An Electuary with Ginger.
Take green Ginger 1 ounce; conserve of red Roses 3 ounces; (sometimes I order a like quantity of each) Oil of Cinnamon 4 drops; Oil of Cloves 2 drops, mix.
It comforts the Stomach, chears the Heart, assists Digestion, takes off Squeamishness, stops Vomiting, dissipates Flatus's, and upholds native Heat. Give the bigness of a Nutmeg an hour before Dinner and Supper.
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710