Pharmacopœia Londinensis, or, The London dispensatory further adorned by the studies and collections of the Fellows, now living of the said colledg ... / by Nich. Culpeper, Gent.

Oyl of Pepper. Mesue.

The Colledg.] Take of long, black, and white Pepper, of each three drachms; Myrobalans, Che∣bul, Bellerick, Emblick, and Indian, of each five drachms: the roots of Smallage and Fennel, of each three drachms and an half; Sagapenum, Opopanax, Ammoniacum, white Henbane, of each two drachms and an half; Turbith two drachms; Ginger three drachms; the branches of green Time and green Rue, of each one handful: infuse them according to art, in a sufficient quantity of Aqua vitae, Oyl of Walflowers otherwise called Winter Gilliflowers two pound: then boyl them to the consumption of the A∣qua vitae.

Culpeper] A It helps cold diseases of the nerves, as Palsies, falling sickness, convulsions, wry-mouths, trembling or shaking palsie, likewise cold afflictions

of the reins, and bladder, yard and womb, gouts and all diseases of the joynts, it 〈◊〉〈◊〉, makes thin, and clenseth, and therefore it opens obstructions or stop∣pings, and breaks the stone.