Internals of Rhasis.
Sweat must be procured any way, by external and internal means.
Take Nuts, and Garlick cleansed, of each alike, bruise them.
The Dose is one ounce, and an hour after let him drink wine. Others adde to this a like quantity of dryed Rue, Myrrhe, and Assa. The Dose is three drams with pure wine.
Another. Take Nigella seed one part, Assa three parts, the Dose is one Trochis, with one ounce of wine.
Another. Let him drink strong Wine till he be almost drunk, and in the morning open a vein.
Another. Take roots of Coloquintida, bark of roots of Capers, Worm-wood, long Birthwort, Endive-seed, of each alike, make a powder. The Dose is one dram, for children one scruple.
Another Theriac against the stingings of Scorpions. Take round Birthwort, roots of Gentian, Bay-berries, roots of Capers, Coloquintida, Worm-wood, Swallow-wort, white Briony, each alike, make it up with Honey.
Another. Take Myrrhe, Opoponax, Smallage, each one dram and half, white Briony, long Birthwort, Pellitory of Spain, each six drams, seeds of Rue, Gith, Trifoly, each three drams, Gum, Arabick, what may suffice, with Vinegar make Trochis. The Dose is one dram to one dram and half. Another. Take Cloves of Garlick cleansed five drams, Nuts ten drams, Assa one dram, incorporate them well. The Dose is two drams. Another. Take Gentian, Birth-wort, Myrrhe, bitter Costus, Rue, Castoreum, wilde Mints dried, Pellitory of Spain, Pepper, Gith-seed, Assa faetida, each alike, make them up with Honey, The Dose is one aureus with wine. Also the powder of Eringo root is good with hot water, and the powder of Dodder. Also one aureus of Napellus with water. Ivy and Polium with water are very profitable. If a fever come upon it, open a vein. Asses drie dung drank with wine is very helpfull. Thus much from Rhasis.