Choice and rare experiments in physick and chirurgery, or, A discovery of most approved medicines for the curing of most diseases incident to the body of men, women, and of children together with an antidotary of experiments never before published / found out by the studie and experience of Thomas Collins, student in physick neer the city of Gloucester.

Of the cure of the stone in the Reines and bladder.

To break the stone, Take the kernells that are within sloes and drie them on a tilestone, then make of them a powder by it selfe, After that take the roots of Alisander, parsly, parietary and Hollihocke, of every one alike much and seethe them all in white wine or in the broth of Chickens, then strain them out into a clean vessel, and when ye drink of it adde asmuch of the said powder, as ye think convenient, half a silver spoonful or more, for without doubt it hath great effect in bringing out the gravel.