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These Troches they have left out, and left to be spoy∣led in the Apothecaries Shops: it is the wisest way to keep those poor, you would make slaves of.
Trochisci Alexiterii. Renodaeus.
Colledg TAke of the roots of Gentain, Tormentil, Orris Florentine, Zedoary, of each two drachms; Cinnamon, Cloves, Mace, of each half a dram; Angelica roots three drachms; Coriander seeds prepa∣red, Roses, of each one drachm; dried Citron pills two drachms: beat them all into pouder, and with juyce of Liquoris softened in Hippocras, six ounces, make them into a soft Past, which you may from into either Troches or small rowls, which you please.
Culpeper] A. It preserves and strengthens the heart exceedingly, helps fainting and failings of the vital spirits, resists poyson and the pestilence; and is an excellent medicine for such to carry about them whose occasions are to travail in pestilential places and corrupt air, only taking a very small quantity now and then.
Troches of Annis seeds. Mesue.
The Colledg] Take of Annis seeds, the juyce of Maudlin made thick, of each two drachms; the seeds of Dill, Spicknard, Mastich, Indian leaf or Mace, the leaves of Wormwood, Asarabacca, Smallage, bitter Almonds, of each half a drachm: Aloes two dtams; 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Wormwood so much as is sufficient to make it into Trocbes according to art.
Culpeper] A. They open obstructions of the li∣ver, and that very gently, and therefore diseases com∣ing thereof, help quartan agues. You can scarce do amiss in taking them if they please but your pallat.
Trochisci Diarhodon. Mesue
The Colledg] Take of the flowers of red Roses six drachms; Spicknard, wood of Aloes, of each two drachms, Liquoris three drachms; Spodium one drachm; Saffron half a drachm, Mastich two drachms, make them up into Troches with white Wine according to art.
Culpepeper A. They wonderfully ease feavers, co∣ming of flegm, as quotidian feavers, agues, Epialos, &c. pains in the belly.
Trochisci de Lacca. Mesue.
The Colledg] Take of Gum Lacca clensed, the juyce of Liquoris, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Wormwod, and Barber∣ries all made thick, Rhubarb, long Birthwort, Costus, Asarabacca, Bitter Almonds, Maddir, Annis, Smal∣bage, Schoenanth, of each one drachm: With the De∣coction of Birth-wort, or Schoenanth, or the juyce of Maudlin, or Wormwood, make them into troaches ac∣cording to art.
Culpeper] A. It helps stoppings of the liver and spleen, and feavers thence coming; it expels wind, purgeth by urine, and resists dropsies. The dose is between half a drachm and a drachm, according to the age and strength of the patient.
Pastilli Adronis. Galen.
The Colledg] Take of Pomegranate flowers ten drachms: Copper is twelve drachms: 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Galls, Birthwort, Frankinsence, of each an ounce; Allum, Mirrh, of each half an ounce: * 1.1 Misy, two drachms: With eighteen ounces of austere Wine make it into 〈◊〉〈◊〉 according to art.
Culpeper] A. This also is apropriated to wounds, ulcers, and fistulaes; it clears the ears, and repres∣seth all excressences of flesh, clenseth the filth of the bones.
Trochisci Musae. Galen.
The Colledg. Take of Allum, Aloes, Copperis, Mirrh, of each six drachms: Crocomagma, Saffron, of each three drachms: Pomegranate flowers, half an ounce: Wine and Honey of each so much as is suf∣ficient to make it up into troches according to art.
Culpeper. A. Their use is the same with the for∣mer.
Crocomagma of Damocrates. Galen.
The Colledg. Take of Saffron, a hundred drams: red Roses, Mirrh, of each fifty drachms; white Starch, a 1.2 Gum, of each thirty drachms; Wine so much as is sufficient to make it into troches.
Culpeper. A. It is very expulsive, heats and streng∣thens the heart and stomach.
Trochisci Ramich. Mesue.
The Colledg. Take of the juyce of Sorrel, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ounces; red Rose Leaves, an ounce; 〈◊〉〈◊〉 berries two ounces: boyl them a little together, and strain them: ad to the decoction, Galls well beaten, three ounces: boyl them again a little, then put in these following things in fine pouder: take of red Roses an ounce; yellow Sanders ten drachms; Gum Arabick an ounce and an half; Sumach, Spodium, of each an ounce; Mirtle berries four ounces: wood of Aloes, Cloves, Mace, Nutmegs, of each half an ounce; sour Grapes seven drachms: mix them all together, and let them dry upon a stone, and grind them again into pouder, and make them into smal troches with one drachm of Camphire, and so much Rose water as is sufficient, and perfume them with fifteen grains of Musk.
Culpeper. A. They strengthen the stomach, heart, and liver, as also the bowels, they help the chollick, and fluxes of blood, as also bleeding at the nose if