Seâ. 6.

Of Ele&uaries, &c.

jiy Difpenfatory Writers, chiefly inthe Augußan, and the Pharmaco-poeia- Regia, particularly one of Ni-colaus Alexandrinus with Manna ;but this fully anfwers all their In-tentions ; for which reafon alfo theEleiluarium Paffulatum, and fomeothers of like nature, are rejectedin this Edition, But we muft ftillhere repeat it, that this is yet avery unartful Compofition : forWhat occafion is there for Prunesand Tamarinds in the Decoction,when they are afterwards added inPulp ï As likewife may the famebeobjeftedagainft the Sena. Theywho make it this way, may firftpowder the due quantity of Sena ;which as it cannot be well donewithout fome Waffe, the fibrousarid ftalky Parts, which will notbreak and go thro' the Sieve,may be referved for the Decoftion ;allowing fomewhat more in quan-tity, as fuppofing them not foftrong. The Sugar of Violets like-wife, and the Fruits that are inthe Decoition, are trifling : wefliall therefore offer an Alterationof this Compofition, which any onemay make ufe of at pleafure. * Take' Polypody of the Oak, and French' Barley, ana 5 iv. Mercury and' Maiden-hair, ana m. ii. Liquoriie-

* Root 5 iv. Boil thefe in a fuffici-

* ent Quantity of Water to 16 ii.' or thereabouts, to which add ft ii.' of red Su^ar, and ffrain them

* thro* a Flannel together hot :' then to this Syrup add the Pulps' of Tamarinds, Caffia, and Prunes,' ana | vi. Powder of Sena It fs.< of Anifeeds 5 i. or in its room,4 becaufe the Seeds are difficult to

* powder fine, of the Oil 5 i. or 60( Drops.' Great care muft be ta-ken that the Pulps do not burn, orrun into Knots, which is to beprevented by having the Fire flow,

and ftirring it well during Evapora-tion to a due Confiftence : andwhen it is high enough, let it bealmoft cold before the Powders arefifted in, becaufe they will then mixthe fmoother. Few boil this Medi-cine up high enough, which makesit fret and ferment, and four in hocWeather ; and then it gripes andoperates much rougher than is in-tended : it ought therefore to be offuch a Confiftence as will not ftirby the greateft Heat, but keeps itsForm. This gently relaxes the Bel-ly, and in coftive Habits, wherefuch things are often wanted, itmay rather be taken at any timeto the Quantity of a Nutmeg, thanas a Cathartic ; but when it is Cogiven, the Dofe is from 5 »• to 5 i,A due Confiftence gives about 3 i.of Sena in Powder to every 3 vi. ofthe Medicine.

Eleituarium è Sueco Rofarum, £fc-êlitary of the Juice of Rofes,* Take of Sugar, and the Juice

* of Damask Rofes, ana % i. 5 iv.' of the three kinds of Sanders,« ana fs. of Maftich 3 iii. of Dia-c grydium 3 xii. Let the Sanders■« be reduced into a fine Powder,' and mixed with the Diagrydium' and Maftich, after they have been

* feparately powder'd ; and then' mixed with the Juice of Rofes' and Sugar, boiled up into a Sy-' rup, 'while it is warm, fo as to' make them altogether into an« Electuary.'

This is originally a Prefcriptionof Nicolans Myrepfius, and receiv'dby the Au'uflan and College-Difpen-fatories exactly alike j but in thenew one are reje&ed Spodium andCampbire, both which were in be-fore, but of no fervice to the Medi-cine. There are many other rofa-ted Eleftuaries defcrib'd by Vifpen-fat or y

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