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 ...

Gum-Arabick, in La∣tin Gummi Arabicum.

'Tis the Gum or Juice of an E∣gyptian Thorn: The most transparent, and whitest, is the best. It will easily dissolve in Water; it miti∣gates Acrimony, and is good for Fluxes, Coughs, and Catarrhs. Take of the Roots of the Greater Com∣frey two Ounces, of the Leaves of Plantane and Mouse-ear, each one Hand∣ful; of the Tops of Mal∣lows and Maiden-hair, each half an Handful; of Li∣quorish rasp'd half an Ounce; of Fine Flower and Gum-Arabick, of Tra∣gacanth and Bole-Armoni∣ack, each one Dram; of the Seeds of Lettice and Purslain, each one Dram; of the Seeds of Red Roses one Pugil; make a Deco∣ction in Rain-water to one Pint and an half; strain it, and sweeten it with Sugar;

make a Julep: Take eight Ounces every Morning, for ten or twelve Days. This is good for an Ulcer of the Reins or Bladder. Take of the Roots of Marsh-mallows and the Greater Comfrey dried, each two Drams; of Gum-Arabick, and of the Gum of Cherry and Prune-tree, each one Dram; of Olibanum and Myrrh, each four Scru∣ples; of the Seeds of White Poppy and Winter-Cher∣ries, each one Dram and an half; of Camphyr two Scruples; powder them all very fine; and having ad∣ded of Ceruss of Antimony a third part of the weight of all the rest, make a Mass for Pills with a sufficient quantity of Venice-Turpen∣tine: The Dose is, one Dram, Morning and Even∣ing. These are excellent Pills for the same purpose. But if the Turpentine should occasion Pain, Juice of Liquorish, dissolv'd in Pellitory-water, may be used instead of it.