Requies. Nicholaus
College : Take of red Rose leaves, the whites being cut off, blue Violets, of each three drams, Opium of
Thebes, dissolved in Wine, the seeds of white Henbane, Poppies white and black, the roots of Mandrakes,
the seeds of Endive, Purslain, garden Lettuce, Psyllium, Spodium, Gum Tragacanth, of each two scruples
and five grains, Nutmegs, Cinnamon, Ginger, of each a dram and an half, Sanders, yellow, white, and
red, of each a dram and an half, Sugar three times their weight, dissolved in Rose-water: mix them together,
and make of them an electuary according to art.
Culpeper : I like not the receipt taken inwardly.
Electuarium Reginæ Coloniens
College : Take of the seeds of Saxifrage and Gromwell, juice of Liquorice, of each half an ounce, the
seeds of Caraway, Annis, Smallage, Fennel, Parsley of Macedonia, Broom, Carrots, Bruscus, Asparagus,
Lovage, Cummin, Juniper, Rue, Siler Mountain, the seeds of Acorus, Pennyroyal, Cinquefoyl, Bayberries,
of each two drams, Indian Spikenard, Schœnanth, Amber, Valerian, Hog's Fennel, Lapis Lincis, of each a
dram and an half, Galanga, Ginger, Turbith, of each two drams, Sena an ounce, Goat's blood prepared
half an ounce, mix them together: first beat them into powder, then make them into an electuary according
to art, with three times their weight in Sugar dissolved in white Wine.
Culpeper : It is an excellent remedy for the stone and wind cholic, a dram of it taken every morning. I assure such as are troubled with such diseases, I commend it to them as a jewel.