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 ...

A Stonebreak Essence, or Extract.

He that pleaseth may prepare an excellent Essence, or Extract, against stony & tartarous diseases, as follow∣eth:

• Take of the Pith of the Elder one ounce,
• Of the dryed Berries of the Elder,
• Of recent Juniper-berries, of each an ounce and half;
• Of Liquorice mundified, six drach∣mes.

The Pith and Liquorice are to be cut in small pieces, and the ber∣ries grosly powdered; being mixed, let them be infused in a sufficient quantity of Elder spirit; and let them stand in a hot place for a fortnight together, stirring each day the glass, and stopping the mouth

thereof well; that time being ended, put them in a linnen bag, and in a press press them strongly; put the strained liquor in a Cucurbit, and putting to the Alimbeck thereof, di∣stil that spirit in Balneo, till that which remains in the bottom become as thick as hony, having mixed be∣fore with it two drachms of the Ma∣gisterie or salt Ocular. Cancror. be∣ing mixed, keep them in a glass ves∣sel: whereof give from a scruple to a drachm dissolved in a spoonful of that spirit that was distilled from them, and in the water of Linaria distilled with Rhenish wine; obser∣ving those things which were pre∣scribed before in the administration of the stonebreak spirit of the Elder.

The salt of the Elder is commenda∣ble in salt & tartarous diseases, given alone or mixed with the former ex∣tract in a convenient liquor, 8 or 6 grains of the spirit of salt doth cleanse these tartarous muddinesses.