A Cephalic Plaister.
Take Plaister of Betony half an ounce; Caranna, Tacamahacca, each 3 drams; powdered Balsam of Tolu 2 scruples; Balsam of Peru ( or Capive) 1 scruple, mix.
It warms and roborates the Head, is accounted good in a cold Head-ach, Giddiness, Night-Mare, Epilepsie, Palsey, Deafness: And useth to be prescribed for Convulsive and Soporose Affections.
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710