Recipes (f105r)

[Part 1 of 10] [Updated October 11, 2026]

Pyrethrum is a medicine of hot complexion, having a subtle and penetrating virtue. The dose thereof is three (units of measure). When grievous lack of sleep shall arise, let thyme be taken, three (units of measure), together with a medicine of astringent virtue. If the malady proceed from a gathering of wind, let the afflicted part be rubbed, and let the remedy be given in two doses, amounting unto six (units of measure). For faintness, let two (units of measure) be taken. Let it be prepared with clarified butter, and let it be boiled until it attain a good and proper consistence. Being administered in this manner, it restoreth strength and comforteth the sick. Let all the ingredients be ground and well pounded together until they form a smooth and unctuous paste. In this wise is the medicine perfected, and it bringeth no harm nor bodily injury. The virtue thereof is to comfort the stomach, aid digestion, and disperse the winds. It heateth the body and profiteth greatly the joints and the loins. Let spikenard and costus be added; and, when they have been well ground, the remedy shall be complete. Aloes hath an astringent virtue. Let the preparation be pounded together with an astringent medicine and honey, of which only a small quantity shall be used. This remedy is most suitable for swellings. Take oil of ben and make therewith a plaster, spreading it upon a bandage together with ten (units of measure) of pitch. Once it hath been applied, it shall not be removed so long as corruption remaineth in the bone or in the wounds.