The compleat herbal of physical plants containing all such English and foreign herbs, shrubs and trees as are used in physick and surgery ... : the doses or quantities of such as are prescribed by the London-physicians and others are proportioned : also directions for making compound-waters, syrups simple and compound, electuaries ... : moreover the gums, balsams, oyls, juices, and the like, which are sold by apothecaries and druggists are added to this herbal, and their irtues and uses are fully described / by John Pechey ...

Scammony, in Latin Scammonium.

The best comes from Antioch; 'tis clear, splendid, melts easily, and breaks easily, is not very weighty; being touch∣ed with the Tongue it grows milky, when it is broken 'tis yellowish; but that which we have com∣monly is of an Ash-colour, and looks ill, because it is not the Liquor or Tear flowing from the Plant, but the Juice press'd out. It purges strongly Choler∣ick, Watery and Sharp Hu∣mours from the remote Parts, and therefore is fre∣quently used for such Pur∣poses: The Dose is, from six Grains to a Scruple. But it is most commonly used mix'd with some other thing. The Preparation of Scammony is in the fol∣lowing manner: Put the Powder of Scammony into a Quince made hollow, co∣ver'd with Paste, and baked in an Oven, or roasted un∣der Ashes; take out the Scammony, and being so prepar'd, 'tis called Diagri∣dium. There is another Preparation of it with Sul∣phure: Take of Scammo∣ny powder'd as much as you please, put it upon a Paper, hold the Paper over Live Coals whereupon Brimstone is cast, till the Scammony melts, or grows white; and this is called Sulphurated Scammony. Diagridium is an Ingre∣dient in the Golden Pill, and of the Pill Cochia Major. Scammony is an Ingredient in the Pill Cochia Minor, of the Pill De Lapide Lazuli, of the Pill of Opopanax, of the Pill Rudii, and of the Pill Sine-quibus. Take of Calcin'd Hart's-horn three

Grains, of Mercurius Dul••is fifteen Grains, one Drop of Oyl of Sulphure being drop'd upon it, Diagri∣dium nine Grains, Cinna∣mon two Grains, Spirit of Hart's-horn three Drops; mingle them, make a Pow∣der to be taken in the Pap of a Roasted Apple once a Week. This is a proper Purge for Children that are troubled with Worms. Scammony is also an Ingre∣dient of the Electuary of the Juice of Roses of the London-Dispensatory.