428 The Complete Engliíh 'Difpetifatory,

mention'J Ingredients ; and ap-proves of the Compofition, as agood Medicine in Cholics and Painsof the Bowels from cold Caufes ;and it was defign'd by its Authcjrfor fuch Purpofes, Cap. 9. De Do-lore Cólico, ad Almanforem. It is alfogood in hyfterical Diforders. ItsDofe is from 9 i. to 3 ii. to be re-peated as occafion requites.

Part IÍÍ.

Diacorallion, The Coral Elec-tuary.' Take of white and red Coral,» of the true Armenian Bole, and« Dragons-Blood, ana 3 i. of Pearls' 3 fs. of Aloes Wood, Red Rofes,' Gum Tragacanth and Cinnamon

* ana 9 ii. of white and red San-« deis, ana 3 i. of Sugar, diííblved

* in fmall Cinnamon Water, four' times as much as the whole' and make them into an Eleftu-' arv."

This hath been continued thro'all the Editions of the College Di£penfatory the fame 5 and all the In-gredients agree in the main Inten-tion of an Aftringent ; but it hathbeen hitherto fo feldom orderedin extemporaneous Prefcriptions,rhat I believe it is not to be metwith in the Shops.

Diacydonium, A Confection of

Quinces.' Take of the clean Pulp of Quin-' ces, cut into flices, and boiled up' to a Tnicknefs, in fair Water' ft. viii. of the whiteft clarify 'J' Sugar, boil'd alfo to a due Con-

* fiftence, ifj iv. and boil them to-« gether into a thick Subftance.'

This hath, for a long time, had aplace in moil Diipenfatoriesj but itis now altogether made by theConfealioHers, under the Manie ofMarmalade.

Confedio -de Santalis, Confeñion ofthe Sanders.

« Take of each fort of Sanders,c 5 i. of red Coral, Armenian Bole,' and fealed Earth, ana 5 fs. of' Kermes Berries, Tormentil Root,' Dittany, Saffron, Myrrh, red' Rofes evungulated, and burnt' Harts-horn, ana 3 ¡ii. and make* them into an Electuary, with Sy-c rup of Cloves.'

This was not before in the Col-lege Difpenfatory, nor do I findany thing fo near it amongft dieWriters on Pharmacy, as the Dia-trian Santalcon of Nicholaas My-repfius. Sen. 1. Cap. 111. whichhath been tranferibed into the Au-guflan Difpenfatory, and the firilof our College. Compofitions ofthis kind will admit of making butin fmall Quantities; becaufe if theyare at firft made thin, the heavyIngredients will fubfide, and if thickenough to fufpend them, they willfo much abforb the Humidity of theSyrup, as to grow hard and dry.

Eleduarium Diafpermatian, An E~Itcluary of Seeds.' Take of the greater and leffer' four cold Seeds, of the Seeds of' Afparagus, Pimpernel, Bail/, Par-' fley, and Winter Cherries, anac 3 ii. of GromweJ, and Juice of

* Liquorife, ana 3 iii. of Cinna-' mon and Mace, ana 5 i. of' white Sugar diííblved in Water,

* eight limas as much as the whole,' and make into an Eleftuarv,

' s. a:

This is esaclly as ¡n the firft Dif-penfatory of the College, tho thelatter in fome little matter variesfrom it, and chiefly in the Quanti-ties : they order indeed the Sugarto be diilblv'd in Marfh-Mallow Wa-ter,