Most excellent and approved medicines & remedies for most diseases and maladies incident to man's body, lately compiled and extracted out of the originals of the most famous and best experienced physicians both in England and other countries, by A. R. Doctor in Physick decesased. And since revised by an able practitioner in the same science, and now published for the universall good and benefi [sic] of this Common-wealth.:

Of Medicines that purge Fleam.

AGarick is growing on the Trunks or Bodies of Trees, as Toadstooles. It is a∣verse to the Stomach by reason of his lightnes. It swims uppermost, and so will provoke to vomit: But this ill quality is bridled by ad∣ding

a third part of Ginger or Salgem. It is ta∣ken either in substance or in infusion. In sub∣stance it is taken from 1. drachme to 2. dr. And in infusion from 2. drachmes to 3. dr. It purgeth grosse roping Slyme, and tough Fleam, as also yellow Choler.

Mechoacan an Indian Root, a kind of Bry∣ony Root, which some call White Rhubarb. It is taken in powder, or grated from one drachm and a half, to 2 drachmes: It purgeth Fleam and watry humours without griping. It is good in old Head-aches, Feavers, intermit∣ment Cholicks and Astinatical dispositions.

Jalap is a kind of Mechoacan, and hath the same vertues. The Dose is from one scruple to 2. scruples in strong bodies. If one scruple or half a drachm be finely searced, it pur∣geth very pleasanty without griping, & hath no taste. When any other purge worketh slowly, give 1. scruple of this after it, and it will forward the other plentifully and safely.

Turbit is a Gum, and white Root, given in substance, and in infusion, as Agaricks. His Correction is a third part of Ginger. It pur∣geth tough and thick Fleam, and cures long Flegmatick Diseases, as Apoplexies, Epilep∣sies, Madness, &c.

The Seeds of Carthamus or Lincus is gi∣ven from 2. drachmes to 5. drachmes. It pur∣geth Fleam and Water. It is a friend to the Stomach.

Colocynthis is the Fruit of a wild Gourd: his Pulp which is in use must be white, and fresh. It is corrected with Ginger, Cynamon, Cloves, Mastick, Dragant. It is seldom given alone, but in infusion with other purging decoctions, or added to Pills. It purgeth Fleam, Choler, mucous humours. It is good in great and in∣veterate Head-aches, Megrims, Epilepsies, A∣poplexies, Vertigoes, or Giddiness, Gout, Sciati∣ca, Asthyma, Flegmatick Cough, and difficul∣ties of breathing.

Harmodactils is a known Root. The Dose is one drachm, or one dr. and a half; his Cor∣rections are Cynamon or Ginger. It is more u∣sed with Decoctions, with other Purges, then alone. It purgeth grosse Fleam from the Joynts.

Elacerium is the Juice of Wild Cowcum∣ber. The Dose is from one grain, to one grain and a half, or 2. grains or 3. grains in robust bodies. It purgeth Water, Fleam and Choler strongly, but churlishly. It is corrected with Tragacanth, Mastick, Cynamon.

Euphorbium is a Gum: the Dose is from one grain to a drachm, and in mixtures with Pills

to 10. grains. This is rarely used alone, but in Pills called Pills of Euphorbium. The Dose is one dr. It helps Cholicks, and very cold Diseases of the Belly, Head and Joynts.

Mirabolana Chebula drawes away Fleam. The Dose in substance is from 2. drachmes to 4 drachmes; in infusion from 1. dr. to 6. dr. They purge Fleam, are good for the Sinews, and against Viturnas, and sleep-Diseases: they whet the Wit, and comfort the Stomach.

Mirabola Bellerica must be used as Em∣blica.

Apopanas is a Liquor ferule: the best is white within, and yellow without. It is given from 1. drachm to 2. drachmes. It is cor∣rected with Mastick and Spike. It purgeth rough Fleam from the Brain, Sinews, and Brest.

Vitrum Antimonii the Glasse of Antimony, purgeth and vomiteth and avoideth Water and Fleam very much; besides other humors. It is given in substance finely powdered from 1. grain to 2. grains rubbed in a Morter with Oyl of Nutmeg: in infusion from 4 grains to 7. grains, in White wine, Claret or Sack.