A temperate Cardiac Electuary.
Take Conserve of Gilly flowers 3 ounces; Conserve of Barberries, Juice of Kermes strain'd, each half an ounce; Pearls levigated 4 scruples, mix.
Its suitable for People in Fevers, that complain of sinking if Spirits and sick Fits; for by restoring (after a kindly gentle manner) the failing Ferment, both in the Stomach and Blood, it puts the Spirits into a brisker Motion, without increasing the Fever. Let 2 drams be given every 6 hours, with a proper Julep.
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710