Pills for catarrh and cough. Of storax, of myrrh, of opium, of galbanum, equal parts; mix with must, or pound by themselves in a mortar, and make into pills the size of a tare. Give three, four, or five at bedtime, and swallow with some must. These things are for an acrid and thin rheum.—Another: Of the seed of henbane, dr. xij; of pine-nuts, dr. vj; of saffron, dr. ij. Mix with rob or with must, and use.
An electuary. Of honey, oz. j; of butter, oz. ss. Boil together and give; and let the decoction of hyssop, of figs, of pine-nuts, and of iris, be swallowed.
Pills for more inveterate coughs. Of storax, dr. vj; of myrrh, dr. iiss; of turpentine, of galbanum, of opopanax, and of iris, of each, dr. ij; of white pepper, of nitre, of henbane-seeds, of the juice of poppy, of each, dr. j. Beat in a mortar without any liquid, form into pills, and use as formerly directed.
For roughness of the windpipe, cough, and bloody expectoration. Of bitter almonds whitened, xxv in number; of toasted linseed, dr. iv; of tragacanth, dr. ij; of pine nuts, xxx grains; the yelk of an egg roasted in dough. The tragacanth is macerated with water, and the whole mixed with must. If the sound of the voice be broken, mix honey instead of the must, more particularly when there is anything to expectorate.
An arteriac to be kept below the tongue for those who have lost the voice, for hoarseness, and bloody expectoration. Of tragacanth, dr. vj; of gum, dr. vj; of myrrh, dr. iss; of white pepper, xx grains; of saffron, dr. j; of liquorice-juice, dr. vj; the flesh of three dates; of Cretan sweet wine, q. s. The juice of the tragacanth alone placed under the tongue answers very well. Instead of the juice of liquorice, its decoction boiled down to the proper consistence may be substituted in quadruple quantity.
An arteriac for loss of voice, suiting also for strengthening the voice. Boil six leeks to a third part; throw them away, but with the decoction mix the juice of alica and honey; boil with them the yelks of three eggs previously boiled, stirring with a branch of dill.
For coughs. Of pennyroyal, oz. ij; of pine-nuts, of bastard saffron, of linseed, of each, oz. j; of white pepper, oz. iv; mix with boiled honey.—Another: Of hyssop, of pennyroyal, of pepper, of each, oz. j; of Macedonian parsley, oz. ss; of honey, a hemina.
For concocting an inveterate cough. Of honey, dr. xvj; of turpentine, dr. ij; of galbanum, dr. xiv. Having boiled them together, and having formed to the size of beans or of walnuts, let them be sucked.—Another: A dry cough is cured by the arteriacs, and also by the drinking of hot water; for, not being able to expectorate, owing to the thickness of the phlegm, they are assisted in so far by diluents. A decoction from hyssop, and iris, and pine-nuts, also answers with them.
A trochisk to be inhaled for a continued cough. Of storax, of pepper, of mastich, of Macedonian parsley, of each, oz. j; of sandarach, scr. vj; two bay-berries; mix with honey; and fumigate by throwing them upon coals, so that the person affected with the cough may inhale the vapour through a funnel. It answers also with those affected by cold in anywise.
Commentary. All the writers referred to in [the preceding Section] (with the exception of Aretæus) may be consulted here.