Polypharmakos kai chymistes, or, The English unparalell'd physitian and chyrurgian shewing the true vse of all manner of plants and minerals in which is explained the whole art and secresy of physick and chyrurgery ... / by D. Border ...

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Title: Polypharmakos kai chymistes, or, The English unparalell'd physitian and chyrurgian shewing the true vse of all manner of plants and minerals in which is explained the whole art and secresy of physick and chyrurgery ... / by D. Border ...
Author: Border, D. (Daniel)
Publication: London :: Printed by B. Alsop ...,; 1651.
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Subject terms: Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
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CHAP. CLXVI.

An excellent Vomit.

TAke Antemony prepared, beaten small, one pennyworth, and infuse it in a penny-pot of White-wine, take Sinamon bruised, strain it, and as you use it warm it, and one hour after, if it work not, drink warm posset-ale; and if the water proceeding be tough and thick, put into the posset-drink a little sweet-butter, but be sure the sign be not in the upper parts, by reason the matter will not six and operate, the quantity you give may not be above two or three spoonfulls, according to the strength of the patient, four fpoonfulls will be enough for any strong body.

A vomit for an Ague.

TAke the powder of Stubin. according to the strength of the Patient four, five, six, or seven grains, and give it to the party fasting in any convenient sign, and drink posset-drink between whiles. It purgeth both ways without danger.