An Astringent Decoction.
Take Pomegranate Peels bruised 1 ounce; boil it in 3 pints of Water 'till half be evaporated, adding towards the last Cloves bruised half a dram; Nutmeg 1 dram; strain and add Syrup of dried red Roses 3 ounces; strong Cinnamon Water 4 ounces; Mint Water 1 ounce; Venice Treacle 2 drams, mix.
It strengthens the Ventricle and rest of the Viscera: Is of much in an enormous symptomatick Diarrhea, Dysentery, &c. The Dose 4 ounces; twice a Day.
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710