A Glyster in Gripes.
Take powder'd white Chalk half an ounce; Rue; Camomila flowers, each half a handful; boil in Water half a pint to 4 ounces; to the strain'd add Tincture of Castor 3 drams; Diascordium 2 drams; Syrup of Meconium half an ounce; Oil of Aniseed 10 drops, mix.
It concentrates Acids, comforts the Intestines, dissipates Wind, eases Pain, takes off Spasms, and is superlatively good and convenient for small Children; when (by reason of hard breeding of Teeth, or acrious Humours) they have green griping Stools, and are troubled with Inquietude, Watchings, feverish erratic Flushings, and Convulsions threaten them.
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710