A Balsamic Emulsion.
Take Balsam of Tolu 6 drams; decoct it in fine Barly water 3 pints to 1 quart, when it's cold strain it, adding sweet Almonds blanch'd 6 drams; Balm of Gilead 16 drops; white Sugar 1 ounce; make an Emulsion according to art.
It's a fit Prescription for consumptive Persons, for it softens down harsh Juices; comforts the Lungs; discusses crude Tubercles; corrects Putrefaction, and makes the Parts sound.
Give a draught of 4 ounces four times a day.
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710