A Decoction of Tamarinds.
Take Tamarinds 2 ounces; Raisins stoned 4 ounces; boil in fair Water 3 pints to 1 quart, which strain.
It restrains the flame of the Blood, allayeth unquenchable Thirst, Humects, Loosens, and is proper for constant Drink, in those Fevers that bring with them Costiveness, Drought and parching Heat.
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710