three last days of the Moon are made choice of in giving this and other Medicines against Worms tho' no reason appears why they should prevail then more than at any other time Mercurial Tablets â„ž Mercurial Panacaea two ounces sharp biting Cinnamon Florence Orrice Ginger of each one drachm fine Sugar four ounces with the Mucilage of Gum Tragacanth form a solid Mass of which make your Tablets of a drachm weight each They are to be chew'd by those in whom it is difficult to raise a Salivation the Ginger and Mace heat the Mouth and open the salival excretory Ducts and serve as a Vehicle to the Panacaea The Salivation they raise when us'd alone is but slight and may be stop'd almost at pleasure by the use of an astringent Gargle The Panacaea is sweet Sublimate thus prepar'd Take what quantity you please of sweet Sublimate beat it into fine Powder put it into a Matrass upon a Sand-bath lute on a Head after it has stood in that heat an hour augment the Fire by degrees until all is sublim'd then take it off let the Vessel cool then break it powder your Sublimate again and do all as before repeat this seven times then having reduc'd your Sublimate into fine Powder pour on it Spirit of Wine alkoliz'd four Fingers high leave it to steep fifteen days stirring it pretty often with an Ivory Slice at last place it in Baln M. draw the Spirit off and dry your Panacaea in a Sand-fire This is a most noble Medicine in wary Hands against all foulness of Blood whether Venereal or Scorbutical against Itch Tettars Scabs Scald-heads See a fuller account in the third English Edition of Mr. Lemery's Chymistry Rotules of white Poppies â„ž Syrup of white Poppies newly made what quantity you please and having boil'd it to the consistence of a solid Electuary form the Tablet They have the same vertue with the Syrup that is by their slimy Mucilage they allay the sharpness of thin corrosive Phlegm hinder the too great expansion of the Spirits and the inordinate agitation of Humours Mort's hot Philonium â„ž Annis Fennil and Carraway seeds of each five drachms Cinnamon half an ounce Ginger and Extract of Opium of each three drachms Nutmegs two drachms clarify'd Honey ten ounces make them into an Opiate according to art This tho' less compound than others of this name yields to none in goodness it eases Pain resists the maliguity of Humours and causes Rest it is given from a scruple to a drachm Some make an Extract of new made Treacle in Spirit of Wine and call the Preparation Laudanum tutissimum but old Treacle having in its longer fermentation subtilized and exalted its active parts more than the new seems the fitter to rarifie and dissolve the Coagulations caus'd in the Blood and Humours by the bite or sting of Venomous Beasts coagulating Poisons infected Air or a too great quantity of Acids accumulated in the Body He commends the Apothecaries of Paris for leaving out Silk in their Confectio Alkermes asserting that neither wrought nor raw Silk can communicate the least vertue to that or any other Composition But Dr. Lister could inform him otherwise and tell him as he did Dr. Turnfort That Silk yields a noble Spirit the finest he says that ever was tasted with an incredible quantity of Volatil Salt which being refin'd and often cohobated with rich Aromatick Chymical Oyls he thinks makes that call'd King Charles's Salt However Silk being a dry Gelly of the Insect kind which for the most part consist of extream active parts is not so despicable for physical uses as Mr. Lemery and Zwelfer would insinuate Among the Remarks made upon Electuarium de Ovo Quercetani we have this method of preparing the Diaphoretick Sulphur of Gold call'd by Chymists Potable Gold or the true Tincture of Sol. Dissolve what quantity of Gold you please in Aqua Regalis evaporate the Dissolution over a gentle Fire and there will remain a Calx of Gold which moisten into a Liquid Past with the Essence of Cinnamon and having put the mixture in a Matrass pour upon it Spirit of Wine tartariz'd until it appears an Inch over then having stop'd the Vessel very close put it to digest until the Liquor seems fully tinctur'd which done pour it off and add new until the Spirit ceases to draw a Tincture then mix the Dissolutions together and keep them for use This Preparation is a Dissolution of some parts of the Substance of the Gold in the Sulphurs of the Cinnamon and of the Spirit of Wine for if it were quite divested of its Sulphur as some Chymists foolishly pretend the Calx could be never reduc'd into Gold again which it easily can being well dry'd and adding a small quantity of Borax to it Mort's cold Philonium â„ž Red Roses one ounce Cassia Lignea six drachms Bole-armene roots of Snake-weed of each half an ounce Extract of Opium two drachms and a half clarify'd Honey nine ounces mix and make them into an Opiate according to art This is proper in all losses of Blood in Diarrhaea's Lienteries and Bloody-fluxes it allays Pain and causes rest it is given from half a scruple to a drachm Mr. Lemery justly suspects the truth of what is said of King Mithridates's having been poison-proof and to have ow'd this to the Composition that bears his Name whereof he himself is said to have been the Inventor It might indeed have been of good use against Coagulating Poisons such as Hemlock Wolf's-bane the biting of Vipers or Serpents stings of Scorpions and the Tarantula but is of little efficacy against Corrosive Sublimate and Arsenick The Confection of Jacinth corrected â„ž Jacinth Stones prepar'd red Coral seal'd Earth of each one ounce shaving of Hart's-Horn six drachms of the Bone of a Deer's Heart roots of Tormentil and Dittany leaves of Cretan-dittany Saffron Myrrh red Roses Seeds of Sorrel Purslain of each three drachms Crab's Eyes prepar'd outward rind of Citrons and bitter Oranges dry'd of each four scruples Oriental Musk and Ambergrease of each ten grains Syrup of Kermes one ounce Syrup of Clove-gilliflowers three pound mix them according to art In this Reformation the Gold and Silver are left out as uncapable of alteration in our Bodies They dry Kermes grains as effete and worthless and the Syrup of Clove-gilliflowers made use of because the Syrup of Coral commonly used destroys in great part the Alkaline Ingredients of the Confection whose chief Cordial vertue consists in the Disposition of their Pores and texture of their parts that fit them to sheath the points and edges of the hostile peccant Acids which the Syrup of Clove-gilliflowers does in no wise do but being a strengthener of the Heart and Brain and other noble parts does considerably second the good effects of the Composition If it should be objected That the Juice of Limons the foundation of the Syrup of that name is useful in opening the Stones and Earth we will answer That this
in Bates's Aqua Epidemica the Celandine Mugwort Scabious and Agrimony with the Liquorice and Tormentil Roots because they contain but few if any Volatil Parts and that the essential and fixt Salt to which they owe their chief vertue remains in the bottom of the Cucurbit which nicety is the more remarkable in our Author because he often uses the distill'd water of Plantane in his Remedies which by his own reasonings should be worthless as containing as few Volatile Parts as any of the Herbs he finds fault with in ours besides had he consulted the Registers of the French Royal Academy of Sciences he would find that Scabious analyz'd yields some Urinous Spirit and Concret Volatil Salt and that it is not only recommended there as Detersive and Vulnerary but also as Alexiterial and Sudorifick Compound Queen of Hungary's Water â„ž Fresh flowers of Rosemary a pound and a half tops of Rosemary Time Lavender Cost-mary Sage of vertues Marjoram of each two ounces let all be bruis'd and put into a Glass Cucurbit with half an ounce of Sal Armoniack and the like quantity of Salt of Tartar powder'd a-part being well mix'd pour upon them two quarts of the best Brandy and having fix'd a Head and Recipient and luted the Junctures macerate and then distill This is preferable to the ordinary Queen of Hungary's Water to rarifie and penetrate gross Humours and to give a brisker motion to the Blood and Spirits in Soporiferous Distempers yet it may be made considerably stronger by adding a drachm of the Essence of Rosemary to each pint of the Water and dissolving three drachms of Camphire in the like quantity will make it more prevalent against Vapours and Gangrene The Womens Aqua Vitae â„ž Leaves of Sage of Vertue crispt Menth Balm of each one handful Cinnamon Nutmegs Mace Ginger Cloves grains of Paradise Cubebs Cardamoms of each an ounce and a half Galangale one ounce long Pepper half an ounce reduce all into gross powder and let them infuse for fourteen days in three quarts of strong White-wine in a close Vessel then be distill'd in B. M. The Hysterick Water of the Amsterdamers â„ž Dry roots of Briony ripe and dry Elder-berries of each two ounces the outward peel of Oranges an ounce and a half leaves of Mugwort Cretan Dittany Feverfew Cat 's Mint Basil Penny-royal Rue dry Savine of each half an ounce Myrrh and Castor of each three drachms Saffron one drachm all being powder'd let them stand for 8 days in two quarts of very good Spirit of Wine then distill them according to art This and the foregoing Water are proper in Hysterick Passions and Suppression of the Menses which they provoke and render regular they are also given in Palsies and Apoplexies they are given to two drachms An Anti-scorbutick Water â„ž Roots of Garden and Horse Radish 〈◊〉 each one pound Juice of Scurvy-grass Water-cresses Brook-lime Navelwort Mint Bawm Fumitory of each half a pound let them macerate together for 24 hourâ— then let them be distill'd in a moderaâ—… Sand heat This Water is a great opener of aâ—… Obstructions not only proper against tâ—… Scurvy but also against Gravel Nephâ—…tick Colick suppression of Urine â— It is a great purifier of the Blood if takeâ— for some considerable time â„ž Roots of Florence Orrice leaves 〈◊〉 Cretan Dittany and dry Mint of each 〈◊〉 ounce Seeds of Agnus Castus Rue aâ—… Lectuce of each six drachms Venice Turpentine and White-wine of each twenty ounces bruise what is to be bruis'd and distill them in B. M. This Water does cleanse and deterge the Spermatick Vessels and Urethra it is given after the use of Emulsions and necessary Purgations in virulent Gonorrhaea's A Mercurial Water â„ž Venice Ceruss two ounces crude Allum an ounce and a half Litharge corrosive Sublimate of each one ounce Salt of Nitre Armoniack of each two drachms Ginger one drachm and a half Vinegar one pint Water of Knot-grass four ounces Nightshade Plantain and Rose-water of each three ounces mix and boil them a little This Water kills the Itch Tettars scruffy dry Scabs that deform the Skin it also cures scald Heads Venereal and other obstinare Ulcers or Sores the Parts are to be fomented with it but bleeding and purging ought to precede A Water of three Ingredients â„ž Treacle Water camphorated five ounces rectify'd Spirit of Tartar three ounces Spirit of Vitriol one ounce put them to digest until they unite perfectly This hardly differs from our Mixtura simplex It is an extraordinary Remedy in Malignant Fevers it resists the Putrefaction of Humours and provokes Sweat given from half a drachm to a drachm Water of Castor â„ž Fresh Castor four ounces green leaves of Lavender one ounce Cinnamon six drachms leaves of Sage and Rosemary of each half an ounce Mace and Cloves of each two drachms rectify'd Spirit of Wine three quarts let them stand in digestion for two days then distill them in B. M. This Water suppresses Hysterick Vapours provokes Womens Menses gives life and quickness to the Blood and Spirits in Palsies Apoplexies and Lethargies it may be given in some Cephalick or Hysterick Julep from half a drachm to two drachms A Water to allay Gouty Pains â„ž Dry Cows Dung and Frogs Spawn of each equal parts mix and put them into a Glass Alembick and distill them with a moderate heat in B. M. This is us'd in inflammatory Gouts a Spunge or Flannel drench'd in the Water is laid upon the painful parts A Carminative Water â„ž Anise-seeds well pounded four ounces Cinnamon two ounces seeds of wild Carrots one ounce Nutmegs Mace Galangale Cloves of each two drachms having powder'd all grosly infuse them for two or three days in some hot place in two quarts of Malmsey then distill them according to art This Water attenuates gross viscous Humours expells Wind strengthens the Stomach and helps Digestion it is given from one drachm to an ounce A Water to take away Spots and Freckles of the Face â„ž Strawberries a pound and a half flowers of Lilies and Bean flowerrs of each half a pound Roach-Allum half an ounce Sal Gem Nitre Verdigrease of each two drachms let them macerate for ten days in three pints of Malmsey White-wine Vinegar and Narbonne Honey then distill'd in a moderate Sand heat This Water smooths preserves Ladies Complexions takes off Freckles Sun-burns and other such Deformities of the Skin The Elixir of three Ingredients â„ž Roots of Enula Campana and Angelica newly dry'd Juniper-berries of each four ounces having cut and beaten them grosly put them into a Matrass and pour on them a pint and a half of rectify'd Spirit of Wine let them stand in Infusion in a moderate heat until the Spirit is fully tinctured then filter and put it up for use It is commended against Pestilence Asthma's Palsies Apoplexies and Lethargies given from a scruple to two drachms in a convenient Vehicle Crollius's Pestilential Elixir â„ž Balsam of Sulphur prepar'd with Juniper and Amber four
a smoothness in the Palate defends the Throat from the sharpness of Rheums and by its slime and roapy parts check the violent motion of Humours inviscating their sharp saline Particles Mucilage or Gelly of Isinglass â„ž Isinglass out small 1 Ounce infuse it in a pint of water and boil it gently to a Gelly It may be made in Milk It is good in most Fluxes in Whites and proves effectual when many other Medicines fail in stopping an inveterate troublesome Gleet A Powder for quilted or spice Caps â„ž Cloves Cinamon Aromatick-Reed sweet Rush Orrice Marjoram Rosemary Betony Sage Cassidonie of each 1 Dram Laurel Berries Storax Benjamin Tacamahac of each half a Dram powder all grosly and put them into Cotton for spice Caps Quilted spice Caps were formerly much more in use than they are now they were believ'd to strengthen and refresh the Brain and were therefore commended against Epilepsies Lethargies Palsies and Apoplexies they consist of subtil volatile parts which may in some small quantity get through the Sutures of the Skull and by attenuating and rarifying tough and viscid Humours render them more flux'd and easier of discharge Musk and Amber may be added if the patient be not subject to Vapours The Powders are not to be beaten fine that they may not spend themselves too soon nor pass thro' the thin Taffities the Caps are made of The same or like Powders may be quilted in Stomachers which if they do not comfort and fortifie the Stomach will at least keep it the warmer Perfumes MEdicinal Perfumes are not all equally agreeable there being many scarce supportable that are nevertheless very beneficial on several occasions where the more pleasant would prove destructive Perfumers mix Florence Orrice Benjamin Storax Lignum Rhodium yellow Saunders Aromatick-Reed Somes Flowers of Benjamin and a few Cloves moisten them with Orange-Flower-Water and keep them in the cold in a Matrass and when they have occasion to use the mixture they pour some into Cassolets or perfuming Pans which plac'd in a gentle heat yield a most pleasant sweet smell A Fumigation to raise a Salivation in the Venereal Pox. â„ž Cinnabar an Ounce and a half Juniper-Berries Frankinsence Mastick Ladanum of each a Dram and a half let them be powder'd and kept for use This way of receiving Mercury is dangerous being often attended with grievous Accidents whether because it is all receiv'd into one part or affects the Nerves more Most certain it is that it will prove far safer to proceed by Friction and other preparations of Mercury to raise a Flux and that where these do not prove unsuccessfull fuming with Cinnabar is by no means to be attempted It is used with less danger for stubborn venereal Ulcers that lie remote from the Head and Throat This Powder when used is to be cast into a Chafingdish of live Coals and the Fume to be receiv'd and this to be repeated at different times untill the Mouth begins to be sore then is to be discontinued Women troubled with Suppression of their Menstrua's and labouring under hysteric Passions may sit over the Fumes of fit and appropriate Pomanders to slaken and dissolve the sluggish gross Humours that stagnate or circulate but very slowly in the Womb-Vessels Some Asthmaticks also receive Fumes and Smoke at the Mouth and Nose to cut and attenuate the thick and viscous Phlegm that obstructs but this method ought not to be recommended to such as have spit Blood or have Ulcers in the Lungs D. Brunis's Collyrium or Eye-water â„ž Aloes Succotrine 1 Dram white Wino and white Rose-water of each an Ounce and a half after they have stood some days filtrate the water and keep it for use Madam Fouquet's Eye-water â„ž Prepar'd Tutia 2 Ounces Mace finely powder'd 1 Ounce white Vitriol 1 Dram Fennel and Rose-water of each a pint and half a pint of Plantain-water mix them together and expose them for some days to the Summer Sun in a well-stop'd bottle then keep the Collyrium for use These Collyrium's are of good use in infirmities of the eyes they deterge and dry small Ulcers cure Redness and Inflammations and either entirely consume Webs and Pins or check their growth A Water to preserve the Eyes against the Small Pox. â„ž Oriental Saffron 1 Scruple infuse it for three hours in an Ounce and a half of Rose Plantain and Eye-bright-waters dissolve-sixteen grains of the medicamental Stone in the filtrated Liquor This clears the sight and by drying and consuming the filthy sharp Ichor of the Small Pox hinders its making an impression upon the eyes â„ž Orpine two Drams Verdigreece one Dram Myrrh Aloes of each a Dram dissolve all finely powder'd in a pint of white Wine and six Ounces of Plantain and Rose-water This is us'd in Injection to cleanse and dry Ulcers in the Urethra and to stop runnings or a Gleet the Virulency being corrected by precedent proper Medicines It may be weaken'd by addition of a greater quantity of Plantain-water Notwithstanding what many famous Physicians and Chymists have writ in commendation of red Coral Mr. Lemery pretends that they are not to be prefer'd to other Alcaline bodies whose whole vertue consists in dulling Acids by destroying their sharp points or sheathing their cutting edges and says the so much fam'd Tincture of Coral is owing altogether to an inconsiderable quantity of worthless Bitumen contain'd in that mixture and concludes that white Coral is every whit as good as the red Rob of Speedwell â„ž Depurated juice of Speedwell 2 pound Sugar or clarified Honey 1 pound let them boil on a slow fire in an earthen glaz'd vessel to the consistence of Honey Speedwell or Fluellin is recommended by many good Practitioners as an extraordinary purifier of the Blood and healer of Ulcers in the Lungs Doctor Elles of Hartfordshire is a great admirer of it as having often us'd it with good success The French Acacia is made as the Germans make their juice of Sloes inspissated in B. M. It is substituted for the true Acacia Lotions and boiling deprive Turpentine of a great part of its essential Salts and consequently of much of its vertues wherefore it is better to mix it with opening Powders viz. Millepedes crystal Mineral c. to give it the consistence chiefly design'd in boiling it Because chymical Oils and Essences do nâ—… dissolve in nor mix with Water through the disproportion of the Texture of their minute parts with this Menstruum they are mix'd with Sugar wherein they divide themselves into imperceptible parts and this Intermedium readily dissolving in water keeps the Oils and Essences so divided that though they make the Liquor look somewhat more white they can never unite so as to appear what they were There is no need of Sugar to make these Essences mix with Spirit of Wine or other sulphureous Liquors for here being a conformity of Texture they readily unite Here followeth the description of a Drug sold for the juice of Liquorish tho' it is