wherein the Rubarb is eve∣ry
Morning. Montanus says,
he cured all sorts of Fevers
with this Remedy. For the
Hectick Fever in Children,
and to purge them upon
other Accounts, Take of
choice Rubarb slic'd two
Drams, put it into a Glass-Bottle
containing a Quart
of Small Beer, or any other
Liquor the Child usually
drinks of; stop the Bottle
close: This Medicate Beer
must be used in the Day
and Night, and at Meals.
When it is drunk up, a
Quart more must be put
upon the same Rubarb:
Which also being drunk
off, a Quart more must
be put upon it as before.
After which, the Rubarb
commonly loses its Virtue.
But, lest the Beer first put
on should be too much im∣pregnated
with the Cathar∣tick
Quality of the Rubarb,
and so purge too much, 'tis
best to add another Pint
presently after the first is
drunk; but afterwards fresh
Beer must not be added,
till the whole Bottle is ta∣ken.
Syrup of Rubarb of
the London-Dispensatory is
made in the following man∣ner:
Take of the best Ru∣barb,
and of the Leaves of
Sena, each two Ounces and
an half; of Violets one
Handful, of Cinnamon one
Dram and an half, of Gin∣ger
half a Dram, of the
Waters of Bettony, Succory
and Bugloss, each a Pint and
an half; mix them, and let
them stand warm all Night;
strain the Liquor, and boyl
it to a Syrup, with two
Pounds of Fine Sugar; ad∣ding
to it, at last, four Oun∣ces
of Syrup of Roses So∣lutive:
An Ounce or more
of it may be taken at a
time. The Troches of Ru∣barb
are made in the fol∣lowing
manner, Take of
choice Rubarb ten Drams,
of the Juice of Maudline
thicken'd, and of Bitter
Almonds, each half an
Ounce; of Red Roses three
Drams, of the Roots of A∣sarabacca,
Madder, Indian
Spike, of the Leaves of
Wormwood, Annise and
Smallage, each one Dram;
make Troches according to
Art, with Wine wherein
Wormwood hath been boyl∣ed,
or with the Juice of
Maudline clarified: A Dram
of them may be taken at a