Pilulae Arabica. Nicholaus.
The Colledg] Take of the best Aloes, four ounces: Briony Roots, Myrobalans, Citrons, Chebs, Indian, Bellerick, and Emblick, Mastich, Diagrydium, Asa∣rabacca, Roses, of each an ounce: Castorium, three drachms: Saffron, one dram: with Syrup of Worm-wood, make it into a Mass according to art.
Culpeper.] A. It helps such women as are not suf∣ficiently purged in their labor, helps to bring away what a careless Midwife hath left behind, purgeth the head, helps head-ach, megrim, vertigo, and pur∣geth the stomach of vicious humors, besides Authors say it preserves the sight, and hearing, and preserves the mind in vigor, and causeth joyfulness, driving a∣way melancholly; 'tis like it may, but have a care you take not too much of it, a scruple is enough to take at a time, or half a drachm if the body be strong, take it in the morning about four of the clock, and (if you can) sleep an hour or two after, keep your self warm by the fire, and order your self as after other purges. I pray be not too busie with it, and say I warned you of it.