A Glyster of Pomgranate.
Take Pomgranate Peel bruised half an ounce; Flowers of the same 1 dram; boil in Milk half a pint to 4 ounces; to the strained add Brandy (or Cinnamon Water) 2 ounces; Diascordium 6 drams; Oil of Nutmeg 6 drops, mix.
That it may be the longer and easilier retained, (which is of great moment in this case) foment the Anus with some warm Astringent Decoction, or at least, apply hot Cloths to it, and let the Patient compose himself to sleep, as soon as he can. Perhaps also, it might be well for him to lie upon his Right side, for so the Colon will not be so much pressed upon, by the weight of the other Intestines.
This (beyond almost all other astringents) is prevalent in stopping such a Looseness, as comes without Gripes, and is occasioned, not so much by the quantity and sharpness of Matter, as Laxity and Lubricity of the Intestines.
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710