7. Ointment of Poplar-buds.
℞ Buds of the Poplar-tree lbij. fresh leaves of Hemlock, Henbane, Poppy, Lettice, House∣leek, Nightshade, a. ℥ v. Oil-Olive lbv. beat the Herbs and Buds together, and mix them with the Oil: macerate them in warm Sand for about three weeks; afterwards boil them over a gentle fire, to the consumption of almost all the humidity, then strain out by strongly expressing; lastly, add Sheep-suet lbiij. mix, and make an Ointment.
It takes away Inflammations, discusses all sorts of Phlegmons, eases Pains from a hot cause, and allays hot Apostems; helps in Pleurisies, gives ease in the Megrim and Head-ach, stops Fluxes of Humors, hinders their