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 ...

The Cure of Contusions and Bruises.

In Contused parts, the juice of El∣der-leaves, pressed out with wine, and anoynt on the place, or linnen dipt therein and applyed, doth discuss the black bloud, and strengthens the part.

Or take of the Meal of Elder-flowers, ounces two; of Camomile and Worm∣wood-flowers, of each half an ounce; mix them with Elder-oyle, and work them together, that they may become like a Cataplasm; which is to be ap∣plyeddaily to the contused part.

To take away the marks and im∣pressions, anoynt them with oyle of infused flowers.

In intertrigoes, when the flesh, and not the skin, is infected, the unction of Plater or Matthiolus his Liniament, besprinkling it with the subtile Pow∣der of Elder-leaves, is profitable.

Or make this Magisterial Powder,

which with great commodity is sprinkled on the emunctories of new∣born babes, viz. behind their ears, in their armpits and groines:

• Take of Elder-leaves half an ounce,
• Of the flowers of the same,
• Of Red-Roses, of each two drach.

Mix them for a Powder, which being sprinkled, consumeth the moysture, and drieth the place.