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Posset with Tamarinds.

Take Tamarinds 2 ounces, put to them (in a Marble Mortar) a little Milk, work it about with a Pestle, till the Tamarinds are dissolved, then pour it into boiling Milk 1 quart, and strain the whey from the Curd, through a Sieve.

This is a little more acid than the following of Wood Sorrel, and therefore quenches Thirst more; but because it should be taken in less quantity, it dies not effectually dilute the Blood. That of Lujula is best when a Diarrhea is feared, and this when the Belly is too much bound. You may give to half a pint three or four times a Day.

Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710