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 ...

3. Of Lienterick and Celiaick Fluxes.

ALbeit at the first sight the Elder seem not fit for fluxes; notwith∣standing in Lienteries & Celiaick flux∣es, where the meat and drink are ei∣ther in that form in which they were received, or else half concocted, and not much altered, voided out of the body sooner than was fitting, by rea∣son of the weakness of the retentive faculty of the stomach and intestines, proceeding for the most part from a cold and humid distemper, the spirit of Granorum Actes, both simple and stomatical, is used with a great deal of profit. Therefore a spoonful or two of it is oft to be given with Rie or Wheat-bread; or being imbibed in a double linnen cloth applyed to the stomach or abdomen.

Moreover, Tragea granorum actes, & the cordial powder prepared of it, is profitable; whereof give twice a

day, viz. morning and evening be∣fore meat, a drachm in three or four spoonfuls of generous wine.

For drink in time of meat you may use wine prepared of Elder-berries dried, Cinnamon and Cloves.