Bate.] ℞ DRied tops of com∣mon Wormwood freed from the stalks ℥v. be∣ing bruised, add to them Tar∣tarisated S. V. ℥xx. digest in B. M. for some days, then strain out by a strong expres∣sion: in the Liquor infuse more tops of dried Wormwood, and express as before, repeat∣ing this Work the third time; then filter through brown Pa∣per, and keep it for use. Dose gut. vj. plus-minus, in a Glass of Wine, Beer, or Ale.
Salmon.] § 1. Thô it is not impossible to make the Medi∣caments in these proportions, yet I can assure you, upon many Tryals, that the quan∣tity of the S. V. is by much too little; it ought to be ℥xxx. at least: and if at last to this Tincture thirty drops of the Oyl of Wormwood be ad∣ded, it will yet be so much the better.
§ 2. It is a great Stoma∣tick, strengthning and fort••••∣fying of those parts to a won∣der. It causes a good Appe∣tite to Food, and by cherish∣ing and exciting the languid Heat of the Part, causes a good digestion; by which means good Blood is genera∣ted, and a good Habit of Body created. It both pre∣serves from, and cures the Scurvy in a cold Habit of Body, and is an excellent thing for such as are inclina∣ble to the Jaundice and Dropsie.
§ 3. Being constantly ta∣ken for some time, after due purging, it opens Obstructi∣ons of the Liver, Spleen, and Womb, and provokes the Terms in Women. Dose à gut. x. ad xx. in Wine or Ale, or some appropriate Ve∣hicle.