286

THE COMPLETE HERBAL

the ears, it helps deafness ; if stopping hejpound, Peony dowers four ounces: steepthe cause of it, the dose to be given in-i them together fourteen days, then distilwardly is between one dram, and half a | them in Balneo Maria till they be dry : ijidram, according to the strength and age of | the distilled liquor infuse again male Peonythe patient. j roots gathered in due time, two ounces and

Aqua Petasitidis composita. la half, white Dittany, long Birth wort, of

Or, compound water of Butter-bur. jeaeh half an ounce, the leaves of Missel to

The College .] Take of the fresh roots! of the Oak, and Rue, of each two handfuls,of Butter-bur bruised, one pound and a : Peony seeds husked, ten drams, Rue seedshalf, the roots of Angelica and Masterwort, j three drams and a half, Castoreum twoof each half a pound, steep them in ten \ scruples, Cubebs, Mace, of each twopints of strong Ale, then distil them till ? drachms, Cinnamon an ounce and a half,the change of the taste gives a testimony {Squills prepared, three drachms, Rosemarythat the strength is drawn out. I flowers six pugils, Arabian Staschas, Laven-

Culpeper .] This water is very effectual j der, of each four pugils, the flowers ofbeing mixed with other convenient cor-jBetony, Clove-gilli-flowers, and Cowslips ,dials, for such as have pestilential fevers:: of each eight pugils, then adding fouralso a spoonful taken in the morning, may % pound of the juice of black Cherries, dis-prove a good preservative in pestilential*til it in a glass till it be dry.times: it helps the fits of the mother, and * Aqua Bezoartica.

such as are short winded, and being taken j Or Bezoar Water,

inwardly, dries up the moisture of such \ College .] Take of the leaves of Celan-sores as are hard to be cured. -{dine, roots and all, three handfuls and a

Aqua Raphani Composita. \ half, Rue two handfuls, Scordium four

Or Compound water of Radishes. \ handfuls, Dittany of Crete, Carduus, of' The College .] Take of the leaves of both: each one handful and a half, Zedoary andkorts of Scurvy-grass, of each six pound, j Angelica roots, of each three drams, Citronshaving bruised them, press the juice out of land Lemon pills, of each six drams, Clove -them, with which mix of the juice of brook-; gilliflowers one ounce and a half, Redlime, and Water-cresses, of each one pound \ Rose, Centaury the less, of each two drams,and a half, of the best white wine, eight * Cinnamon, Cloves , of each three drams,pounds, twelve whole Lemons , pills and all, j Venice Treacle three ounces, Mithridates fresh Briony roots four pound,the roots ofwild | one ounce and a half, Camphire twoRadishes two pound. Captain Winter's Cin- | scruples, Troches of Vipers two ounces,namon half a pound, Nutmegs four ounces, \ Mace two drams, Wood of Aloes half ansteep them altogether, and then distil them Jounce, Yellow Sanders one dram and aCulpeper. J fancy it not, and so l leave \ half, Carduus seeds one ounce, Citron seedsit] I suppose they intended it for purga-*six drams, let them be cut and infused intion of women in child-bed. \ spirits of Wine, and Malaga Wine, of each

Aqua Peonies Composita. j three pound and a half, Vinegar of Clsve-

Or Compound water of Peony. J gilliflowers, Juice of Lemons , of each oneThe College. ^ Take of the flowers of * pound, and distilled in a glass still in BalneoLilies of the Valley, one pound: infuse j Maria, after it is half distilled off, thethem in four gallons of Spanish wine so long \ residue may be strained through a linentill the following flowers may be had fresh. j cloath, and be reduced to the thickness ofTake of the fore-named flowers half a? Honey, and called the Bezoartic extract,