Theriaca Andromachi. Page 108. in Lat. Book. or, Venis Treacle.
The Colledg] Take of Troches of Squills fourty eight drachms, Troches of Vipers, long Pepper, O∣pium of Thebes, Magma, Hedycroi dried of each twenty four drachms, Red Roses exungulated, Orris, Illirick, juyce of Liquoris, the seeds of sweet Navew, Scordium, Opobalsamum, Cinnamon, Agrick, of each twelve drachms, Mirrh, Costus, or Zedoary, Saffron, Cassia, Lignea, Indian Spicknard, Schenanth, Pepper, white and black, Olibanum, Dittany of Creet, Rha∣pontick, Stoechas, Horehound, Macedonian Parsly seed, Calaminth, Cypress, Turpentine, the roots of Cinkfoyl and Ginger of each Six drachms, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, mountain, Chamepitis, Celtick Spicknard, Amomus, Styrax Calamitis, the roots of Meum, the tops of Ger∣mander, the roots of Rhapontick, Earth of Lemn os, Indian leafe, Chalcitis burnt or in stead thereof Ro∣man Vitriol burnt, Gentian roots, Gum Arabick, the juyce of Hypocistis, Carpobalsamum or Nutmegs, or Cubebs, the seeds of Annis, Cardamoms, Fennel, Hart∣wort, Acacia or in stead thereof the juyce of Sloes made thick, the seeds of Treacle Mustard, and Ammi, the tops of Saint Johns wort, Sagapen. ofof each four drams, Castorium, the roots of long Birth-wort, Bitumen, Judaicum, Carrot seed, Opopanax, Centaury the less, Galbanum of each two drachms, Canary Wine enough to dissolve what is to be dissolved, Honey the trebble waight of the dry Species, make them in∣to an Electuary according to art.
Culpeper] A. It is confessed many Physitians have commented upon this Receipt; as Bartholomaeus Maranta, Galen, Medici Romani, and Medici Bo∣nonienses, cum multis aliis; but with little diffe∣rence. The vertues of it are, It resists poyson and the bitings of venemous beasts, inveterate head∣aches, vertigo, deafness, the falling sickness, a∣stonishment, apoplexes, dulness of sight, want of voice, asthmaes, old and new coughs, such as spit or vomit blood, such as can hardly spit or breath, coldness of the stomach, wind, the chollick, and Illiach passion, the yellow jaundice, hardness of the spleen, stone in the reins and bladder, difficulty of urine, ulcers in the bladder, feavers dropsies, le∣prosies; it provokes the terms, brings sorth both birth and afterbirth, helps pains in the joints, it helps not only the body, but also the mind, As vain fears, melancholly &c. and is a good remedy in pestilential feavers. Thus Galen. You may take half a drachm and go about your business, and it will do you good if you have occasion to go in ill airs, or in pestilential times; if you shall sweat upon it, as your best way is, if your body be not in health, then take one drachm, or between one and two, or less than one, according as age and strength is; if you cannot take this or any other sweating medicine by it self, mix it with a little Carduus or Dragons water, or Angelica water which in my opnion is the best of the three.