2. Purging Chalybeate Pills, by Dr. A.
Take Gum Ammoniac (strain'd with Rhenish Wine) 2 ounces; Vitriol of Mars (calcined to a little redness) half an ounce; Scammony Sulphurated 10 drams; Oil of Mint 12 drops; Syrup of Blackthorn as much as sufficient to make all up into a Mass.
They are good in Hypochondriac Melancholy, Cachexie and pertinacious Obstructions.
The Dose is from 5 grains to 1 scruple; for when Cathartics are joined to Chalybeats, a small Dose is best.
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710