A Anodyne Elixir.
Take Camphire, Myrrh, Saffron, each half an ounce; Contrayerva root, Cloves, each 1 ounce; Opium 2 drams; Spirit of Wine rectify'd without Heat (after describ'd) 20 ounces; Digest in a Dunghil 6 weeks then Decant the clear Liquor for use.
Its one of the best Medicines to cure Colic and Nephritic pains, it resists Poison causeth Sweat, and is much esteem'd, at Leyden, saith Dr. A.
The Dose is from 5 to 20 drops in a fitting Vehicle.
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710