Seâ. 6.

Diftempers of the Breaft, as alio innervous Diforders ; and thofe In-tentions it feems very well accom-modated to. Zwelfer in his Ani-madveriions irpon it, fays, greatCare is to be taken in its Compofi-tion, notwithstanding it conflitsbut of few Ingredients ; but it feemsto require no other Skill than is re-quir'd in the Compofition of Ca-pitals, that is, diffolving and {train-ing the Gums and Opium ib as toincorporate them with the Syrup,and then to fift and ftir in the reftof the Ingredients, finely powdered,together. Its Dofe is from 9 i. to | i.to be repeated as occafion requires,

Theriaca Londinenfis, London-Treacle.1 Take of the four greater and

* lefTer hot Seeds, ana % i. of the' Roots of Angelica , Virginia' Snake Root, Tormentil, Elicam-

* pane, Zedoary, Contrayerva, Ca-

* lanius Aromaticus, and Gentian,« ana 3 ii. of the Leaves of Cretic' Dittany, Scordium, Rue, Laurel,« and Juniper Berries, ana g fs. ofc Nutmegs, Mace, Saffron, Myrrh,« and Cloves, ana 3 iii. of Ginger,« and Opium, ana 3 ii. of Syrup1 of white Poppies, boil'd to an« higher Confidence than ordinary,' three times as much as the Weight« of the reft ; and of Canary a' fufficient Quantity to make the' whole into an Electuary. '

This i» much altered from whatit hath been in all the precedingDifpenfatories ; and as an Alexi-pharmic, which is plainly its mainIntention, much for the better : formany Ingredients, very weakly con-ducive to fuch an End, are now re-jected ; and one of the molt effica-cious we have in the Shops of thatClafs added, which is the Contra-yerva ; but as this hatli hitherto

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been moftly ufed by the Surgeon,where warm Cataplafms are requi-red, how far it is improv'd for fuchPurpofes, and efpecially by the ex-change of Honey for Syrupus dtMeconio } I will not pretend to be aJudge.

Confectio Raleighana, Sir WalterRaleighV Confection.* Take of the Shavings of Harts-Horn ft i. of Vipers Flefh withtheir Hearts and Livers § vi. ofthe Flowers of Borage, Rofe-mary, Marygolds, Sun-dew, RedRofes, and Elder, ana tt fs. ofthe Leaves of Scordium, CarduusB. Baum, Cretic Dittany; Minr,Marjoram, Betony, ana m. xii. ofthe Juice of Kermes, of the grea-ter Cardamom Seeds,and Cubebs,of Juniper Berries, Mace, Nut-megs, Cloves, and Saffron, ana§ ii. of the beft Cinnamon, Saf-fafras Bark, and the yellow Peelof Citrons and Oranges, ana | ii,of Aloes Wood and Saflafras-Wood, ana % ii. of the Rootsof Angelica, wild Valerian, Fraxi-nel, or white Dittany, VirginiaSnake Root, Zedoary, Tormen-til, Biftorr, Jong and roundBirthworr, Gentian, and Mafter-wort, ana J ifs. After thefe areall cut and grofly bruifed, put'em into a proper VefTel to drawout their Tincture with rectifiedSpirit of Wine, S. A. Filterthis Tincture, and evaporate itinto an Extract by Diftillation inB. Af. Let the Magma, whichis preffed out be burned, and aLixivium made of its Afhes foas to procure from it a pure Salt,S, A. which muft be added tothe aforefaid Extract ; and after-wards to this Mixture ftir in thefollowing Ingredients, 5. A»Take of Oriental and Occidentalif ? ' Beaoar,