CHAP. XXXI.Of Spirituous Penniroyal Water.
ThePlant from whence this Water has its Name has been already described Chap. xiii. Part II.
Take of the Leaves of Penniroyal dried fifteen Pounds; Proof Spirit ten Gallons; Water two Gallons: draw off ten Gallons with a gentle Fire.
This is a good Carminative, of use in Cholics and Gripings of the Bowels; also in Plurisies and the Jaundice: It is of knownEfficacy in promoting the Menses and other Disorders of the Female Sex.