A temperate Scorbutic Electuary.
Take conserve of wood Sorrel 4 ounces; of Hips 1 ouncel powder of red Coral half an ounce; of Ivory, Harts-horn, each 2 drams; Syrup of the opening roots 2 ounces, mix.
Its a well suited Medicine to those that are Scorbutic, and of hot Constitution. It restores the lost Ferment of the Stomach assists the Ventricle and Viscera serving to Chylification, in the performance of their Office, tempers and depurates the Blood, and adust Juices, discharges Stoppages and promotes Urine. The Dose half an ounce twice a day.
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710