Syrupus de Epithymo. Page 67. in the Latin. Book. Or, Syrup of Epithimum.
The Colledg] Take of Epithimum twenty drams, Mirobalans, Citron, and Indian of each fifteen drams, Emblicks, Bellericks, Polypodium, Liquoris, Agrick, Time, Calaminth, Bugloss, Stoechas of each six drams, Dodder, Fumitory, of each ten drachms, red Roses, Annis seeds and sweet Fennel seeds of each two drachms and an half,d 1.1 sweet Prunes ten, Raisons of the sun stoned four ounces, Tamarinds two ounces and an half; after twenty four hours infusion in ten pints of spring water, boyl it away to six, then take it from the fire and strain it, and with five pound of fine Sugar boyl it into a syrup according to art.
Culpeper] A. It is best to put in the Dodder, Stoe∣chas and Agrick, towards the latter end of the De∣coction.
A. This Receipt was Mesue's, only instead of five pound of Sugar, Mesue appoints four pound of Su∣gar and two pound of Sapa (the making of which shall be shewed in its proper place) and truly in my opinion the Receipts of Mesue are generally the best in all the Dispensatory, because the Simples are so pertinent to the purpose intended, they are not made up of a mess of Hodgpodg as many others are: but to the purpose.
A. It purgeth Melancholly, and other humors, it strengtheneth the stomach and Liver, clenseth the body of addust choller and addust blood, as also of salt humors, and helps diseases proceeding from these, as scabs, itch, tetters, ringworms, leprosie &c. and the truth is, I like it the better for its gentleness, for I never fancied violent Medicines in Melancholly dis∣eases. A mean man may take two ounces at a time, or ad one ounce to the Decoction of Epithimum.