An Electuary of Mallows.
Take conserve of common (or rather Vervain) Mallow flowers, new Butter unsalted, each 2 ounces; powder'd Nutmeg 4 scruples; mix.
Its slimy, soft and oiley, and therefore is a commodious Remedy against a dry husking Cough, asperity of the Trachea, and all sorts of Maladies of the Thorax, and Organs of Respiration that spring from acrious Humors. Moerover it may be given to allay sharpness of Urine, and (because it anoints, as 'twere, and makes the Ureters slippery) to make an easy descent for Sand and gravelly Stones.
The Dose half an ounce twice a day, at a good distance from Meals.
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710