Panala medica vel sanitatis et longævitatis alumna catholica: = The fruitfull and frugall nourse of sound health and long life. Per Guil: Folkingham Gen: Math. & Med. studiosum.

A summary plaine Direction for the Patients preparation and vsage of Panala, with the Cost and virtues thereof in generall.

THe Bag of Ingredients is commonly here to be had of me ready bound vp for con∣uenient carriage to any place in the King∣dome, the weight and bulke small, the cost little, for I afford it for fiue shillings with Pur∣gers, (for halfe the money without) yet haue I enlarged it for a bottle more of Liquor than ordinary to last and serue one man a full fort∣night, that it may bee continued two whole Quarters of the Moone.

With a pebble stone, a forked sticke or other force, sinke and keepe downe the Bag of In∣gredients to the bottome of a small Rundlet, vsuall Steane, Stand or Ale kanne, and tunne vnto it two Gallons of New-ale, and put loose into the Vessell three ounces of Raisons of the Sunne (if there be none in the Bag) cleane washt and slit halfe through, yet not opened nor stoned.

Yest the Liquor very well and bung it vp close, or, with a cloth couer the Stand or open vessell, and shift the yest of this once in 6 or 7 dayes to continue the Ale quicke and sweet,

keeping it from extreame cold in winter, and from heat in summer.

The best time of the yeere to take this poti∣on, is the Spring and the Fall of the Leafe, yet it may conueniently bee vsed at any other Season, so that the Patient keepe himselfe from the iniuries of Winde, Raine, Heat and Cold.

It is commonly drunke after three dayes infusion, but if the drinking of it bee deferred twice so long it will be clearer and better.

Take it fasting in the morning, (halfe a pinte or more at once) or after a potcht Egge, or some other little repast, and two houres before Supper: you may likewise drinke it one or two houres before Dinner, and two or three houres after Supper also, if you would purge much in few dayes: but milde working for many dayes by moderate drinking is the best order.

In Winter scarre off the cold with a Tost, and Nutmeg and Sugar if you will: to pre∣uent Night-rising and taking cold, it is not amisse to take it an houre before you rise, when you are vp and readie, and an houre or two before dinner also if you please, and none after noone, and at meales the best is to forbeare it.

In faire weather and temperate Seasons, if the body be of ability, neuer intermit or for∣beare your ordinarie businesse, but rather, to further the operation of the Potion, follow your outward or field affaires or exercise, but both these must bee moderate and be∣tweene Sunne and Sunne: Nor is it amisse to exercise the body in vnseasonable weather also, prouided this be done euermore in this case within doores.

Let your meals be moderate, and alwayes end them before your appetite bid you, euer∣more rising with a good stomacke and desire of eating more, and, so much as, with con∣uenience of your calling and occasions, may well be, refraine meats of ill iuice and hard di∣gestion: yet strong constitutions and bodies, inured and accustomed to much labour, coorse fare or grosse food, may vse their ordinary Diet for the qualitie or kinde of meats, so that they exceed not in the quan∣titie: but raw fruits and very salt meats may not be admitted.

This Panala is a nourishing Potion, yet a gentle purger and clenser of the Body of all ill Humors and Superfluities, by Stoole, by V∣rine, and by Sweat, a pleasant Curer, and a singular good preuenter of Crudities, Rheums,

obstructions, (three maine fountains of infinit Infirmities) and most other maladies where∣unto the body of man is subiect.

It may with safe and good successe be v∣sed of young children, tender women, and weake bodies, both in sicknesse and before; for it is a comfortable rectifier of the whole state of the Body.

But in Consumptions of the Spirits and so∣lid parts, it cannot safely bee continued if it be made vp with purging Ingredients, though without them it may be compounded to bee of excellent vse for singular comfort and strength in such wastings, and all other weaknesse.

This is the Summe and Substance of the whole Booke.