An Emmenagogue Decoction.
Take roots of Smalage 2 ounces; Calamus Aromaticus, Bay- berries, each 2 drams; Zedoary, Cubebs, each 1 dram and half; Mace 2 scruples; Galingale, Grains of Paradise, each half a scruple; Dittany of Creet, Penny Royal, each 1 handful; boil in Water 1 quart and white Wine 1 pint to 28 ounces; when its strained add Tincture of Saffron (made in Treacle Water) 1 ounce; Syrup of Stechas 3 ounces, mix.
It excites a new Orgasm in the Mass of Blood; and forcing it briskly into the Uterine Arteries, opens the Extremities of the Vessels.
Let the Patient first Purge, and then near the time of the Menstrua, take from a quarter to half a pint twice a day, and use Exercise, and beware of catching Cold.
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710