three quarts of common water This Decoction strain'd and settled will hardly keep above two days in Summer if not plac'd in a cold Cellar nor above four in Winter It is recommended against Epilepsies Apoplexies Lethargies and other distempers of the head occasion'd chiefly by stoppages in the passage and small Channels of the Animal Spirits of from the turgency of crude Humours that press over-much the substance of the Brain He boils River-Crabs in his pectoral Decoction borroweth Sydenham's decoctum album which he sweetens with Syrup of Comfrey instead of Sugar when he designs Astriction His bitter Decoction is the same with ours only that he uses equal parts of Wine and Water this and other Bitters are Febrifuges because the saline and sulphureous parts they consist of attenuate and dissolve gross viscid Humours and so raise the Obstructions that occasion Fevers A Sudorific Decoction or Diet-Drink â„ž Of Sarsaparilla 2 Ounces China-root 1 Ounce Contrayerva and Holy-wood of each half an Ounce crude Antimony grosly beat and tied in a knot 4 Ounces let them be infus'd hot in 4 quarts of common water for 12 hours then boil'd to the consumption of a third part add towards the latter end 6 Ounces of slic'd Liquorish with 3 Drams of Sassafras Wood. This drink is taken three or four times a day about six Ounces at a time and continued for some days in Rheumatisms to attenuate the viscid roapy Serum and in the close of the cure of a Gonorrhea to correct and carry off the peccant Humours by Transpiration Prisans and Decoctions differ only in this that the first are less loaded with Ingredients for being design'd for the ordinary drink of sick persons the less they are clog'd with Drugs the more agreeable and palatable they prove They are much us'd in France the following is the common Ptisan â„ž Pick'd Barley cleansed from all filth one handfull let it boil in 2 quarts of common water to the consumption of a third part then add slic'd and beaten Liquorish half an Ounce and make the Ptisan according to art The Liquorish is but slightly boil'd because otherwise it would communicate an unpleasant bitterness especially if new There may be added Citron Peel Coriander Seed Cinamon c. to please those that love these things The Prisan makers that sell it all Summer long in the Streets of Paris content themselves with a bare Infusion of Liquorish in fair water Ptisans may be made Pectoral by addition of Raisins Jujubs c. aperitive by making use of openning roots or binding thus â„ž Whole Barley 2 Ounces shavings of Harts-horn 1 Ounce Tormentil roots half an Ounce Berberries one handfull boil them in three quarts of water untill a third part be consumed They that would have iâ— more astringent may instead of common make use of steel'd water They use the following Infusion at Paris as we do the decoctum Sennae Gercinis here The common purging Infusion â„ž Choice cleans'd Senna 3 Drams Salt of Tartar 1 Scruple infuse them hot a whole night in 8 Ounces of water then strain and press out the Liquor for a Dose Three Drams of Senna will impregnate six Ounces of water so that the Tincture will not become stronger by addition of a greater quantity since a Menstruum as was said before cannot load it self but with a determinate portion of any substance This Infusion in water is esteemed preferable to others made in Decoctions because the Liquor in these is already so charged with Particles of other Ingredients that there is little or no room left for those of the Senna The Salt of Tartar doth not only render the Menstruum more penetrating and consequently fitter to draw a Tincture from the Senna but also attenuates and rarifies the viscid substance drawn from the leaves and so prevents the griping pains that would be occasion'd by the adhesion of this gluish substance to the inward Membrane of the Intestines Instead of Salt of Tartar may be us'd Sal Polycrestum crystal Mineral or soluble Tartar commonly called Vegetable Salt but of all Salts the Alkaline are the most proper to dissolve the viscous slimy Substances that yield the Tincture and to prevent Gripes The Antients unacquainted with these Salts made use of Cinamon Citron and Orange-Peel Ginger and Carminative Seeds which in all respects come far short of the other Senna is said to purge off Melancholy more than other Humours which if true is perhaps because it consists of fixt parts that have a greater disposition to unite and adhere to this Humour which is fixt and earthy and by irritating the parts wherein it is chiefly lodg'd cause its excretion Instead of Spirit of Vitriol in drawing a Tincture from Roses he sometimes uses Spirit of Sugar sometimes the Juices of Barberries and Currants making amends for their lesser acidity in the greater quantity These Tinctures are us'd instead of Prisans in Diarrhoea's Hemorrhagies Gonorrhoea's Whites c. A Cephalic purging Apozem â„ž Roots of Avens Male-Peonie Misletoe of the Oak of each half an Ounce leaves of Betony Rosemary Sage of each half a handfull let them be boil'd according to art in two quarts of water to the Consumption of a fourth part in this Liquor strain'd without expression infuse for 15 hours pick'd Senna 6 Drams choice Rhubarb Agaric trochisk'd of each two Drams Juniper-Berries 1 Dram soluble Tartar â— Drams then let the Infusion be strain'd and press'd out in which diffolve Syrup of solutive Roses compounded with Agaric anâ—… Syrup of Peach Flowers of each 2 Ounces This Apozem is taken for some days together a glass or two a day adding to or lessening the quantity according as it works The quantity of the Ingredients is the lesser in the Decoction that there may be more room left for the Particles of the purging Drugs in the Infusion An astringent Emulsion â„ž Sweet Almonds blanch'd 6 couple Seeds of Cotton-tree Plantain Meadow-Rue white Poppies Quinces Sumach of each a Dram and a half beat them in a Mortar pouring in by degrees a quart of the Decoction of Barley Roots of Plantain and great Comfrey then strain and add Syrup of dry Roses and Barberries of each 2 Ounces and you have an Emulsion to be taken in four doses This is us'd in spitting of Blood in Dysenteries Hemorrhagies Gonorrhoea's Whites or where-ever Astriction is proper which it causes probably in correcting the sharpness of the blood by its aqueous mucilage and checking its brisk Circulation by mixture of its sluggish spiritless parts An Almond Milk â„ž Sweet Almonds blanch'd 2 Ounces beat them in a Marble Mortar pouring in by degrees a pint of Barley-water and when you have strain'd the Liquor dissolve therein an Ounce and a half of the best refin'd Sugar If you put to this half an Ounce of orange-flower-Orange-Flower-Water perfume it with Musk or Ambergreece and keep it in Ice it will drink deliciously It is much esteem'd at Paris and called there Orgeat des Limonadiers An Antinephritic
Potion â„ž Syrup of Marsh Mallows Oil of sweet Almonds drawn without fire of each an Ounce and a half bost white Wine 3 Ounces water of Radishes and Pellitory of the wall of each 2 Ounces Crystal Mineral 1 Dram Spirit of Turpentine and of Salt of each 8 drops mix them all for 2 Doses This mixture is us'd in Nephritick Colicks It s oily slimy parts smooth and lenifie the urinary passages dull the edge of the sabulous matter and facilitate its Excretion A Diuretick mixture â„ž Spirit of Turpentine one Ounce rectified Spirit of Salt dulcified Spirit of Nitre Spirit of Cresses Amber and of Elixir proprietatis of each 2 Drams mix all together This Mixture is taken in white Wine and in other appropriate Liquors from 4 to 15 drops it is usefull in Suppression of Urine Nephritick Cholicks it attenuates and incides the gravelly matter and cleanses the Kidnies An Antiepileptic Mixture â„ž Imperial water Cinamon water of each one Ounce rectified Spirit of Man's Skull 2 Drams rectified Oil of Amber Volatile oleous Salt and Tincture of Salt of Tartar of each one Dram mix all together This Mixture is proper in the falling-sickness and other Distempers of the Brain it is taken in and out of the fit to two Scruples Of Gargarisms Masticatories Errhines or Tents put up into the Nostrils Injections and Pessaries GArgarisms are liquid mixtures designed for Diseases of the Throat Mouth Palate and Gums they are also us'd sometimes to stop a Salivation they are to be held in the mouth and not swallowed Masticatories are sharp hot Drugs that being chew'd in the Mouth open the salival Ducts incide gross Humours that stop the Glands and so provoke spitting Tabaco Ginger Pellitory of Spain Mustard-Seed Pepper Orrice-root and such like may be us'd as Masticatories Errhines are akin to these they are put in the Nose to make it run or to provoke sneezing they may be either of a liquid or solid form Injections are us'd upon several occasions especially in venereal cases to allay pain to stop a running c. and in deep Wounds Pessaries are us'd only for Women to provoke the Menses stop undue Fluxes or heal Ulcers we add but a few Formules because those are to be seen in most practical Books A Gargle to stop a Salivation rais'd by Mercury â„ž Whole Barley 1 Ounce leaves of Plantain knot Grass red Roses of each half an handfull Cypress Nuts Rinds of Granates Flowers of Sumach of each half an Ounce Berberry-Seeds 2 Drams let them be boil'd in a quart of red Wine and Water to the Consumption of a third part then strain'd dissolve in a pint of the Liquor 2 Drams of the astringent Extract of Mars half a Dram of Salt of Saturn and 2 Drams of Honey of Roses This Gargle deterges and dries the Ulcers of the Mouth fastneth the loose Teeth strengthens the Gums Cheeks and if often used entirely stops a Salivation that continues over long Pastills to be held in the Mouth and chew'd â„ž Roots of Orrice Stavesacre of each half an Ounce long Pepper Pellitory of Spain and Mustard-Seed of each 2 Drams let them be all powder'd and mix'd with a sufficient quantity of the Syrup of pale Roses that they may be made into Pastills These being put into a piece of fine Linen and slightly chew'd open the salival Glands and excretory Ducts and by stimulating the parts cause a great discharge of tough viscid Phlegm Sneezing Powder â„ž White Hellebore Tabaco-roots of Florence Orice of each 2 Drams Flowers of Lilies of Vallies leaves of Betony Marjoram and Sage of each one Dram powder all together This Powder may be made stronger by adding a Scruple of Euphorbium to it It may be of good use in Apoplexies Lethargies and other soporiferous Distempers An Injection to stop a Gonorrhoea â„ž Plantain and Rose-water of each 4 Ounces Honey of Roses 1 Ounce medicamental Stone 1 Dram mix them for an Injection When it 's proper to use this Injection it will be convenient to take astringent Pills to strengthen the relax'd parts if instead of the Stone you use the Trochisks of Rasis the Injection will be the milder but not so drying detersive nor astringent A Vulnerary Injection â„ž Roots of round Birthwort 1 Ounce let it boil in a pint and a half of white Wine to the Consumption of a third part then add to the Liquor strain'd and press'd out an Ounce and half of Honey of Roses Tincture of Myrrh and Aloes of each half an Ounce This Injection being squirted or syring'd into Wounds cleanses and deterges them resists putrefaction and prevents in a great measure a Gangrene the Pledgets and Compresses may be drenched in it A Lotion to kill Vermine in the Head â„ž Stavesacre 2 Ounces Worm-Seed 1 Ounce Wormwood Tansey Betony lesser Centaury of each 2 handfulls let them boil in 2 quarts of water to the Consumption of a third part bath and wash the head with Sponges drench'd in the strain'd Liquor They that would have this Lotion stronger may boil the Ingredients in Urine A Lotion against the Itch. â„ž Roots of sharp-pointed Dock Elecampane of each four Ounces white Hellebore 1 Ounce leaves of Wormwood Water-Cresses of each 1 handfull boil them in two quarts of water to the Consumption of a third part in the straining made with expression dissolve 6 Drams of Salt of Tartar If the Ingredients were boil'd in the Lotions of white Precipitate the Liquor would prove much more efficacious against the Itch running Sores Scab Tettars c. A Wash to make Hair black â„ž Rinds of green Wall-nuts half a pound Bark of Oak Alder Galls of each 2 Ounces leaves of Myrtle Pomegranate of each 1 handfull boil them in three pints of water untill a third part is consumed then strain with a strong expression and dissolve in the Liquor an Ounce and a half of Rock-Alum and the like quantity of English green Vitriol This darkens red hair wonderfully if often moistned and left to dry of it self without rubbing The common emollient Mucilage â„ž Roots of Marsh Mallows 4 Ounces Lin-Seeds Seeds of Fenugreek of each 1 Ounce let them be infus'd for 12 hours in two quarts of common water over hot embers then boil'd in a slow heat to the Consumption of half the water and the Mucilage strain'd with expression This is not only us'd as a Mucilage but also as a Fomentation to allay Pains soften Tumours and to dispose them to Dissolution or Suppuration A Mucilage to stop Hemorrhagies â„ž Seeds of Flea-wort and of Quinces of each half an Ounce infuse them for 12 hours over hot embers in a pint of the distill'd waters of Plantain and Roses then boil them slowly untill a third part is boil'd away and let them be strain'd and press'd out This Mucilage being mix'd with an equal quantity of Syrup of Quinces or some other astringent Syrup is taken often and by large Spoonfulls in all sorts of Hemorrhagies it causes
and a half of refin'd Sugar half a pound of solutive Syrup of Roses and then boil them in a gentle heat to the consistence of a Syrup This Syrup purges gently and carries off a great quantity of Serosity and may be us'd upon most occasions where purging is proper especially in Cachexies Dropsies and Rheumatisms Melancholy Mania from half an ounce to an ounce and a half in white Wine or some aperient Decoction Syrup of Spanish Broom corrected â„ž Depurate juice of Broom-flowers 3 pints tops of keys of Ash and Fumitory of each one pound add to them Senna 4 ounces Tamarinds 3 ounces seeds of Violets beaten 2 ounces Polypody of the Oak pounded 1 ounce and a half Salt of Broom 1 ounce let them macerate together for three days over hot Embers then being boil'd a little and strain'd depurated and setling and a second filtration dissolve in it two pound of refin'd Sugar a pound of the uncompound Syrup of Apples and boil it over a gentle fire into Syrup This Syrup is given with success to open Obstructions of the Liver Spleen Mesentery and Matrix it purges gently viscous and tenacious humours the Original of Cachexies Dropsies Melancholy and often of the suppression and irregularities of the Menses It is a great purifier of the blood may be taken alone from half an ounce to two ounces or mix'd with distill'd waters white Wine or some appropriated Decoction An Emetic Syrup â„ž Liver of Antimony finely powder'd an ounce and a half depurated juice of Quinces 1 quart put them to digest over hot embers for 6 days in a Matrass well stop'd shaking and stirring it often then filter the liquor and with a pound of refin'd Sugar boil it over a gentle fire to the consistence of a Syrup This Syrup empties the Stomach of humours that are sometimes so obstinately fix'd as not to yield to purgatives there is no preparation of Antimony that works with more gentleness or with less trouble but should it at any time prove rough and churlish in its operation either fat broth or oil will in entangling and involving its keen edges abate the irritation It is given to all Ages and Sexes proportioning the dose to the strength of the patient it may be taken alone or in white Wine broth or other convenient liquor and it is sometimes mix'd with Purgatives The usual dose when it is given alone is from 6 drams to an ounce and a half In the remarks upon the Syrup of Wormwood we find this method of making a Syrup of Wormwood at pleasure without fire viz. â„ž Wine of Wormwood and refin'd Sugar reduc'd into powder of each equal weight put a small quantity of Cinnamon-water to them and shake all together to the entire dissolution of the Sugar A good Tincture may be made thus put what quantity you please of dry tops of Wormwood into a Matrass pour on Spirit of Wine untill they are throughly humected then stop the vessel and leave them to digest 5 or six days afterwards filter the liquor with expression and when it has setled strain it a second time it strengthens the Stomach helps Digestion and provokes Womens Ordinaries being given from 6 drops to 30. Besides the Syrup of Verjuice there is a water which is nothing else but common water and Sugar put to the depurated or distill'd Juice and this will keep better if you add a small quantity of Salt to it It cools refreshes and provokes Urine He makes a Syrup of the white of 8 Eggs beaten and dissolv'd in 3 pints of water and boil'd with 2 pounds of Sugar unto the consistence of a Syrup to be us'd where mucilaginous Medicines are proper The compound Magisterial Syrup â„ž Roots of common Orrice Hermodactyles of each 2 ounces gummy Turbith Mechoacan Jalap of each 1 ounce and a half dwarf Elder and choice Rhubarb leaves of Senna soluble Tartar of each an ounce trochiskâ—d Agaric Seeds of Violets leaves of bastard Hedge-Hyssop of each half an ounce let all be pounded then infus'd for 4 days in 2 quarts of good white Wine filter the Tincture through Cap-paper or through Hippocrates 's sleeve and evaporate it upon a slow fire to the consistence of a Syrup Then let the drugs that were infus'd be boil'd in three quarts of common water to the consumption of a quart and then being filter'd boil the liquor with 4 pound of good Sugar and with 4 ounces of clarified Honey to the consistence of a Syrup mixing exactly the above mentioned Tincture with it as it boils to its due consistence This Syrup purges briskly and may be given with good success in hydropical and gouty cases It is taken in white Wine in an appropriate decoction or by it self from half an ounce to an ounce and a half They that mix Acids with their Syrup of Violets as Spirit of Vitriol Spirit of Sulphur Juice of Citrons c. do its true heighten its colour and render it more pleasant to the Palate but this mixture soon occasions a Fermentation that turns the Syrup reddish and makes it keep the less A strengthing Syrup â„ž Choice Rhubarb slie'd 4 ounces red Roses well pick'd and cleansed three ounces white Tartar grosly powdered one ounce let all infuse 24 hours in three quarts of steel'd water over hot embers then boil it a little which done strain the liquor from the gross Ingredients add 4 pound of Sugar clarifie it with the white of an Egg and boil it into a Syrup This Syrup is highly commended to strengthen the Stomach and to repair the impair'd Tone of its Fibres It is of good use in Diarrhoeas Lienteries and bloody Fluxes in the over-flowing of the Menses Whites troublesome Gleets c. It is taken fasting alone or mix'd with proper Decoctions from 1 to 2 ounces The Syrup of Coral is found fault with because the vertue of the Coral which wholly consists in its absorbing Acids is so much impair'd by the sowre Juice of Berberries that it can dull but few peccant Acids in the body the Pores wherein it might sheath them being already satiate And most certainly to powder Coral very fine is the best way to prepare it for medicinal use Syrup of Cinnamon â„ž Best Cinnamon grosly powder'd half a pound put it into a glass Cucurbit and pour on it a quart of Sack then place it in B. and having fitted a head and recipient let it stand in Digestion 3 days and then be distill'd with a moderate fire to 8 ounces when the Cucurbit is cold take out the remainder put a pint of common water to it and boil it a little then filter the liquor with expression and having added 2 pound of refin'd Sugar clarifâ—… it and let it be boil'd to the consistence of an opiate mixing with it as it grows cold its spirituous water and 6 drops of oil of Cinnamon By this distillation you preserve the spirituous-volatile parts that would be lost and by the boiling you have what is more
Some who think this Ratafia too strong weaken it with the juice of Apricocks other with the expression of Muscadine-Raisins and some perfume it with Musk and Ambergreese Some Ladies put in the Kernels whole because when they beat them they find the water thick and heavy but this fault is corrected by repeated Filtrations thro' a Wine Sack and the beaten Kernels load the Menstruum more The mixture must be often shook whilst in digestion A preparation of Verjuice â„ž Sugar-candy 2 ounces roch Allum Magistery of Bismuth prepared Porcelain Shells of each an ounce Salt of glass 3 drams these being powder'd mix'd and put into a glass bottle pour on six quarts of distilled Verjuice then stop the bottle and let it stand in the Sun for 15 days stirring and shaking it often then let it be filter'd and kept for use This preparation of Verjuice is recommended to smooth whiten and preserve the complexions of Ladies It takes away Freckles Morphew and Sun-burning A preparation of Ox-gall â„ž Sugar-candy 2 ounces Roch-Allum half an ounce Borax and Salt of glass of each 3 drams powder all and put them into a glass bottle pour upon them 3 quarts of distilled Ox-gall stop the bottle and expose it for 15 days to the Sun shaking it often then filter the liquor and keep it for use This has much the same vertues with the other but is somewhat more detersive and cleansing A Conserve of the roots of Enula Campana â„ž Roots of Enula Campana what quantity you please boil them in fountain water to a due softness then mash and pulp them through an inversed Sieve Let the Decoction be boiled over a gentle fire with a double weight of Sugar to the root to the consistence of a solid Electuary and when it grows a little cold add the pulp and put it up for use This Conserve is of good effect in Asthma's because it consists of sulphurous saline parts proper to incide and attenuate the gross Phlegm that is impacted to the Lungs The Conserve of Violets is somewhat loosning by reason of sharp Salt envelop'd in its mucilaginous and slimy parts The Ancients preferr'd the stale Conserve of Roses to the fresh made because the first had fermented more and had therefore its parts more loose and disengag'd Some sprinkle their Roses with a few drops of Vitriol which rarifying and dividing the parts that yield the colour render the Conserve much more beautifull He makes a Conserve of the tops of Parsely of the roots of Enula Campana and of the roots of Althaea to be us'd in Distempers of the Lungs Before Sugar was so common as now Honey was much in use and is still on several accounts preferr'd to Sugar It purges more in glisters deterges and cleanses Wounds better for which reason it is mix'd with Digestives unites and preserves the great Compositions of Treacle and Mithridate much better than Sugar would do The Honey of Dauphiné Languedoc and Narbonne is commended beyond all other because those Provinces abound in flowers of Thime Rosemary Violets Lilies of the Vallies and other odoriferous Plants from which this Balsom of life is gather'd for Democritus was of opinion that the best method to prolong life was to moisten the inwards with Honey and to anoint the outward parts with Oil. Yet such as are of a bilious hot Constitution ought to forbear the use of it because it is apt to change into Choler the too great heat of the Bowels turning it bitter as Sugar liquorice and other sweet things when boil'd too long acquire that tast Honey of Tabaco â„ž Depurated juice of Tabaco and common Honey equal parts let them boil to the consistence of a Syrup This Oil purges violently it is used in Glisters for Apoplectick and Lethargick Patients Syrups being but liquid Conserves the Syrup of Maiden-Hair may be very well made of the Conserve of Maiden hair brought from Canada besides the Herb having fermented with the Sugar in that composition it s more active parts are loosen'd and disengag'd and the more adapted for the Syrup which is thus made Take a pound of Conserve of Maiden-hair infuse it in two quarts of warm water for four or five hours then filter the Infusion with expression and mix therewith three pounds of fine Sugar and having clarified it with the white of an Egg boil it to the consistence of a Syrup There are some at Paris that sell well clarified Sugar for this Syrup which by reason of its more agreeable tast takes with most Patients preferrably to the genuine Syrup of Maiden-hair Mr. Lemery is much against Spice as corrective in the Syrup of Succory with Rhubarb because they heat the body and clog the Menstruum so that it cannot receive so many particles of the Rhubarb as otherwise it would whereas fix'd Alkali salts as that of Succory helps to draw a more saturate Tincture from the Rhubarb and renders the Syrup considerably more deobstruent He recommends soluble Tartar for a general corrective of purgers because being a Salt it is much more proper to attenuate and rarifie viscous roapy Substances that otherwise would be apt to adhere to the inward Membranes of the Bowels and gripe in their passage In the composition of the Syrup of Peach flowers may be used the more tender leaves of the tree and the Infusion of both is to be repeated untill they come out undiscolour'd then the Menstruum is as much impregnated as it can be from these Substances The Syrup of dry Roses becomes of a much fairer colour by adding to it when boil'd to its due consistence tenâ—… twelve drops of Spirit of Vitriol or 〈◊〉 Sulphur or a dram and a half of the Spirit of Sugar or 2 ounces of the Syrup of Berberries or of Pomegranate Experience teaches that the surest corrective of the Syrup of Buck-thorn-berries is to eat soon after taking of it Syrup of Scammony â„ž Choice Scammony grosly powder'd 6 drams Liquorice rasp'd and beaten 3 drams infuse them for three days in a pint and a half of good Brandy then filter the Tincture add 2 pound of Sugar and evaporate it into a Syrup Diagridium Glycyrrhisatum is made after this manner Half an ounce of slic'd Liquorice being infus'd for 2 hours in 9 ounces of hot water the Liquor is pour'd into an earthen glaz'd Pipkin upon 4 ounces of Scammony and put upon a gentle fire untill the moisture being consumed the Scammony becomes solid and firm as before this given from half a Scruple to a Scruple purges briskly without griping in the least Syrup of wild Saffron â„ž Seeds of wild Saffron bruised 4 ounces leaves of Senna cleansed 1 ounce and a half choice Rhubarb 6 drams Agaric trochisk'd and soluble Tartar of each half an ounce infuse them over hot embers for 24 hours in 3 pints of distill'd bugloss-Bugloss-water then having boil'd them a little filter with expression In the strain'd Liquor clarify'd by setling and a second filtration dissolve a pound
fix'd After this method may be prepared Syrup of Cloves Sassafras-wood Anisa and Coriander Seeds Mace Juniper-berries c. It strengthens the Stomach helps Digestion provokes the Catamenia and is good against a stinking breath it may be taken to an ounce The Syrup of white Poppies is not given in as large a Dose in Provence Languedoc and other hot Climates as with us because they are more Narcotick there than in our colder Country their effect seems to proceed chiefly from their slimy glutinous substance which in thickning their humours stays Defluxions and takes off the Acrimony that often interrupts sleep they stop the violence of coughing and give great help to those that spit blood Syrup of Quina Quinae or Jesuits Bark â„ž Jesuits Bark grosly beat half a pound infuse it for 3 days over hot embers in two quarts of white Wine then boil it gently to the consumption of a fourth part then filter and add to the strain'd liquor 3 pounds of refin'd Sugar clarifie and boil it to a Syrup It may be to 2 ounces in a glass of Centaury water The Strawberry and Rasberry waters sold by the Limonadiers at Paris are thus prepar'd They mash the fruit in a Marble Mortar then they add as much Sugar and water as is necessary to render the liquor clear and palatable and having let it stand for some hours they pour it several times out of one vessel into another then they filter it through a woollen cloth untill it becomes clear which when it does they put it to cool in Ice Syrup of Mucilages â„ž Seeds of Althea Mallows Quinces of each one ounce Gumm Tragacanth 3 drams infuse them over hot Embers for 6 hours in a quart of Decoction of Mallow-seeds of white Poppies and Alkekengi-berries then press out the Mucilage and add to it a pound and a half of the best Sugar and boil it to the consistence of a Syrup This Syrup is deservedly commended in diseases of the Breast chiefly where sharp acrimonious and thin humours are to be stay'd and allay'd It defends by its slimy Mucilage the Throat from the sharpness of Rheums the Stomach from corrosive Humours and Medicines and the Ureters and Urethra from sometimes scarce the insupportable Acrimony of the Urine Syrupus Kermesinus without fire may be made thus beat grains of Kermes full ripe in a Marble Mortar and mix with them a triple quantity of refin'd Sugar finely powder'd stir them often together and leave them to digest in the cold ten or twelve Hours then strain them with expression through a clean Linen Cloth the filter'd Liquor is the Syrup and retains some Volatile parts that would be lost the ordinary way Syrup of Limons may be thus made and a Syrup of Peach Flowers by beating and mixing in a Marble Mortar some Pounds of the Flowers with an equal weight of Sugar as 4 Pound of each putting half a Pint of Water to them and stirring them together to the consistence of a Liquid Conserve then cover an Earthen Pot glaz'd with Linen or Taffety tie the Cloth round the Brim that it may bear down in the middle where put the Conserve cover it with another Cloth and place the Pot in a cold Cellar the Liquor that will drop into the Pot is the Syrup what remains being boil'd in Water and clarify'd will make the common Syrup of Peach-Flowers A Powder against Worms us'd by the Physicians of Paris â„ž Seeds of Tansey common Wormwood Purslain Aloes of each half an Ounce choice Rhubarb pickt Senna Corallina dry tops of Scordium of each 2 Drachms powder all together This Powder kills Worms and carries them off together with a nasty Slime it also brings down Women's Menstrua It may be taken to half a Drachm in Syrup Conserve or in the Pulp of a roasted Apple The Semen contra vermes or Wormseed is less nauseous wherefore it may be given Children without any addition Mynsicht's Powder of Jalap â„ž The best and most resinous Root of Jalap two Ounces and a half crystal of Tartar half an Ounce Oyl of Cinnamon one Scruple beat them into fine Powder This Powder is given in Dropsies â—urning and fixt Gouts Rheumatisms from one Scruple to four Some call 〈◊〉 Pulvis Solutivus Tartarisatus An Anti-epileptick Powder commonâ—… call'd Powder of Gutteta â„ž Roots of Male Peony Misletoe â—… the Oak unburied Human Scull Hoof of an Elke of each three Drachms Seeds of Basil and of Peony of each two Drachms Flowers of Betony Tyle of each 4 Scruples Powder of Diambra without Musk one Drachm Sugar of Roses equal weight to all the rest or two Ounces six Drachms ten Leaves of Gold powder all according to art Gutteta in the Languedoc Patois signifies the Falling-Sickness against which this Powder is of great efficacy as also against Apoplexies and Palsies It is usually given from half a Scruple to half a Drachm in Cephalick Waters Children born in the Southern Countries are more subject to Worms and consequently to Fits than those born in the more cold and Northern Climates A famous Anti-epileptick Powder â„ž Shavings of a Man's Scull dead of a violent Death Livers and Hearts of Vipers Elke's-hoof of each five Drachms Misletoe of the Oak Roots of Peony Valerian Contrayerva and White Amber of each half an Ounce Woman's After-burthen â—leans'd from its Membranes and dryed Bone taken out of a Deers Heart Peacocks Dung of each three Drachms Cinnabar of Antimony and Volatile Salt of Harts-horn of each one Drachm powder all according to art This Composition consists of choice and appropriate Ingredients and may be preferr'd to any yet publickly known not only against Epilepsies but against Convulsions of any kind It may be taken by Women without danger of raising Vapours a whole Month without intermission in Syrup of Peony or some appropriate Conserve in Cephalick Waters or Decoctions An extraordinary Powder against Dysenteries â„ž Root of Ipecacuanha two Ounces Yellow Myrabolans choice Rhubarb of each three Drachms Seeds of Meadow Rue two Drachms powder all according to art This Powder Vomits and works by Stool It owes its chief vertue to the Ipecacuanha the best and most Soveraign Remedy now known against Dysenteries and other Belly Fluxes It was brought into France in 86 by one Helvetius a young Dutchman and held a great Secret untill the King purchas'd it for his Soldiers and afterward charitably publish'd it for the publick good Being at Paris that Summer I do remember the College Physicians did what lay in them to hinder the use of this Remedy would not allow tryal to be made of it at L'Hotel dieu or other Hospitals tho' a great number died daily of a Dysentery that was very rife that Season until the King hearing that Fluxes began to sweep away a great many of his Swiss that were at work at Marli sent absolute Orders it should be try'd in the City Hospitals Then the Physicians delegated two of their number to attend Helvetius hear what
Mithridate and a little quantity of Spirits of Wine There is a red powder design'd for the same end with this it contains besides these Ingredients Bole-Armoniack Brimstone Zedoary Ginger Cretan Dittany Harts-Horn Myrrh Camphire and Saffron it may be made into Pills as the other both so made are called Plague Pills The Golden Powder â„ž Opening Saffron of Mars refin'd Sugar of each two ounces Cinnamon and Galangal of each half an ounce Annis-seed two drachms four leaves of Gold reduce them into powder This Powder opens Obstructions provokes the Menses and cures pale Complexions it will be convenient to walk upon the taking this or any other Cachectick Remedy to promote its distribution It is given from a Scruple to a Drachm Powder of Ashes corrected â„ž Ashes of the Herb Kali and Roots of Colewort of each three drachms Seeds of Stone Parsley Marsh-mallows black Pepper tops of Penny-royal of each a drachm and a half sweet Flag prepar'd Goat's Blood Scorpions and dry'd Egg-shells of each one drachm mix and reduce them to powder This Powder is given to cleanse the Kidneys and Bladder from Gravel and troublesome roapy Mucus that sometimes obstructs the urinary passage A Carminative Powder â„ž Cummin and Annisseeds of each three ounces white Ginger six drachms Mace three drachms and Oriental Saffron one drachm reduce all into very fine powder This Powder is proper in the Wind Cholick and does help Digestion It may be taken immediately after Meals from half a drachm to a drachm and a half This Powder consisting of Salino-Sulphureous Volatile Parts is therefore proper to open the Obstructions of the Matrix part thereof being cast upon Coals and the Fumes receiv'd in the lower parts thro' a Funnel It also helps Women subject to Fits and is a quick Remedy and much rely'd on in Suffocations of the Womb. A drachm and a half of Red Roses well dry'd infus'd in three ounces of dulcify'd Spirit of Vitriol yield a most beautiful Red. This Spirit is given in Diarrhaea's Lienteries and in Bloody Fluxes in overflowings of the Menses vomiting spitting of Blood and all manner of Hemorrhagies It is also mix'd to a grateful Acidity in appropriate Liquors in Fevers Powder of Steel us'd by the Physicians of Paris â„ž Filings of Steel prepar'd two ounces Cinnamon six drachms Myrrh roots of Birthwort and the greater Madder tops of Time Wild-marjoram Feverfew Mountain Calamint Penyroyal Mugwort Hyssop Horehound Balm Mint Pimpernel Betony Savine of each two drachms Seeds of Lovage Rue Parsley great Cummin of each a drachm and a half Mace two Scruples reduce all into powder to be kept for use This Powder opens gently obstructions of the Bowels and is therefore a good Remedy against the Green-sickness Cachexies Jaundice and a coming Dropsie it kills Worms brings down the Menses It is given from a Scruple to a Drachm made into Pills A Hand Powder â„ž Dregs or Cakes of bitter and sweet Almonds Rice flower of each six ounces Roots of Florence Orice and prepar'd white Chalk of each one ounce Benzoin Sperma ceti Salt of Tartar of each two drachms Oyl of Rhodian Wood half an ounce reduce them into powder A Powder against a Pleurisie â„ž Prepar'd Goats Blood one ounce powder of Vipers Antimonium diaphoreticum flowers of Corn Poppies prepar'd Crab's-eyes Boar's-tooth seeds of Carduns Benedictus Olibanum of each one drachm reduce them into powder This Powder absorbs the Acids that fix and stagnate the Blood so helps to give it its due circulation and to throw off by transpiration the hostile matter The Imperial Powder â„ž Cinnamon ten drachms Ginger one ounce Cloves half an ounce lesser Galangal Mace Nutmegs of each two drachms Musk ten grains This helps Concoction expels Wind corrects the noisom Steams of the Stomach and ill smell of the mouth Powder of Cinnabar â„ž Native Cinnabar prepar'd half an ounce shaving of an Elks Horn three drachms Man's Skull Misletoe of the Oak of each two drachms dry roots and seeds of Peony of each a drachm and a half powders call'd Diamoschi and Diambra of each one drachm Oriental Saffron and volatil Salt of Amber of each one scruple powder all This is used as other Anti-epileptick Powders against the Falling-sickness and other Convulsions It is taken from one scruple to two Powder of Turbith with Rhubarb corrected â„ž Gummy Turbith two ounces choice Rhubarb ten drachms Hermodactyles one ounce Diagrydium Chrystals of Tartar and Violet seeds of each half an ounce reduce all into powder That may be given to a drachm Mort's Sudorifick Powder â„ž Roots of Contrayerva five drachms roots of Valerian Masterwort and Angelica of each half an ounce leaves of bless'd Thistle Crabs-eyes and Mussel-shells prepar'd of each two drachms Saffron four scruples Camphire two scruples Laudanum half a drachm reduce them into powder This Powder is a good Sudorifick and is therefore successfully us'd in malignant and intermitting Fevers it abates Hysterick Vapours it is given from a scruple to a drachm Trochisks of Ramich correct â„ž Cypress Nuts Myrtle Berries Gum Arabick of each an ounce and a half red Roses yellow Saunders of each ten drachms Sumach shavings of Ivory of each one ounce Cloves Mace Nutmegs of each half an ounce Camphire four scruples powder all and mix them into a Past with the inspissated Juice of Sorrel and form Trochisks according to art They are given to a drachm in Fluxes and Hemorrhagies and in all other cases where Astriction is proper They are to be finely powder'd and to be mix'd with Astringent Waters or Decoctions and to be taken at a distance from Meals Trochisks for a Gonorrhea â„ž Bole Armene two drachms prepar'd Amber shavings of Ivory of each one drachm and a half Seeds of Plantain four scruples Agnus Castus Lettice flowers of Pomgranate and red Roses of each one drachm Wood of Sassafras two scruples let all be powder'd and mix'd with Mucelage drawn from the seeds of Quinces in the Water of Nymphea or Water Lily and let them be made into Trochisks A drachm of these Trochisks may be dissolv'd in eight ounces of Plantane Water and an ounce of Honey of Roses added for an Injection but neither this nor any other Astringent is ever to be us'd until the Virulency is carry'd off by Stool and Urine and the running appears white and of a due consistence To use any sooner is a certain way to lodge the Infection and give the Pox. Trochisks of Pomgranate Flowers â„ž Pomgranate flowers one ounce red Roses Bole-armene Gum Arabick of each half an ounce true Acacia three drachms powder and mix them all with a sufficient quantity of the Mucilage of Gum-Tragacanth extracted in Rose Water then form the Trochisks These are us'd as the former and may be given where it is convenient to bind as in all Hemorraghies Belly Fluxes in the Diabetes Diseases of the Breast caus'd by Defluxions for they thicken Humours and qualify Acrimony Escharotick Trochisks â„ž Corrosive Sublimate Minium equal parts with
it consists of 15 drachms of Bdellium and of 5 drachms of the Myrobalans mix'd and made into Pills with Juice of Leeks Pills of Gambogia â„ž Aloes Succotrine two ounces and a half Gummi Gutta Gum Ammoniack of each an ounce and a half Rosine of Scammony one ounce Tartarum Vitriolatum half an ounce make them into a Mass of Pills with a sufficient quantity of Syrup of Buck-thorn Gambogia is of it self both Emetick and Purgative but being mix'd with the Tartarum Vitriolatum purges only by Stool It is given from half a scruple to half a drachm in which Dose it powerfully carries off watry humours without any considerable gripes The Spaw Pill â„ž Crystal of Tartar three ounces Diagrydium half an ounce Salt of Steel two drachms with Mucilage of Gum Tragacanth drawn in the Spaw-water make Mass for Pills This is call'd Spaw Pill not only because the Mucilage is extracted in Spaw-water but chiefly because they that drink the Waters do often make use of it Henricus ab Heer in his Spadacrene commends this Pill and the Waters against many Distempers especially Hemicrania's Vertigoes Obstructions and even Scyrrhus's if not inveterate of the Liver and Spleen and the Diseases springing thence as Jaundice Melancholy Hypochondrianism Dropsies c. as also against Gravel Ulcers of the Kidneys Caruncles in the Urethra and resembling Affections Leprosie Cancers and Scyrrhus's of the Womb Fluxes Sterility Worms c. They may be given from a scruple to a drachm and may be taken with good success by such as drink Tunbridge Waters Pill Rudii corrected â„ž Aloes succotrine one ounce Trochisks of Alhandal six drachms Agaricks Scammony roots of black Hellebore Turbith of each half an ounce soluble Tartar three drachms with a sufficient quantity of Syrup of Buckthorn make them into Pills Mr. Lemery says That when we evaporate our Tincture for the Extract we lose a great deal of the purging Particles of the Druggs in the exhaling Steams and prefers the soluble Tartar for reasons mention'd before There may be somewhat in this last Remark but there is but very little in the other for since the Pill made according to our Dispensatory works as well as any can do and as strong as upon most occasions is requir'd what need we be concern'd at the loss of some gross foetid Sulphurs that in making the Pill stronger would render it more rough and churlish in the operation I have added this to shew upon what grounds some will correct and reform as they call it but must do Mr. Lemery Justice he is generally civil to the London and to Bates's Dispensatory from both which he has taken several Receipts and gives them for the most part unalter'd always quoting the Books which he has forgot to do to others especially to Charas from whom he has borrow'd considerably but seldom mentions him â„ž Juice of Liquorice Frankincense of each half an ounce Myrrh best Saffron Opium of each four scruples make them into a Mass of Pills with Syrup of Corn Poppies These Pills thicken and allay thin sharp Humours stay Defluxions and cause Rest they are given to a scruple in dry husking Coughs a scruple contains two grains of Opium Turpentine Pills â„ž Venice Turpentine boil'd in Water of Radishes or of Pellitory of the Wall four ounces Liquorice finely powder'd one ounce mix them for Pills â„ž Good clear Turpentine four ounces roots of Marsh-mallows dry'd and powder'd Crabs-eyes prepar'd of each an ounce purify'd Nitre and Hogs-lice prepar'd of each an ounce Salt of Amber two drachms make them into-a Mass for Pills In this last Preparation the Salt of Turpentine is preserv'd part of which in the former is evaporated in the boiling and part dissolv'd in the Water The Powders also do better second the Intention of the Pills than Liquorice can do but the Mass will hardly keep of due Consistence especially in Summer Both Pills are Diuretick and are of good use to carry off Gravel to cleanse the Kidneys and Bladder they may be given in the beginning of a Gonorrhea from one scruple to four They loosen and carry off the Viscous and Tartarous Concretions that stop the urinary passages and for that reason are helpful in suppressions of Urine The Diuretick Pills of Clossaeus â„ž Venice Turpentine and white Vitriol reduc'd into very fine powder of each equal parts mix into a Mass Turpentine in this Composition checks and destroys the emetick quality of the Vitriol for being wholly Viscous and Sulphureous it does so intangle and embarass the volatile acid Salt of the Vitriol by its branchy parts that it cannot sufficiently irritate or excite that kind of Convulsion wherein vomiting consists but being carry'd with the Turpentine into the Mass of Blood it incides and attenuates its gross roapy Serosities and so proves a great Piss-driver These Pills discharge the Reins and Ureters of gravelly and tenacious Concretions and make the urinary passages slippery and easie Astringent Pills to stop a Running or Gonorrhea â„ž Mineral Diaphoretick seal'd Earth Amber Dragon's Blood prepar'd Coral binding Extract of Steel of each half an ounce red Roses rinds of Granates Mastick Seeds of Meadow Rue of each three drachms Salt of Saturn four scruples Opium one scruple with a sufficient quantity of Turpentine half boil'd make them into a Mass These Pills absorb and suck into their Pores the viscous saline Humour that gletes from the Vessels and strengthens their relax'd Fibres But whereas it often proves very difficult to stop inveterate runnings especially where the parts affected have been much impair'd by irregular living hard riding or other violent exercise we must second the Pills with proper Injections with astringent fomentations on the Perineum and with drying Diet-drinks Tincture of Roses in dulcify'd Spirit of Vitriol c. These Pills are to be taken twice a day for a considerable time Le Mort's sweating Pills â„ž Gum Guajacum one ounce Extract of Contrayerva six drachms Myrrh five drachms and one scruple Saffron half an ounce Camphire two drachms and two scruples Laudanum Opiatum two scruples mix them according to art into a Mass with a sufficient quantity of Syrup of Clove-gilliflowers This Pill is commended against Poison and Infection it eases pain causes rest and provokes Sweat quiets the inordinate motion of the Blood and Spirits it is given in malignant Fevers from a scruple to a drachm Hysterick Pills â„ž Extract of Aloes prepar'd with the Juice of Mugwort ten drachms Faeculas or Dregs of Bryony choice Myrrh Vitriol of Mars Salt of Mugwort of each two drachms Castoreum Camphire leaves of Rue of each two scruples make them into Pills with the Juice of Mugwort These Pills provoke the Menses suppress Vapours and carry off the Impurities of the Matrix they are taken for several days together the Dose not above half a drachm if they be continued for any time Pills consisting of two Ingredients â„ž Trochisks of Alhandal Scammony of each equal parts Syrup of Buckthorn
of Juniper ten pound mix them well and leave them to ferment for some Months in a close Vessel This is the best Preparation of the kind and has been prefer'd as such to all others by the Apothecaries of Paris in 94 it is us'd in Malignant Fevers and all Epidemick Diseases as Plague c. where it proves a cure and preservative as also against the stings and bitings of venomous Creatures Fluxes Indigestion c. It is given to a drachm and a half A Chalybeat Electuary â„ž Opening Extract of Mars half a pound Cinnamon Nutmegs of each six drachms best Rhubarb half an ounce clarify'd Honey and Sugar of each one pound mix and make them into an Electuary according to art This Electuary opens Obstructions of all sorts is given with good success in Hypochondriacal Distempers and cachexies Green-sickness c. It may be taken along with Mineral Waters or other deobstruent Liquors Zwelfer's Hydrogogue Electuary â„ž Middle rind of Elder roots of dwarf Elder of each three drachms wild Cucumber two ounces seeds of dwarf Elder one ounce and a half Colefoot leaves of black Hellebore and Hedge Hyssop of each one cunce being all cut small and pounded let them boil in a sufficient quantity of common Water to a quart then filter with expression and having clarify'd the strain'd Liquor add refin'd Sugar and clarify'd Honey of each ten ounces powder of Jalap three ounces Cinnamon six drachms Cloves Nutmegs Gambogia and Elaterium of each half an ounce make them into an Electuary This Electuary purges Serosities powerfully and is therefore of good use in an Ascites if taken in hand before the Liver Spleen and other Bowels become corrupted and if it be closely follow'd It may be given to half an ounce dissolv'd in White-wine or some opening Liquor or may be made into a Bolus Sylvius Delboe's Hydrotick Electuary â„ž Extract of Juniper Pulp of Tamarinds of each four ounces Jalap one ounce and a half choice Scammony one ounce Cinnamon sweet Fennel seeds of each two drachms white Sugar dissolv'd and boil'd in common Water ten ounces make them into an Electuary Mr. Lemery's Hydragogue Electuary â„ž White Sugar ten ounces boil them in a sufficient quantity of common Water to the consistence of Honey then add four ounces of Extract of Juniper Berries as much Cassia Fistula powder of Jalap one ounce and a half Scammony one ounce soluble Tartar half an ounce make them into an Electuary This and Sylvius's Electuary are not only recommended for all sorts of Dropsies but are also proper to cleanse the Kidneys and Bladder from a slimy and gravelly Mucus that often counterfeits the Stone they are also proper in Hypochondriack Affections Cachexies suppression of the Menses or Urine in the Gout Rheumatism c. they are taken to six drachms An Electuary of Garlick â„ž Eight cloves of Garlick to which fried and mash'd with Honey add four scruples of Castor Sperma Ceti Juniper-berries and dry'd leaves of Pellitory of the Wall of each two scruples Mithridate five drachms Oxymel of Squills boil'd to the consistence of an Opiate four ounces make them into an Electuary according to art It is proper in Nephritick and Wind Cholicks in running and fixt Gouts in Asthma's Dropsies and most sorts of Cachexies for it cuts and attenuates tough roapy Humours that obstruct both the Conglobate and Conglomerate Glands and so hinder the due Secretion of the useful and the discharge of Excrementitious Humours It is us'd in time of Pestilence The Dose from a scruple to a drachm A Terebinthinate Electuary â„ž Good clear Turpentine one pound roots of Mallows of Grass rest Harrow Butchers Broom Liquorice of each one ounce Gum Arabick Tragacanth prepar'd Crab's-eyes Nitre purified Salt of Sulphur Cheslops prepar'd of each three drachms Volatile Salt of Amber and sweet Sublimate of each two drachms make them up into an Electuary according to art This Electuary attenuates and wears by degrees the Stone in the Kidneys and Bladder carries off the Gravel and all gravelly Slime or Tartareous Concretions by Urine and is therefore proper in Nephritick Cholicks It deterges and heals Ulcers in the Urinary Passages and in the Matrix wherefore it is successfully prescrib'd in Gonorrhaea's and in suppression of Urine A Wound Water â„ž Leaves and roots of great Cumfrey leaves of Sage Mugwort Bugle of each four handfulls Betony Sanicle Ox-eye Water Betony lesser Consound Plantain Agrimony Vervein Wormwood Fennil St. John's Wort Birthwort Sengreen Paul 's Betony lesser Centory Yarrow Tabacco Mint Hyssop of each one handful let all be beaten mix'd and macerated for three days in six quarts of White Wine over hot Embers then distill them in B. M. and keep the Water for use This Water is much us'd in France for Contusions Dislocations and the Resolution of Tumours to cleanse Wounds and Ulcers and to resist Mortification they call it Eau d'arquebusade The Nephritick Water corrected â„ž Narbon Honey half a pound Venice Turpentine two ounces Nephritick Wood Rest Harrow of each an ounce and a half Wood of Aloes one ounce Galengale Cloves Cinnamon Mace Cubebs Mastick of each half an ounce beat and pound what is to be pounded and let the whole be macerated in two quarts of Brandy then distill'd with a gentle fire It discharges the Kidneys Ureters and Bladder of a gravelly tenacious Mucus and helps in Wind and Nepritick Cholicks it may be given to half an ounce in white Wine or some appropriate Decoction Clossaeus's Cosmetick Water with Myrrh â„ž New Goat's Milk two quarts Spanish Wine three pints Juice of the greatest Housleek a pint and a half Water of Water-Lilies and white Roses of each one pint whites of twelve Eggs distill them in B. M. â„ž Of the above describ'd Water a quart best Myrrh finely powder'd two ounces let them stand in digestion for 24 hours then distill again You may dissolve in half a pint of this myrrh'd Water Sugar-candy two drachms Borax one drachm burnt Alum one scruple This Water smooths beautifies and preserves the Complexions of Ladies takes off Sun-burning Freckles or Spots it is to be us'd with a Linen Cloath or Spunge Sylvius's Prophylactick Water â„ž Green unripe Wallnuts cut small two pound fresh Cirrons slic'd one pound leaves of Garden-Rue four ounces Balm Scabious Marygold-flowers roots of Butter-Dock of each two ounces Setwall Angelica of each an ounce pour upon all lâ—…ten together sin quarts of distill'd Vinegar let them stand a whole Night next Mornign distill with a gentle fire almost to a dryness This Water or rather Vinegar is highly commended against the Plague and in all Contagious and Epidemick Distempers It resists Poison and the Contagious Effluvia of an Infectious Air cures the biting of venomous Beasts kills Worms and in attenuating gross viscid matter quickens Digestion It is mingled in Potions and in liquid Epithems put up into the Nostrils and apply'd to the Temples Stomach and Wrists A Spunge soak'd in it put into a Box with
little holes in the Lid is carry'd in the Pocket to be smell'd to in Sickness-time Mr. Lemery who attributes the good effects of this Compound to the Volatile Particles of its Ingredients would change the Vinegar which fixes too much for white Wine but since the Experience not only of Sylvius Diemerbroeck and Deker but of many other considerable Practitioners has found this Preparation efficacious I should not alter it for the sake of a specious notion especially Vinegar and such like mild Acids proving extraordinary Remedies in Distempers wherein the Texture of the Blood is deprav'd and the Mass inclines to a Dissolution Water of Magnanimity â„ž Two handfulls of Ants Spirit of Wine a quart digest them in a cover'd Vessel until they putrefie into a Liquor then distill them in B. M. and aromatize the distill'd Liquor with a small quantity of Cinnamon This Water raises and quickens the Spirits in dissolving the clammy cold Humours that clog'd and depress'd them increases and ferments the Seed its Dose is from one drachm to two An Apoplectick Water â„ž Tops of Marjoram Tilet or Lime-tree flowers of Lily of the Valley Rosemary Lavender Sage Primrose of each a handful and a half let them macerate eight days in the Sun or in a Stove in a pint and a half of Spirit of Wine and an equal quantity of orange-flower-Orange-flower-water then distill them in a Sand Bath according to art and put it up for use This Water corrects the Acids that fix the Blood and hinder its due Rarefaction and so quickens its Circulation The Ingredients being of the number of Cephalicks it is chiefly recommended against Distempers of the Brain as to prevent Apoplexies Lethargies Palsies c. Charles the Fifth's Cephalick Water differs from this by an addition of Cinnamon Cloves Mace Cardamoms Cubebs and grains of Paradise which make his much hotter and more stomachick A famous sweet-scented Water â„ž Root of Florence Orrice and Benjamin of each one ounce and a half choice Storax six drachms lignum Rhodium half an ounce yellow Saunders two drachms Aromatick Reed and Labdanum of each two scruples flowers of Benjamin one scruple all reducâ—d into powder and put into a Matrass well stopt let them macerate 24 hours in a lukewarm B. M. in a pint of rose-Rose-water and half a pint of Orange-flower-water then draw them off in the same bath somewhat hotter and dissolve six grains of Musk and the like quantity of Ambergrease in the distill'd water The use of this Water is only external to perfume Linen Gloves the Musk and Amber may be left out by such as are subject to Vapours what is left at the bottom of the Cucurbite being dry'd may serve to burn upon occasion Some content themselves with a Tincture of the Ingredients without giving themselves the trouble to distill them A Stomachick Water â„ž Outward rind of Oranges one ounce lesser Galengal five drachms Ginger three drachms Aromatick Reed Enula Campana of each two drachms Cardamoms Cloves of each a drachm and a half Spirit of Nitre two drachms good Brandy twenty ounces let them stand in digestion for six days then separate the clear from the thick according to art This Water strengthens and warms the Stomach helps Digestion breaks and expells Wind in rarifying and attenuating the flatulent viscous matter it meets with The Spirit of Nitre is mixt to help to draw off the better Tincture and to give the Water a more agreeable smell He advises to dissolve a drachm and a half of the Salt of Guajacum in Bates's Aqua Syphilica to make it more efficacious for the end it is design'd for A Water for a Consumption â„ž Snails flesh parted from the shells two pounds boil it well in rough austere Wine and Plantain-water then filter the Liquor with a strong expression and having dissolv'd in it a pound of Conserve of Roses and the like quantity of Conserve of the greater Comfrey distill them in an Alembick then strain the Water through a woollen Cloth first having added to it two ounces of Sugar dissolved in Plantane-water Saunders and Spicknard of each half a scruple This Water is commended in the decay and ulcers of the Lungs it is given in Pectoral Decoctions or may be taken alone an ounce at a time A Water to break or crumble the Stone â„ž Juice of Leeks Onions Radishes of each a quart Juice of Lemons and Pelitory of the Wall of each half a pint let all the Juices be mix'd digested and fermented then distill'd The fermentation of the Juices loosens and disengages their essential Salts which would otherwise hardly rise in the Distillation This Water by addition of two drachms of Spirit of Salt will be of greater efficacy against the Gravel and Stone and will better cut and attenuate tough roapy Humours and discharge them by Urine A Diuretick Water drawn from Kernels â„ž Peach and Cherry Kernels of each one pound bitter Almonds and flowers of Elder of each half a pound being cut and grosly beaten let them macerate in three pints and a half of white Wine for 24 hours then distill'd in B. M. according to art Most of the oily substance of the Ingredients remaining in the Cucurbite after the Distillation it would be convenient at the time of using this Water to beat a few Kernels and some Almonds in a Mortar and make a sort of Emulsion with the Water which tho' it would not be so opening as the former would by washing the Ureters with its slimy mucilaginous parts secure them from sharp Cholerick Urine smooth and secure the passages from the Gravel He distills a Water from the Flowers and Cups of Blue-bottle or Corn-flower macerated for some time in Snow Water which he says is wonderfully effectual not only to cure all inflammatory and hot Infirmities of the Eyes but also to clear and strengthen the Sight of old people for which reason it is call'd Eau de casselunettes or Spectacle breaker because they that use it stand in no need of those Glasses the manner of use is only dropping some of it into the Eyes Morning and Evening The Divine water of Fernel â„ž Corrosive Sublimate half a drachm Plantane-water half a pint mix and boil them over hot Embers in a Glass Viol to the consumption of one half part then put up the Water for use It drys and deterges powerfully it is us'd in Venereal Ulcers and to resist Mortification the Wound or Sore being wash'd with some Lint soakt in it A Water us'd against Mortification â„ž White Sugar eight ounces roots of round Birthwort four ounces white Wine two quarts mix and let them stand in Infusion for six hours then boil them in an Earthen Vessel well cover'd until a third part is consum'd This is not only us'd outwardly to cleanse and deterge as the other but is also syring'd into Wounds to resist a Gangrene and to attenuate gross and viscous Humours that hinder a kind digestion of the Sore He is for leaving out
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
the Colick pains He also recommends the Roots of Butter-bur as a powerful Sudorifick and the Leaves of the greater Burr dock dry'd in the Sun and reduc'd into Powder as Alexipharmick and efficacious in Malignant Fevers Mr. Bourdelin commends besides Scurvy-grass Cresses Buck-Beans an Infusion of Mustard-seed in Scorbutick cases Others were for a change of Air a third sort preferr'd Remedies that may allay the Heat and Effervescence of the Humours The Duke of Montasaire who was Governour to the Dolphin us'd to find a great relief from the Rheumatick pains he was frequently troubled with by rubbing the part well and then fomenting it with a strong Infusion or Decoction of Tansey Mr. Du Verney has experienc'd the Efficacy of Camphire not only in Rheumatisms and Malignant Fevers but also in the Kibes and Piles against which last he order'd an Ointment of Horse-dung fry'd with Suet and the Juice press'd out for use Mr. Bouleduc cures the Hemorrhoides with a mixture of the Juices of Henbane and Toads-flax incorporated with the Grease of an Eel The same commends a Conserve of Rue in Malignant Fevers Mr. Marchant the Tuberose Roots Birds-foot against the Stone and Gravel Others a Dissolution of Camphire in Cordial Potions against Cephalalgia's and Camphir'd Wine in Rheumatick and Erratick Pains Mr. Dodart observes That most that die of the yellow Jaundice are carry'd off with a Flux of Blood but with us they are more subject to fall out of incurable Jaundices into deplorable Dropsies The Juice of Bugloss is recommended in Pleurisies and a Panacaea consisting of Mercury Sea Salt and Vitriol in Malignant Fevers but the Process is not inserted Half a pound of Oyl of Tartar mix'd with two pounds of quick Lime and distill'd six times in a moderate heat becomes a good Remedy in Palsies and in Rheumatick pains An Extract made of Thea turn'd Veinous Blood into a darkish black colour but did not coagulate it in the least being mix'd with Arterial Blood this cak'd in the middle and appear'd of a lively vivid colour the rest look'd like common Serum Cows and Goats-milk analys'd yielded nothing that was ungrateful either in Smell or Tast four pints of both gave three ounces of Oyl and thirteen ounces of a fixt and very lixivial Salt All that was drawn from the Asses Milk was either ungrateful or insipid A Tincture of Gold may be prepar'd thus Dissolve one part of Gold in thirty parts of Spirit of Salt and then pour on essential Oyl of Rosemary and shake together until the Oyl becomes of a yellow colour which when you find it is separate the Oyl by a Funnel and pour on it a treble quantity of Spirit of Wine acuated with the Spirit of Sorrel and leave them in Digestion a considerable time I will conclude with some Remedies recommended by Doctor Turnfort the famous Botanist Royal Professor of Plants at Paris In Agues accompanied with Obstructions of the Bowels he advises to give the Kinkina in an Extract of the lesser Centory or in an Extract made of the leaves of Smallage He gives us a Remedy against the Nephretick or Stone-Colick which the Intendant of Languedock having found great Relief by printed for the good of the Publick â„ž Half a drachm of the outward Bark of the Root of Star-Thistle or Calcitrapa gather'd about the latter end of September reduce it into powder and infuse it in a Glass of White Wine over Night which filter and drink off the next Morning early and neither drink nor eat for three hours after The same day prepare the following Remedy to be taken the next Morning â„ž A small handful of Pellitory of the Wall a drachm of Sassafras wood and the same quantity of Anise-seed and about half a scruple of Cinnamon infuse them all Night in a cover'd Vessel over hot Embers in six ounces of Water in the Morning set it over a clear Eire and let it hoil for half a quarter of an hour then filter and pour it into a Silver Poringer upon two ounces of Sugar-candy when the Sugar is dissolv'd drink it off as hot as you can bear it and abstain from eating or drinking for three hours He distills a Water from great Celandine River-Crabs and Honey which is very good in Consumptions Inflammations and Ulcers of the Eyes and powerfully suppresses Hysterick Vapours He knows no Remedy that gives more present ease in painful Cancers than to anoint them with a mixture of Butter and an Oyl drawn by a Cornue from common Flax-weed or Toad-flax this Oyl dissolves the Blood and extravas'd Humours in the Pores of the Flesh and so supples the Fibres whose extraordinary Tension caus'd the intolerable pains He prepares an Ointment which he also commends much He infuses Beetles and Hog's-lice in Oyl then puts in some Toad-flax and after they have boil'd for some time he strains them through a Linen Cloth adds equal parts of hard boil'd yolks of Eggs and fresh Bees-wax until he has brought them to the Consistence of an Ointment The Prince of Mirandole's famous powder against the Gout kept a great secret by many consists of equal parts of Germander Ground-pine lesser Centory roots of the greater Centory round Birthwort and Gentian reduc'd into fine Powder which may be taken in substance or infus'd over-Night in half a Glass of good old Wine It is to be continu'd a considerable time and may prove of good use in intermittent Fevers Dropsies and all such Distempers as are occasion'd by Obstruction of the Viscera A Fomentation made with the Decoction of Heath-flowers is also recommended against Gouty and Rheumatick Pains The following Partisan is very good in a dry husking Cough â„ž Roots of Bugloss and Dogs-grass of each three ounces boil them in two quarts of common Water pour the boiling Decoction upon an ounce of the flowers of Corn-Poppies and three heads of white Poppies cut small and bruis'd and tied up in a Bag that they may be press'd and squeez'd out the better let them stand in Infusion a little then filter with expression and sweeten it with some Pectoral Syrup A strong Tincture of the Flowers of Corn-poppies is us'd with success in discharges of Humours on the Lungs A strong Infusion of Mother-time well sweeten'd with clarify'd Honey drank warm is no unpromising Remedy in old inveterate Coughs proceeding from tough viscid Humours impacted on the Bronchiae An Infusion of the same Herb in White-wine or pale Claret with five or six drops of the Essential Oyl of Sassafras to each Dose taken fasting in a Morning for some time together is approv'd in Obstructions as is also Solanum Scandens Dulcamara or Bitter-sweet especially if infus'd in the distill'd Water or Decoction of the common greater Speedwell or Fluellen It is the middle rind of this Night-shade that is us'd in the Infusion In Greenland the Natives boil Sorrel and Scurvy-grass in their Broth and take large quantities of the Decoction of those Plants without any other
of the Cantharides ran most thus That an external application raises Blisters tears the Flesh causes often a great pain in the Bladder accompany'd sometimes with bloody Urine c. therefore if taken inwardly they will of necessity excoriate the Stomach tear the tender Blood-vessels in the Lungs and endanger all the noble parts If we duly examine how Blistering-Plaisters apply'd to the Neck Arms or other external parts cause the Pain and Bloody-Urine complain'd of we will find that both are occasion'd by an adhesion of some Corrosive Particles of the Cantharides to the inner Membrane and Neck of the Bladder and if we examine how such Particles come to these parts from the Back or Arms we will find they must of necessity pass through the Lungs and Heart and that probably several times before they are carry'd off by Urine for passing gradually with the refluent Blood to the Heart it is not unlike they impregnate the Mass equally and if so there can be no more carry'd to the Kidneys in one Circulation than what the Blood of the Emulgent Arteries happens to be then loaded with which must bear the same proportion to the whole as this quantity of Blood doth to the entire Mass the rest of the Cantharides at the same time being carry'd to those call'd Noble as well as to other parts as they receive more or less of the impregnated Fluid Since thus it is manifest that the Acrimonious Salts of the Cantharides pass through the Lungs and Heart when from an external application they affect the Bladder and that it seems more than probable that some portion is at the same time convey'd with the Blood to all the other Noble Parts it follows that either the fear of giving them inwardly in a small quantity and with good correctives is groundless or that there must be evident danger in a frequent External Application which is contrary to daily Experience If Cantharides were so pernicious as some imagine what dreadful effects would they not work when apply'd in Vesicatories to such as are apt to spit Blood or are subject to Dysenteries What a condition must they be in that have half a dozen Blisters on at a time can it be suppos'd that there is not more of the Fly circulating among their Noble Parts than would be in one that should take in half a Grain at the Mouth certainly the great benefit found by Vesicatories in the fusion of a gross sluggish Serum and the consequent excretion of that with the Peccant Matter by Urine and copious Sweats is an unquestionable proof of the intimate mixture of a considerable part of their Acrimonious Particles with the Mass of Blood if there were no other Argument to prove it Much more might be alledg'd on this Subject from matters of fact but that would make the Preface as big as the Book so I shall end here and beg the Reader to pardon some false pointings and literal errors and to take the words Filter and Filtration which are often us'd in this small Collection in their larger Sence for ordinary straining not for passing Liquors through Cap-paper as Chymists use them OF INFUSIONS AND Decoctions HEre they are deservedly censured that overcharge their Liquor with too great a quantity and number of Drugs it being manifest that neither Infusion nor Decoction becomes thereby the stronger because no assignable Menstruum can load it self nor take up more of any substance than fills its pores or can adjust it self to its insensible constituent parts But these intercepted Interstices varying in Figure and Capacity it follows that when a Liquor is so satiate with a certain substance that it will not dissolve one Grain more of it though it should stand never so long thereon yet it will readily take up another body whose minute parts are more proportionate to its unpossess'd Pores or can adjust themselves better to its inconspicuous Principles I add this last because it is demonstrable that the parts of the dissolv'd body are not all receiv'd into the empty spaces that lie interspers'd in the dissolving Liquor since this does often considerably increase in Volume and that sometimes proportionably to the bulk of what is dissolv'd therein which could not be if only vacuola or intercepted empty spaces became satiate What is here advanc'd is manifestly prov'd by the following easie and unexpensive Experiments Take 6 or 8 Ounces of water throw common Salt into it untill it will dissolve no more then pour off the Liquor and add Sugar untill that remains unalter'd then take Nitre Sal-Armoniac Alum Vitriol Borax and you will find that your water will still dissolve a small quantity of each because the Receptacles commensurate to the figure and size of their minute parts did not admit the undissolv'd part of the common Salt and Sugar by reason of their different shape and bulk You may observe that water will take up four times as much Sugar as of green Vitriol and twenty times the quantity of Sugar that it will dissolve of Borax that what dissolves soonest raises the water less and è contra It is by the proportion of the Figure Size and Site of the parts of the dissoluble bodies to the dissolving Liquors that we can account why common water is a fit Menstruum for Senna Rhubarb and Tamarinds but altogether improper for Jalap Turbith and such other resinous Mixtures as require sulphureous Liquors as Spirit of Wine c. Hence it appears how absolutely necessary it is for Apothecaries to know the various Substances of medicinal Drugs both that they may chuse the properest Menstruums and duly regulate their Infusions and Decoctions as to degree of fire length of time and other circumstances left by prescription solely to their Prudence and Discretion When several Drugs are us'd in a Decoction the most solid such as Woods are first put in then Roots Barks and Fruits next Herbs Berries and Seeds Flowers the last of all The Woods Roots and Barks are rasp'd bruis'd or cut small Fruits slit Herbs chop'd Berries and Seeds slightly beat and Flowers put in whole However this method though pretty general admits of exception for thin and fpungy Wood requires less boyling than one that is more close and solid Barley whole endures as much boyling as Wood. On the other hand Aromatic Roots and Woods will not bear long boyling but their better and more essential parts will dissipate Barks Fruits and Aromatick Seeds require only a bare Infusion Liquorish-Roots is put in after the Herbs The Maiden-Hairs or Capillaries at the same time with the Liquorish or immediately after The cold Seeds at the same time as the Flowers Cephalic Decoction ℞ Misletoe of the Oak Roots of Male Peony Avens of each six Drams shavings of an Elk's hoof Juniper-Berries of each three Drams leaves of Sage Betony Marjoram Basil of each an handfull Flowers of Cassadonie Lilies of the Vallies Clove-Gilly-Flowers Lime-tree of each one Pugil let them be boil'd according to art in