59¿ The Complete EngliftiDifpenfatory. "Part IV.
rup of green Gingei to a Paite,« which force thro' a Pulping-Sieve,1 and to it put Conferve of Clove-c Gillyflowers, % i. Oil of Caraway,' gut. vi. and with q. f. of Spirit of' Juniper make into an Eleftuary.'
Either of thefe taken two or threetimes in a day, as much as a Nut-meg, will greatly break away Windfrom the Stomach.' and are good inall Hypochondriacal Flatulencies, asWell as thefe following.
Hyfierics and Hypochondriacs,
Eleftuarium Hyftericum, An Hyf-teric Eleftuary. ' Take Conferve' of Rue, 5 i. Electuary of Eay-Ber-1 ries, § is. Gum Ammoniac, 5 i.' dilîolv'd in q. f. of .Tincture of' Caftor, Powder of Myrrh, 5 i.' Saffron, 5 fs. Syrup of (linking' Orrice, q. f. Mix.'
This is good againft all kinds ofFits and Convulflons that arife fromUterine Diforders, and too high anOrgafm of Spirits. It alfo helps todeterge the glandular Contortions,and make clear PafTage for the ner«vous Fluids in the miniiteft Fibres.Give as much as a Nutmeg, two orthree times in a day.
Eleftuarium Emmenagogum, AnEleftuary to promote the Menfes.' Take Conferve of Koma» Worm-« wood and Wood-Sorrel, ana j i.1 Eleftuary of Bay-Berries, S fs. Tro-' ches of Myrrh in fine Powder, 5 ii.
* Saffron, 3 i. Syrup of Mugwort,
* q. f. for an Eleftuary.'
This is an excellent Cleanfer forWomen after Childbed, and greatlydeterges the Uterine Glands, fo as tofit all thofe parts again not only fortheir natural Secretion, butforfrefhImpregnation ; but it muft not beufed after Conception, for fear ofAbortion. It may be taken twicea day, as much as a Nutmeg.
Eleftuarium Emmenagogum cumChalybe, A Steel Eleôluary for theGreen-Skknefs. ' Take Conferve of' Roman Wormwood and Damask' Rofes,ana 5 ifs. Salt of Steel, 5 ii.' Saffron, 5 Cs. Powder of Carda-' moms, 3 i. Syrup of Steel, or of( Rhubarb, q. f. to make into an
* Eleftuary.'
* This is adapted to thofe who la-bour under Obitruftions of the Men-fes, and ought to be taken to thequantity of a large Nutmeg twicein a day, ufing Exercife with it. Itis moil proper for fuch as are pale,and of thin Habits; but for the con-trary Constitutions, the followingis belt.
Eleftuarium Emmenagogum cumHelleboro, An Electuary to promotethe Menfes -with Hellebore. ' Takec Conferve of Roman Wormwood,
* 5 ii. black Hellebore in Powder,' 5 iii. Salt of Tartar,5 ii. Affafœtida' duTolv'd in q. f. of Tgifture of' Caftor, 9 i. Syrup of Rhubarb,' q. f. for an Eleftuary,'
This agrees admirably with (an-guín e Constitutions, who by fomeaccident labour under Uterine Ob-itruftions ; for it very powerfullybreaks thro' them, without givingthat Heat and Force to the BloodWhich Chalybeats fometimes do,and occafion that peculiar Furorwhich is difficult to allay : for thisrather damps the Spirits, and checkstheir exorbitant Salh'es, at the fametime it operates fo upon the Blood,by dividing and thinning it, as tocarry it thro' the Uterine VeiTels,and caufe a due Evacuation. ItsDofe as the former.
Eleftuarium Chalybeatum, A SteelEleftuary. ' Take Conferve of Rofe-' mary Flowers, Roman Worm-' wood, Scurvygrafs, ana 5 vi. Spe-' ties Diamórt and Winter's Bark' in Powdfr, ana z i. Salt of Am-