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 ...

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Title: 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 ...
Author: Pechey, John, 1655-1716.
Publication: London :: Printed by F. Collins for J. Lawrence ...,; 1694.
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Syrup of Stechas, in Latin, Syrupus de St••∣chade.

Take of the flowers of Stechas four ounces, •• Rosmary half an ounce, of the herbs Thym, Cal••∣minth, wild Marjoram, each an ounce and an ha•• of Sage and Bettony, each half an ounce, of t•• seeds of Rue, Peony, and Fennel, each three dra•• having digested them a day or two with a suffici•• quantity of warm Fountain water, boil it i•• Bath, strain it, and to five pints of the clear liq•• add five pound and an half of Sugar, make a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in a Bath, add to it a few drops of the oyl Cinnamon.

Virtues. It is good for the head and nerves.

Dose. An ounce of it may be taken at a tim••