The Complete Englifti 'Difpenfatory. Part III.

and boil them in Ibiv. of vice in Hypocondrical and like cafes.

Its Dofe is from J fs. to j ifs. or | ii,

44°

« 3 vi,

« Spring Water to trfe Confumption' of a third Part : Strain out thef Liquor, and with ifc ii. of the« fineft Sugar boil it up to the Con-

* fiftence of a Syrup ; then by de-

* grees pour it upon the Pulps, as« they (land over tbe Fire, andafter-

* wards ftir in the Powders fo as to

* make the whole inco anEle&uary.*

This is originally a Pi'efcriptionpf Kicolaus, and the College re-ceived it into their firft Difpenfatory,finder the Title of Diacatholicon ;but the preceeding to This variedconfiderably from That both in theMaterials and Order of Preparation ;tho here the cold Seeds, and fomeether Ingredients of no great Con-fequence to the main Intention ofthe whole are quite rejected, althoat beft it is but an indifferent Com-pofition, and, notwithstanding /tsoftentatious Title, hardly ever pre-fcrib'd or made.

Eleftnarium ex Elleboro, An Elec-tuary of Hcúebore.' Take of the Roots of white* Hellebore fliced iti. of Spring-wa-

* ter ft xii. Macerate them together« for three days ; then boil to the« Confumption of half. Squeeze

* out the Liquor by a (Irong Expref-« fion ; and to it add ft iii. of Honey' and boil up to a due Confidence.'

In the former College Difpenfatorythis ¡rood under the Title of MelEUboratum, and was ordered withft xiiu of Honey which makes thisvaftly ftrongerofthe Hellebore thanthnt. It is fo rough a Medicine asfeldorn to be given but to maniacalPerform, and thofe of very robuftConftitutions ; and then it chieflyoperates by vomit. It is originallyprcfcrjb'd by Cefner, and hath beenexperiene'd by many to do good fer-

Ele&uarium Lenitivum, LenitiveEleñuary.' Take of ftoned Raifins, frefh« Polypody of the Oak, and the' beft Sena, ana | ii. of Mercury' m. ifs. of Figs, N° twenty ¡ ofc Maiden-Hair, Violet-Leaves, andf cleanfed Barly, ana m. i. of Da-' mafcus Prunes and Tamarinds,

* ana 3 vi. of Liquorife j fs. Boilc them together S, A. in ft x. of' Water to the Confumption of a

* third Part, and fqueeze out the

• Liquor by a ftrong Expreffion ;

• and in part of it, while warm,' difTolve tue Pulps of Cailia, Ta-1 marinds, new Prunes, and of Su-' gar of Violets, ana g vi. In the

* other Fart of the ftrained Liquor' melt itii. of the fineft Sugar; and

• laftly, add | ifs. of Sena Leaves' in Powder, and of Coriander' Seed powdered 5 i. to every ft i.' of the Eleftuary ; fo that it may' be brought into a due Confiftence' for that Form, S. A'

The laft Difpenfatory of the Col-lege before this, had, in fome thingsof no great confequence, reced-ed, in the Order of Compofitionchiefly, from the firft Edition ; butthis hath again more nearly con-formed to that, except in rejectingthe Jujebs and Sebeftens, and fub-ftituting in their room Figs only,which are much more common tobe met with good, and full as wellanfwer the Intention. Mathiolus in-deed, gives thofe Ingredients a verygreat Commendation, but it is pof-fible in his time and Country thoieFruits may be fupply'd in muchgreater Perfeih'on than the)' are nowamongft us here. There are feve-ral other Lenitive EleOluams in ma-ny