A Foment in flux of the Haemorrhoids.
Take Mullein, Tarrow, Plantain, Elder leaves, each 4 handfuls; Pomgranate peel 1 ounce; Boil in Water and rough red Wine, each 3 Pints to 2 quarts; in the strain'd dissolve Alum half an ounce; Sugar of Lead 2 drams, mix.
It doth a great deal of good, not only in this mention'd Case, but also in immoderate flux of the Menses, Diarrhea and beginning of Inflammations, for it wonderfully astringeth and repelleth.
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710