Anatomia sambuci, or, The anatomy of the elder cutting out of it plain, approved, and specific remedies for most and chiefest maladies : confirmed and cleared by reason, experience, and history / collected in Latine by Dr. Martin Blochwich ...

CAP. XII.

Of the Diseases of the Mouth and Throat.

THe Common Women, so soon as they suspect any Disease in the Throte of their young ones, they steep the sponge of the Elder in their drink, and when it is sweld, they therewith carefully wipe away all the filth of the pallat, gums, and tongue.

The expressed juice of the leaves mixt with simple or Elder honey, doth absterge and exsiccate egregiou∣sly all the ulcers of the gums and throat: If therewith they be anointed by a pencil, or if it be disolved in the water of the leaves and bark, and gargarised therewith.

You shall add more vertue thereto in deterging, in purifying, if you mix a little of the salt of the Elder there∣with, or dissolve the said juice in a

weaker Lixive, and use it as a Garga∣risme.

If the ulcers be more malignant, and the product of the great Pox, 'tis ne∣cessary that twice or thrice a day you rub them with a sponge or pencil dipped in the spirit of Elder berries, wherein a little of the flowers of Sul∣phur hath been dissolv'd, and immedi∣atly after wash them with the deco∣ction of the leaves, and besprinkling them with the small flower of the Elder pith.

The Tonsils being tumefied by a thin and saltish defluxion, let them be gargarised with water, or decoction of Elder flowers, wherein a little Elder∣hony hath been mixed; for licking the Rhob of the Elder, inspissated with Sugar, is commodious; which is our womens common and used Medicine▪ you may use the syrup of the juice of the berries, or infusion of the flowers, or the hony of either.

Outwardly anoint them with the oyl of Elder flowers infusion, which doth resolve it.

In the Squinancy, having first used universals, to the foresaid Garga∣rism add some leaves of Self-heal, with one or two of the sponges of the Elder, called by many Jews ear, which is a sure experiment. Lob. in Advers. Novis stirp. p. 434.

The Linctus must be the former, only add some pulverised Jews ears; or make this Eclegme; Take Jews∣ears two or three, let them sharpen an hour or two in a sufficient quan∣tity of the water of Elder flowers; then let them boyle lightly, and them in a Marble Mortar, and put them through a Setace; add unto this Musilage as much as is needful of the Syrup of the juice of the flowers and sugar, as will make a Linctus, which you may oft use; besides, it opens the belly.

Outwardly apply an Anadyne Cata∣plasm, which doth digest and resolve, made of Elder leaves, and Reddish stalks, pounded and boyled in the oyl of the infusion of Elder flow∣ers,

to the consistency of a Pulticle.

The Acetoses Syrup of the Elder, dissolved in the decoction of Barley, and given as a Julap when 'tis neces∣sary, tempereth the heat of the blood and whole body. See afterward the cure of the continued Fevers.

In spitting of blood Tragea grano∣rum actes is profitable; whereof we have made mention in the tenth Chapter, which being taken in some convenient Syrup, is to be used for a Linctus.