A Cephalic Decoction.
Take Guaiacum, Sassaphras, each 2 drams; Male Piony root 1 ounce; dried Sage, Marjoram, Betony, Arabian Stechas-flowers, each half an handful; boil in Water 3 pints to 28 ounces; to the strain'd Liquor, add compound Piony Water, compound Syrup of Piony, each 2 ounces; Tincture of Castor 2 drams; Oil of Rosemary, Nutmeg, each 2 drops; white Sugar 1 ounce, mix.
Its aptly prescrib'd in cold Rheumatic Affections of the Head and Nerves, for prevention of an Apoplexy, Epilepsie, Benummedness, Palsy, Vertigo, &c. And its to be given to a quarter of a pint twice a Day.
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710