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THE COMPLETE HERBAL

and two ounces of sugar, make a Syrupaccording to art.

Culpeper.] A spoonful taken by itself,or in any convenient liquor, is excellent lorany sharp corroding humours be they inwhat part of the body soever, phthisicks,bloody-flux, stone in the reins or bladder,or ulcers there: it is excellent good forsuch as have taken purges that arc toostrong for their bodies, for by its slipperynature it helps corrosions, and by its cool-ing helps inflammations.

Syrupus Myrtinus.

Or Syrup of Myrtles.

College.'] Take of Myrtle Berries twoounces and an half, Sanders white and red,Sumach, Balaustines, Barberry stones, redHoses, of each an ounce and a half, Med­ lars half a pound, bruise them in eightpounds of water to four, strain it, and addjuice ©f Quinces and sour 'Pomegranates,of each six ounces, then with three poundsof sugar, boil it into a Syrup.

Culpeper.] The Syrup is of a very bind-ing, yet comforting nature, it helps such asspit blood," all fluxes of the belly, or corro-sions of the internal parts, it strengthens theretentive faculty, and stops immoderateflux of menses. A spoonful at a time isthe dose.

Syrupus Thrum Nympha simplex.

Or Syfup of Water-Lily flowers, simple.

College.] Take of the whitest of whiteWater-Lily flowers, a pound, steep them inthree pounds of warm water six or sevenhours, let them boil a little, and strain themout, put in the same weight of flowers againthe second and third time, when you havestrained it the last time, add its weight ofsugar to it, and boil it to a Syrup.

Syrupus Tlorum Nympha compositus.

Syrup of Water-Lily flowers compound.

College.] Take of white Water-Lilyflowers half a pound, Violets tw r o ounces,Lettice two handfuls, the seeds of Lettice,Purslain, and Gourds, of each half an ounce,

boil them in four pounds of clear watertill one be consumed, strain it, and add halfa pound of red Rose water, white sugarfour pounds, boil it into a Syrup accordingto art.

Culpeper.] They are both fine coolingSyrups, aliay the heat of choler, and pro-voke sleep, they cool the body, both head,heart, liver, reins, and matrix, and there-fore are profitable for hot diseases in either,you may take an ounce of it at a time whenyour stomach is empty.

Syrupus de Tapavere Erratico, site llubro.

Or S yrup of Erratic Poppies.

College.] Take of the fresh flowers ofred Poppies two pounds, steep them infour pounds of warm spring water, the nextday strain it, and boil it into a Syrup withits equal weigh* in sugar.

Culpeper.] The Syrup cools the blood,helps surfeits, and may safely be_given infrenzies, fevers, and hot agues.

Syrupus de Pihsella.

Or Syrup of Mousear.

College.] Take of Mousear three hand-fuls, the roots of Lady’s-mantle an ounceand an half, the roots of Comfrey thegreater, Madder, white Dittany, Tormentil,Bistort, of each an ounce, the leaves ofWintergreen, Horsetail,.Ground Ivy, Plan­ tain , Adders Tongue, Strawberries, St. John’s Wort with the flowers, Golden Rod,Agrimony, Bettony, Burnet, Avens, Cinque-foil the greater, red Coleworts, Balaustines,red Roses , of each a handful, boil themgently in six pounds of Plantain Water tothree, then strain it strongly, and when it issettled, add Gum Tragacanth, the seeds ofEleawort, Marsh-mallows and Quinces,made into a Mussilage by themselves inStrawberry and Bettony Water, of eachthree ounces, white sugar two pounds, boilit to the thickness of honey.

Culpeper.] It is drying and healing, and'therefore good for ruptures