Pills of Mercury Dulcis.
Take powdered Mercury Dulcis half a scruple; Radius's Extract 15 grains; Resin of Jalap 5 grains; Oil of Cloves 1 drop; Syrup of Roses enough to make 5 Pills.
Taken in the Morning, they work very well, and may be given wheresoever a Load of Phlegm burthens the Intesines; slimy Matter settles in the Habit of the body, Muriatic Salt causeth the Scurvy, Acrid Juices make painful Ulcers, filthy Ichor blemishes the Skin, and where there are Worms.
I make a doubt whether its proper to prescribe Salt of Tartar (or any Lixivial Salt) together with Mercury Dulcis, for seeing Sublimate (of which Dulcis is made) is Mercury coagulated with an Acid, if the Lixivial Salt break the Acid, perhaps the Compost may be dissolved, and the Mercury let loose thereby.
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710