An Hysteric Glyster.
Take round Birthwort and white Bryony roots each half an ounce; Rue, Feverfew, Pennyroyal, Camomile flowers, each half a handful; boil in Water to 1 pint, in which (when strain'd and cold) dissolve Asa Faetida 1 dram; Oil of Amber 2 drams; brown Sugar 1 ounce, mix.
In the very actual Hysteric Fit, it may be injected, powerfully to repress the Ataxie of the exploding Spirits. Perhaps it may be found too strong for some worn-out, weakly Constitutions.
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710