Powder of Mes seeds

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Historical use wording: confiderable Relief, by its blunt- ing and fweetning the Acrimony of the

Source: Pharmacopoeia universalis: or, a new universal English dispensatory. Containing, I. An account of all the natural and artificial implements and instruments of pharmacy, together with the processes and operations, whereby changes are induced in natural bodies for medicinal purposes ... With a copious index to the whole by James, R. (Robert), 1703?-1776 (1752), narrative-offset-817829.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

• Mes seeds: away the Senfe of Pain, and which were called Narce- .tics, cannot but be pernicious if too frequently ufed ; for what takes away ‘the Senfe of Pain, mutt diminifh the fenfitive Faculty

Method as extracted

1. Grind according to the source passage: The Juice of this Species is very good ‘in an inveterate Cough, proceeding from a Defluxion of faltifh acrimoni- » ous Humours, the dreadful Forerun- - ner of a Pthifis; in order to prevent which the Egyptians, before they betake themfelves to Reft, take a Spoonful of the Seeds, finely tritu- rated with an equal Quantity of Powder-Sugar, by which they pro- cure confiderable Relief, by its blunt- ing and fweetning the Acrimony of the. faltith Humours, and inducing Sleep; their Women do the fame, for an immoderate Flux of the Men- Mes. The Juice. exprefied from the green Stalks, Flowers, and Seeds, or the dryed Plant, macerated in warm Water and then bruifed, mitigates _ acute Pains, efpecially of the Eyes; for which Purpofe Collyriums were prepared of it, and the fame Prepa- ration was ufed for violent Pains in the Ears; tho’, in the Opinion of modern Praétitioners, all thofe Medi- cines which take away the Senfe of Pain, and which were called Narce- .tics, cannot but be pernicious if too frequently ufed ; for what takes away ‘the Senfe of Pain, mutt diminifh the fenfitive Faculty.

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