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An Irish Materia Medica (Author: Tadhg Ó Cuinn)

subsection 285

285. Uomitibus: i.e. vomiting; these are the things that induce vomiting, that is, the base of buttercup, spurge, white hellebore, seed of orache, and seed of horseradish. These are the compounds that provoke vomiting, that is, oximel, acidic syrup, and juice of the root-bark of elder. These are the things that prevent vomiting, that is, to apply styptic plasters of the following substances to the upper part of the stomach: mastix, frankincense, gum Arabic, mace, spodium, nutmeg, and galangal; those things should be boiled in vinegar, and a linen cloth should be doubled three times and put in it, and then applied to the upper part of the stomach. Item, take rose, myrrh, juice of camphor, juice of ribwort plantain, juice of vervain, and juice of mint, mix these juices with roasted white bread, and apply it to the upper part of the stomach, and this will stop the vomiting, as we have said.