An Asthmatic Oxymel.
Take Zedoary 1 ounce; boil in Water 1 quart to 1 pint and half; in the strained Liquor, mix Gum Ammoniacum (first dissolv'd in Vinegar 4 ounces) 1 ounce; strain and add Honey 4 ounces; boil, scum and strain it out.
This is the Experiment of Sir J.F. (a late Author) for persons labouring under an Orthopnaea and Asthma. It attenuates tough Phlegm, clears out Obstructions of the Lungs, and maintains and fortifies their Tone. Let 3 spoonfuls be given Night and Morn for some Months.
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710