The true preserver and restorer of health being a choice collection of select and experienced remedies for all distempers incident to men, women, and children : selected from and experienced by the most famous physicians and chyrurgeons in Europe : together with Excellent directions for cookery ... : with the description of an ingenious and useful engin for dressing of meat and for distilling th[e] choicest cordial waters with-out wood coals, candle or oyl : published for the publick good / by G. Hartman.

A most Excellent Pectoral Syrup against Asthma, Consumption, of a famous Physician.

TAke French Barly two ounces, Roots of Fen∣nel, of Elecampane, of Liquorice, of Smallage, of Butterburr; Raisins of the Sun sto∣ned, of each one ounce and half, twelve Dates; Ju∣jubes and Sebestens, of each thirty; Leaves of Coltsfoot, of Lungwort; the tops of Hy∣sop, of white Horhound, Maidenhair, of each one handful; Aniseeds, Cottonseed, of each half an ounce; flowers of Coltsfoot, of But∣cher-Broom, of each half a handful.

The way of making this Syrup, is thus; boyl the Barly in nine quarts of water for half an hour, then put in the Roots of Butterburr, of Smallage, of Elecampane and Fennel, all well cleaned and cut small; let them boyl also for half an hour, then put in the Dates, Jujubes,

Sebenstens and Raisins all cut small, then let them boyl with the Eest for a quarter of an hour, then put in the herbs cut small, which boyl also for a quarter of an hour longer; then put in the Li∣quorice and the Seeds bruised, and the Maiden∣hair, and the Flowers; and having boyled on∣ly five or six wallops, take the Decoction off from the fire; and when it is half cold strain it, then put in five pound of double refined Sugar; and having clarified it with the white of an Egg, boyl it to the consistence of a Syrup, with a very slow fire; then being cold, you may aromatise it with six drops of Oyl of Aniseeds, and two drops of Oyl of Cinamon mixt with about an ounce and half of fine Sugar in fine powder.

This Syrop is good to cut and expectorate the cold and tough Phlegm of the Lungs, and of all those parts which serve for respiration; It giveth chiefly great ease and relief to those that are troubled with Asthma's, Phthisick, and shortness of Breath, with old and inveterate Coughs; for it opens the Pipes, and brings away the Phlegm which stopped them. One may call it the Palsom of the Lungs, and chiefly of those of aged Persons; one may take a spoon∣ful of it at any time in the night, and in the day-time; some distance before and after meals, and so continue the use thereof, or begin again according as you see it needful.