fits of Agues , andin 
XXVII. Syrupus A arcoticus Gregorij HorRij 
Horfttus his Syrup eafing Pain. Take Syrup of 
Com Poppies 1 6 Ounces-, Laudanum Opiatum a 
Dram-, Diffo/ve the Laudanum in White Poppy 
Water 8 Ounces -, and mix them well together. 
It has all the Virtues of the former Syrups of Pop- 
pies, and gives prefent eafe in the Colick, Gour 
and Stone ; but it is moil commonly ufed in Vehe-. • 
ment and ftrong Pains of the Head, for which 
purpofe, it was often ufed by the Author thereof 
being powerful for that intention : Dofe from half 
an Ounce, to one Ounce or Ounce and half 
XXVIII. Syrupus de Meconio five Diacodium 
Liqutdum , Syrup of Meconium, or of Condenfed 
Juice of jpijppies. Take Heads of White Poppies 
gathcrecjffujl after the flowers are fallen off, and 
kept three Days apart , 8 Ounces: Heads of Black 
Poppies with the Seeds gathered in like manner 
6 Ounces ; Spring Water a Gallon : digeli 24 Hours ! 
then boil a little with a fmmering Beat, and gently 
prefs out the Juice, which afterwards boil to a 
Pints-, and with 2 Pounds of double Relined Sugar 
make a Syrup according to Art. It is Hypnotick’ 
Narcotick and'.jPefloral, good againft Difeafes of 
the Breft, Lungs, and Bowels, Coughs Colds 
Hoarfnefs, Ailhma, Colick, Pleurify, Coempti- 
ons, and flops all forts of Fluxes of the Bowels 
and the overflowing of the Terms in Women! 
Dofe 1 Ounce more or lefs, according to Age and 
orher accidents. 
XXIX. Diacodium Licpuidum aliud, Jeu Syrupus 
Hamoptoicus, Another Liquid Diacodium, or Syrup 
01 Foppies. Take Heads and Seeds oj While and 
5 X black 
