A Laxative Glysters.
Take either Chicken, or Veal-Broth 12 ounces; Oil Olive, brown Sugar each 2 ounces; Oil of Anniseed, half a dram, mix.
It comforts the Intestines, discusses Wind, softens the Excrements, and loosens the Belly.
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710