1. Expectorating Mixture.
Take Tincture of Benjamin half an ounce; Tincture of Saffron (extracted in Spirit of Wine) Tinctures of Myrrh, of Gum Ammoniac and Spirit of Salt Armoniac, each 1 dram; Hyssop Water 6 ounces; Magistral Worm Water 3 ounces; Syrup of Horehound 2 ounces, mix.
Its made up of volatile, brisk, acrious, penetrating, gummy and balsamic things, and its Title denotes its virtues. Let 2 spoonfuls be taken as often as clammy, tough Phlegm, sticking in the Throat or Breast, occasions shortness of Breath, or a laborious straining Cough.
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710