An Edulcorating Decoction.
Take Sarsa, China, each 3 ounces; yellow and red Sanders, Harts-horn, Ivory, each 6 drams: Infuse according to art, and boil in Water 6 quarts to 6 pints; which strain off, and edulcorate with Sugar to make it palatable.
Its said to correct the Acidness of the Lymphatic Serum, and lessen its quantity, as also to promote Perspiration gently without heating: Its accounted of great use in a recent Consumption, flying Pains, Rheumatic affections, Ulcers and Cutaneous Distempers. The Dose half a pint, twice a Day.
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710