The London dispensatory, reduced to the practice of the London physicians wherein are contain'd the medicines, both Galenical and chymical, that are now in use ... / by John Pechey ...

Venice Treacle, in Latin, Theriaca Andro¦machi.

Take of Troches of Squills forty eight dram of Troches of Vipers, long Pepper, of Thebaic•• opium, and Troches Hedycroy, each twenty 〈◊〉〈◊〉 drams, of red Roses dryed, the white being cut o•• of sweet Illyrick Orris, of the juice of Liquoric•• of the seeds of sweet Navew, of the tops of Sco•• dium, opobalsam, Cinnamon, Agarick, Trochisca••¦ed, each twelve drams, of Myrrh, sweet Cost•••• or Zedoary, Saffron, true woody Cassia, Indi•• Nard, Scenanth, white and black Pepper, Olib•• num, Dittany of Crete, Rhapontick, Arabian S••••¦chas, Horehound, the seeds of Macedonian Parsl•• Calaminth dryed, Cyprian Turpentine, the roo•• of Cinquefoyl, and Ginger, each six drams, t••

••ops of Cretick poly, Ground pine, the roots of ••eltick nard, Amomum, Storax Calamit, the roots •• Athamantick, Spicknard, tops of Germander, ••e roots of Rhapontick, Lemnian Earth, Indian ••eaf, Chalcitis burned, or instead of it Roman ••itriol burned, the roots of Gentian, Gum Arabick, ••e juice of Hypocistis, Carpo-balsam, or Nutmeg, ••r Cubebs, the seeds of dryed Anise, Cardamoms, ••ennel, Sesely, Acacia, or instead of it the thick∣ed juice of Sloes, the seeds of Treacle Mustard, ••op of St. John's-wort, the seeds of Bishops-weed, ••nd of Sagapenum each four drams, of Castor, of ••he roots of long Birthwort, of judaic, Bitumen, ••r Ambar, of the seeds of Cret••c Daucús, Opo∣••onax, and the lesser Centaury, and of fat Galba∣••um, each two drams, of old Canary Wine, as much as is sufficient, viz. forty ounces, wherein ••re to be dissolved the moist Simples, and such as will melt, of clarified Honey three times the weight ••f the dryed species, make an Electuary.

Virtues. This is really an excellent Medicine, it's ••sed in the Plague, to expel Malignity, to prevent ••nfection, and to provoke sweat, it's good for Mother∣••ts, and the Gout, when it is struck in, it's good for 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Loosness, the Gripes and Collick, and is frequently ••sed with good success in great colds; but care must ••e taken that the sick do not catch fresh cold after it.

Dose. Half a dram, a dram a dram and an ••alf may be taken at a time, two drams of it giv∣••n in a Glister, with half a pint of Milk, is ex∣••ellent for easing the pains of the Gripes, and Co∣••ck, and stopping a Loosness, and the bloody Flux.