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B03752 The excellent virtues and uses of the great antidote of Van Helmon, Paracelsus, and Crollius; by them called the elixir proprietatis: Known by all physicians to be the greatest cordial and only medicine in the world for long and sound life: restoring nature even at the point of death, and effectually taking away the seeds of all diseases. / Written by J.H. a lover of truth; and made publick for the good of all people. 1674 (1674) Wing H65A; ESTC R177773 2,933 8

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The Excellent VIRTUES and USES OF THE GREAT ANTIDOTE OF Van Helmont Paracelsus and Crollius By them called the Elixir Proprietatis Known by all PHYSICIANS To be the greatest Cordial and only Medicine in the World for long and sound Life Restoring Nature even at the Point of Death and effectually taking away the Seeds of all Diseases Written by J. H. a Lover of Truth And made Publick for the Good of all PEOPLE LONDON Printed Anno Domini 1674. The True and Excellent ELIXIR PROPRIETATIS WITH Its Virtues and Directions for the Use thereof ELIXIR PROPRIETATIS is Compounded of three Excellent materials as Myrrh Alloes and Saffron Psal 45. vers 8. 'T is the Spirit or Essence of these three whose Virtues by the Learned is much admired to be both preservers and restorers of Bodily Health First Myrrh prevents Infection and Putrifaction Secondly Alloes purges the Stomach of all cold and flegmatick Humours Thirdly Saffron chears the Heart and much revives and quickens the Brain and Senses and causeth Digestion Paracelsus and Van Helmont have of this admirable Elixir Proprietatis written very largely in commendation hereof commending it to be the shield of Nature to defend her from whatsoever enemies encounters or assaults her It would fill a Volumn to set down the wonderful Opperations and Excellent Virtues that are deliver'd by these and other Authors Consumption and Coughs FOr such who are wasted by lingring Consumptions Hectick Feavers and Coughs half a Spoonful taken in a good Glass of old Maliga Sack for 9 or 10 Mornings together will in that time find both Stomach and Strength restored in a competent measure Dropsie and Scurvey FOr the Dropsie and Scurvey the like quantity of half a Spoonful or less taken in half a Pint of Rhinish Wormwood Wine is a special Remedy if so taken for 7 Mornings together Fasting for two hours after and Walking a Mile or two after it Convulsions and Apoplexies in Old and Young FOr all manner of Convulsions Apoplexies and Palsies Pains of the Head both for Old or Young it is the most infallible Cure in the World The Fountain of which Diseases proceed chiefly from corrupt windy Obstructions that hinder the course of Nature Those who are Aged 'twixt 30 and 60 may take above half a Spoonful in half a Pint of Old Maliga Sack when they perceive the Fit coming or when they are in it It has been given to Children of 5 Dayes old in their Convulsion Fits giving them about 6 or 7 Drops in a Spoonful of Sack and by so doing in three or four times they have been perfectly Cured For Nurses who give Suck THerefore I advise all Nurses who have Children that are inclined to Convulsions or the Rickets never to be without it and also to take of it themselves sometimes in a Glass of Sack And if there be any defects in their Milk this will remove them And in these Convulsion Fits or Apoplexies it may be taken in Brandy or Anniseed-Water where Sack is wanting For the Head-Ach FOr those which are troubled with continual Head-Ach which is caused by Obstructions or cold and undigested Matter that remains in the parts of the Stomach which will in a few dayes be removed if you take half a Spoonful or less in a Glass of Sack or Renish For Agues FOr the Tertian or Third day Ague this is an infallible Remedy and is to be taken in this Disease four times a day half a Spoonful in a Glass of good Sack and as soon as they find the Cold Fit coming upon them to put themselves into a warm Bed and in thus doing you shall every time find the Fits to abate and in eight or nine dayes following these Directions it will be perfectly removed Small-Pox or Measles FOr the Small Pox or Measles this is of singular Virtue to drive the Malignances of these Diseases from the Heart and Liver Let them not neglect it Take half a Spoonful in a Glass of Sack 3 times a day as soon as you perceive this Distemper appear if the party be near 20 but if a Child then a quarter of a Spoonful This will bring the Patient to a Moderate Sweat and procure rest for this Elixir corroborates and strengthens the Vitals to resist the putrifaction of the Disease that when they come forth few or none will ever Pit or deform the Face or Body as Experience hath proved For Fitts of the Mother and Windy Distempers of the Spleen FOr those that are troubled with Fits of the Mother and Windy Vapours from the Spleen this Elixir is an admirable Remedy the Patient taking half a Spoonful in a Glass of Sack for five or six Mornings and Evenings together and also when they are in any Fit then to take at least a Spoonful which Spoonful shall opperate more than a Gallon of other Physick Against the Plague or Pestilence AGainst the Plague or Pestilence there never was a more excellent Antidote found out both for prevention and Cure In the time of the late dreadful Plague 1665. many of which are now alive able to give Testimony of their wonderful preservation by the Blessing of Almighty God and the use of this admirable Elixir of which every Morning they took about half a Spoonful in a Glass of Sack and went about their affairs in the City Thus they which found themselves to have any Symptoms of the Plague had directions to take a Spoonful at least in a Glass of Sack or in Carduus Posset and to get into a warm Bed where by gentle Sweating the Malignancy of the Disease has been removed and in doing so three Mornings and Evenings together have been perfectly well and able to go abroad Against Surfeits FOr such as have taken a Surfeit either by over-charging their Stomachs by ill Diet or bad Wines and are thereupon taken suddainly very Sick let them immediately take half a Spoonful of this Elixir in a Glass of good Sack the which will infallibly so opperate in the Stomach that either by Vomit or by Stool it will speedily remove the cause but this ever observe that if the first draught shall cause the Patient to Vomit that he do immediately drink another the which will then so comfort and strengthen the Stomach that it will soon recover its former Vigor Collick or the Griping in the Guts FOr such as are troubled with the Collick or the Griping in the Guts it has been experimentally approved by taking half a Spoonful in a Glass of Sack both at Morning and Night 'T will give ease both upwards and downwards in this Distemper Green-Sickness FOr young Virgins who are most subject to the Distemper called the Green-Sickness let them every Morning for 8 or 9 Mornings together drink half a Spoonful hereof in Rhinish Worm-wood-Wine and afterwards to walk 2 or 3 Miles shall find that it will produce Roses in their Cheeks in a very few Weeks For Women in Child-bed THis Elixir hath been often approved to admiration for a wonderful Cordial for Women in Labour to whom have been given half a Spoonful in a Glass of Sack in the height of their pains the which hath both revived and Strengthened them and much facilitated and hastened their Delivery Many other Excellent Virtues might be truly written but this may suffice that many who have had experience in one or two and others that have not had any may be encouraged to the use and benefit thereof which through the Blessing of God will be to their good and well-being One quarter of a Spoonful may be effectual in diver● Distempers This Medicine truly prepared that neither the heat of the Sun nor the coldest Frost nor Age can hurt it is to be had at this Authors House at the Sign of John Baptista Van Helmont in Crutched-Friers near great Tower-hill the second door in Chain Ally at Mr. Horn's a Bookseller entring into the Royal-Exchange at Major Nathaniel Brook's at the Angel in Corn-hill at Mr. Hancock's at the Three Bibles in Popes-Head-Ally at Mr. Nevil's at the Gray-hound in St. Paul's Church-yard at Mr Playford's Stationer in the Temple at Mr. Lound's Stationer over against Exeter House in the Strand at the Tobacco-Roll and Spur near Turn-stile Holborn at Mr. Gavell's at the Faulcon in Westminster-Hall and Mrs. Fleming's at the Lamb in White-chappel near the Church Each Glass contains either One Ounce or Half an Ounce the price being 5 s. the Ounce and 2 s. 6 d. the Half FINIS