1. A Colic Mixture.
Take Tincture of Rhubarb simple 1 ounce and half; powder'd Rhubarb half a dram; Syrup of Roses solutive half an ounce ; powder'd long Pepper 3 grains; Oil of Anise 2 drops, mix.
Sometimes it may be expedient to add Spirit of Salt Armoniac 10 drops, and sometimes (as the Case may require) Liquid Laudanum 20 or even 30 drops, Salt of Wormwood half a scruple, namely when there are enormous Vomitings, and horrid Pains and sick Fits.
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710