A Levigating Gargle.
Take Comfrey roots 2 ounces; Gum Arabic 1 ounces; boil in Barley Water 20 ounces to 12 ounces; strain and red (175, 176) Rose water 1 ounces; Syrup of Marsh Mallows 3 ounces, mix.
For Virtues it may compare with next before, only it digests less, and refrigerates more.
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710