Unguent for the Stone.
Take Ointment of Marsh Mallows 1 ounce; Oil of Turpentine and Anise each 1 scruple, mix.
Let the Region of the Pubes and Perineum be anointed with it, in a grievous Fit of the Stone in the Bladder, to comfort the Parts weakned by torture, and to relax their dolorisic Tension. [p. 429]
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710