Choice and rare experiments in physick and chirurgery, or, A discovery of most approved medicines for the curing of most diseases incident to the body of men, women, and of children together with an antidotary of experiments never before published / found out by the studie and experience of Thomas Collins, student in physick neer the city of Gloucester.

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Title: Choice and rare experiments in physick and chirurgery, or, A discovery of most approved medicines for the curing of most diseases incident to the body of men, women, and of children together with an antidotary of experiments never before published / found out by the studie and experience of Thomas Collins, student in physick neer the city of Gloucester.
Author: Collins, Thomas, Student in physick.
Publication: London :: Printed by J.T. for Francis Eglesfield ...,; 1658.
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Subject terms: Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
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A Diet drink ••o cure Lues venerea or any desper•••• disease in mans bodie.

Take seven gallons of spring water in ••rom p••t, and put into it Sar••aparilla flic•• and bruised three ounce••, set it on the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and let it infuse or boil very gently two hou•••• th••n p••t into it f••ur ounces of chosen 〈◊〉〈◊〉 leaves and cods, and half an ounce of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 beaten to powder and half an ounce Stychad••s, and asmuch of Epithymum, of cho∣•••••• liqu••rice scraped, sliced and bruised flat t•• ou••ces, of Camomile flowers one o••nce, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 them into a pot and let them boil all together one hour or more, then take it from the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••••d strain it into an earthen pot, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and till it be cold then pure it and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 bottles and drink thereof morning and e••••∣ing, a reasonable good draught.