6 1 8 The Complete Engliih 'Dijpenfatory. Part IV.

heavy Blood. They may be takenevery night ^ fot a Dofe.

Pilulae Cacheclica;, CacheâîicPills. * Take fine pick'd Gum Am-' moniac in Drops, and the bed

* Succctrtne Aloes, 5 ifs. Steel pre-

* pared with Sulphur, 5 i. Oil of' Annifeed, gut. vi. Syrup of Steel

* q. f. to make into a Mafs, out of» each Dram of which make n« Pills/

Many are of opinion, that Steelought not to be given with Cathar-tics, becaufe they deftroy its effi-cacy ; but fuch confider not the diffe-rent Intentions to be obtain'd by thisone Ingredient : when it is givenamong Refloratives, to warm andraife the Blood, they are certainly inthe right ; but when it is intended toopen Obftructions, for which it isvery effectual, and to cleanfethe Vif-cera, then Aloes, and fuch deterfiveCathartics, are very conducive there-unto, and aflift it in fcouring off theloulnefles there lodged. This Com-pofition, as many before likewife ofthe fame kind, is judiciouily con-triv'd to. open all manner of Ob-ftructions in the larger PafTages ;and therefore helps in the Spleen,Hyfterical Diforders, and promotesthe Menfes. Dofe 4 or 5 everynight going to bed.

Pilula; -------- Others ------' Take

* Gum Ammoniacum ftrain'd, 9 ii.

* Myrrh, Maftich, Saffron and Caf-

* tor, ana 9 tf-_Salt of Steel calcined

* to whitenefs, 5 fs. Oil of Nut-' megs, gut. v. Elixir Proprieta-

* tis, or Vinegar of Squills, q. f. to1 make into Pills, about 10 out of' each Dram.*

Thefe are much like the forego-ing, but milder ; and therefore maybe more Amable to fuch with whomCathartics may not ib well agree.They may be taken twice in a day,3 or 4 to a Dofe.

Pilulae Spleneticae, Pills againflthe Spleen. ' Take Spikenard in fine

* Powder, 5 i. Aflafoetida ftrain'd

* and Ens Veneris, ana 5 fs. Oil of

* Amber, gut. viii. Balfam of Peru,' q. f. to make into Pills.' Or,

« Take Ens Veneris, 9 ¡v. Saffron,' long Pepper, Virginia Snake-Root,' Spikenard, ana 9 i. Galbanum,

* 9 iv. Tincture of Myrrh, q. f.'In all hypochondriacal Diforders,

and thofe alfo call'd Hyfterical, thefeare very fuitable ; and by continu-ance for fome time, i or 3 times ina day, 3 or 4 to a Dole, they willprevail againft the moft obftinateComplaints of this kind. The fol-lowing alfo is calculated for the famepmpofes, by one heretofore of con-fiderable Note in Practice, with theaddition of fome brisk Cathartics,which may not make them fo pro-per for fbme.

Pilula: Ecphractica: , EcphradicPills. ' Take Species of Hiera, ï ii.

* Salt of Steel, § fs. and make into

* Pills, with Syrup of the five Roots,« or Extract of Gentian.'

Thefe are good in all grofs andfoul Habits inclining to the Jaundiceand Dropfies ; efpecially in ftrongrobuft Conftitutions, which havebeen fpoil'd by Intemperance, anda groß Diet ; to be taken 5 or 6,twice in a day.

Pilulaî Ecphracticae Sylvif, Syl-viusV EcphraRic Pills. ( Take Gum' Ammoniacum ftrain'd, 9 ii. Salt

* of Steel calcin'd to whitenefs, 9 i.4 Myrrh, Caftor, ana gr. xv. Saffron,' 9 fs. Troches of Alhandel, 5 i.

* Reim of Jalap and Scammonye prepared, ana B i. Gill of Fennel,' gut. v. Elixir Profrietatis, q. f. to

* make into <, o Pills.'

Thefe are very powerful in cutting

and wearing away thofe Vifcidities,

which not only clog the V'tfcera i

but even fur up, as it were, the

Paflages