An Emuslion of Piony.
Take Piony and white Poppy seed, blanch'd Almonds, each half an ounce; fine Loaf Sugar 1 ounce; Oil of Nutmeg 2 drops; when they are well beaten together, add by degrees, black Cherry water 1 quart; make an Emulsion according to art, to which, when strain'd, add compound Piony water 2 ounces, mix.
N. B. after this manner may any Chymical Oil be commodiously mix'd up, and made fit to take. Or it may be done with the help of Yolk of Egg, as in the Juniper Mixture, which see.
Its given for the Epilepsy, and all Convulsive Diseases, but especially of egregious use in Fevers with Head Ach, frightful Dreams, snatching of the Tendons, &c.
The Dose from 2 to 4 ounces, every eigth or sixth hour.
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710