Pharmacopœia Londinensis, or, The London dispensatory further adorned by the studies and collections of the Fellows, now living of the said colledg ... / by Nich. Culpeper, Gent.

METTALS, STONES, SALTS, and other MINERALS.

VErt-de-greese, scales of Brass, Aetitis, Alana Terra, Alabaster, Alectorious, Allum Scisile and Roch, Amethist, Amianth, Ampheliles, Antimony, Leaves and filings of Silver, Quick-silver, Lapis Ar∣menius, native Arsenick, both white and red, artifieial Arsnick, white and realgar, Argilla, Asteria, Leaves and filings of Gold, Belemnites, Beril, Bole-armenick, Borax, Toads-stone, Lapis Calaminaris, Cadmia, Lime quick and quenched, Vitriol, white, blew, and green, Steel, Borax 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Crysopus, Cinabaris, na∣tive and artificial, whetstones, Chalk white and green, Cristal, Diphriges, the rust, dust, scales, and flakes of Iron, Granate, Morter, such as walls are daubed with, Hematites, Heliotropium, Jacinth, Hibernicus, Jas∣per, Lapis Judaicus, Tiles, Lapis Lazuli, Lapis Lin∣cis, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Litharge of Silver and Gold, Load∣stone, Marchasite, or fire-stone, Marble, red Lead, na∣tive and artificial; Myst, Naphtha, Lapis Nephriti∣cus, Niter, Oaker, yellow and red, Onyx, Opalus, O∣phytes, Osteocolla, Lead white and black, Plumbago, Pompholix, Marchasite realgar, Ruby, red Oaker, Sal Armoniack, Sal Gem, and Sal Niter, Saphir and Sardine, Selenites, Flints, Emerald, Smiris, Sori, Spodium, Peuter, Brimstone quick and common, Talch, Earth of Cimolia, Samos, Lemnos, Sylesia, Topas, A∣lana Terra, Tutty, Vitriol, white, blew, and green.

When the ground of our institution required us, then one to one simple, and sometimes to repeat them in diverse places, it pleased us to note those that are iterated in a different Character, lest we should seem to make a needless repetition, or in∣crease our Catalogue for vain glory sake.

Well said Colledg.

Culpeper] A. Also I repeated them twice or thrice when they did, & caused them to be set down in a dif∣ferent Letter; also I hope it will make to my honor and not to my disgrace to imitate such a learned Col∣ledg of Physicians.

Of some precious stones I spake before in the for∣mer Edition; I shall here reduce them all into order, and treat of such as were casually there omitted: whe∣ther they were mentioned by the Colledg or no it matters nothing to me.

Precious Stones alter by a way ma∣nifest or hidden.

By a way manifest, they are

Hot in the first degree.

Hemetites, Pyrites, Lapis Asius, Thyites, Smyres, Lapis Schistus.

Precious Stones cold, are in the first degree.

Jacinth, Saphir, Emerald, Cristal, Lapis Samius, Lapis Phrygius.

In the second degree.

Ruby, Carbuncle, Granate, Sardony.

In the fourth degree.

Diamond.

In respect of property, they bind, as Lapis Asius, Nectius, Geodes, Pumice-stone.

Emollient, as

Alabaster, Jet, Lapis Thrasius.

Stupifie, as

Memphites, Jasper, Ophites.

Clense, as

Lapis Arabicus.

Glutinate, as

Galactites, Melites.

〈◊〉〈◊〉, as

Morochtus.

Break the stone, as

Lapis Lyncis, Lapis Judaicus, Lapis Sponge.

Retain the fruit in the Womb, as Aetites, Jasper.

Provoke the Terms.

Ostracites.

Stones altering by a hidden proper∣ty (as they call it) Are

〈◊〉〈◊〉, Topas, Lapis Colubrinus, Toad-stone, Emerald, Alectorius, Calcidonius, Amethist, Saphit, Jasper, Lapis Nephriticus, Lapis Tibernum, Lapis Spongites, the Stone found in the Maw of a Swal∣low, Load-stone, Lapis Vulturis, Merlucius, Corral, Lynturius, Jet, Aetites, the stones of Crabs, Amber, Cristal, &c.

The Load-stone purgeth gross humors.

Lapis Armenius, and Lapis Laxuli, purge Melan∣cholly.

To speak a word or two of those which were then pretermitted.

A Water-Snake, a string being thrust through her tail, and she hung up, a Vessel full of Water being set underneath, into which she may put her Head; after* 1.1 certain hours, or dayes, she will vomit up a Stone, which being received in the vessel full of water will drink it all up, which being bound to the Navil of one that hath the Dropsie, drinks up all the water.

Lapis Calcidonius, being hung about the neck, helps those melancholly illusions, and melancholly fancies.

In the Indian Sea, are taken certain strong fighting Fish, called Tyburones; in the Heads of which, are* 1.2 found three or four Stones, sometimes more, very white, great and ponderous, insomuch, that sometimes they weigh two pound: The pouder of this Stone is very profitable for such as are troubled with the Stone and difficulty of Urine, breaks the stone in the Reins and Bladder.

Blood-stone is a kind of Jasper of diverse colors,* 1.3 with red spots in it like blood, stops the Terms and bleeding in any part of the Body.

Hemetites stops blood, the Eyes being often stro∣ken with it, helps bloodshed; being beaten into pou∣der* 1.4 and taken inwardly provokes urine and stops the Terms.

Pyrites, heats and clenseth, takes away dimness of* 1.5 sight.

Lapis Asius binds, and moderately corrodes and elenseth filthy ulcers, and fills them up with flesh; be∣ing mixed with Honey, and applied to the place, is an admirable remedy for the Gout.

Christal being beaten into very fine pouder, and a* 1.6 drachm of it taken at a time helps the bloody-flux, stops the whites in women, and increaseth milk in Nurses.

Lapis Samius is cooling and binding, it is very comfortable to the stomach, but it dulls the Sences,* 1.7 helps Fluxes of the Eyes and Ulcers: Dioscorides held that it was little inferior to Lapis Aetites in all his vertues.

That which comes off from a Whetstone of Cy∣press by whetting, helps baldness; being taken inward∣ly with Vineger consumes the Spleen and helps the falling-sickness.

Geodetes binds and dries; being beaten into pou∣der and mixed with water, and applied to the place, takes away inflamations of the Testicles.

Pumice-stone being beaten into pouder and the* 1.8 teeth rubbed with it, clenseth them.

Jet, it is of a softening and discussing nature, it resisteth the fits of the Mother.

Lapis Memphites: Dioscorides saith, that if it be beaten to pouder and made into an Oyntment, and the part of a man which is to be cut off anointed with it, it takes away the sence of it without any danger.

Lapis Ophites: some of these stones have white lines in them; these are an admirable remedy both for Head-ach and Lethargy; all of them being born about one help the Head-ach, and the biting of Ser∣pents.

Lapis Arabicus being beaten into pouder and made into an Oyntment, helps the Hemorrhoids.

Ostrocites, a drachm of it taken in pouder pro∣vokes* 1.9 the terms, being taken after that purgation causeth conception; also being made into an Oynt∣ment helps inflamations of the breasts.

Lapis 〈◊〉〈◊〉 is an admirable stone of the Moon; the Women in Germany wear them as 〈◊〉〈◊〉 because they would be fruitful; they cure the falling-sickness, and being bound to trees make them fruitful.

Lapis Amianthus being born about one helps such* 1.10 as are bewitched.

Myexis being born about one takes away pains in* 1.11 the reins and hinders the breeding of the stone.

Lapis Armenius purgeth Melancholly, and also causeth vomiting, I hold it not very 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for our English bodies, and therefore I will speak no more of it.

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An Explanation of certain Uncupations, comprehen∣ding more things than one under one name.

The five opening Roots.

Smallage, Sparagus, Fennel, Parsly, Kneeholly.

The two epening Roots.

Fennel, Parsly.

The five emollient Herbs.

Marsh-mallows or Mallows, Beets, Mercury, Pelli∣tory of the wall, Violet Leaves.

The five Capillary Herbs.

Maidenhair, Wall-rue, Cetrach, Harts-tongue, Po∣litricum.

The four Cordial Flowers.

Borrage, Bugloss, Roses, Violets.

The four greater hot Seeds, Carminative, or breaking wind.

Annis, Caraway, Cummin, Fennel.

The four lesser hot Seeds.

Bishopsweed, Amomus, Smallage, Carrots.

The four greater cold Seeds.

Citrul, Cucumer, Guord, Melone.

The four lesser cold Seeds.

Succory, Endive, Lettice, Purslain.

Five fragments of precious Stones.

Granate, Jacinth, Saphire, Sardine, Emerald.

Culpeper] A. I was the more willing to quote these again, although they be almost the same in their former Dispensatory; 1. Because this is all the good the Learned Colledg hath done their Country, in this their refined Master-piece; namely, To tell them that such and such Roots are opening, such and such Flowers Cordial, or strengthening to the heart, such and such Seeds break wind, &c. and if any should be so bold as to object against a whol Colledg of learned Physitians, That they did the generality of the Common-wealth no good at all, because they wrote it in Latin, which is a Language understood but by few; it were easily answered, They did it in Latin to animate people to bring up their children to learning, which is a thing I wish from my heart were done; what the Colledg doth, I know not.

2. Because they have here left out some Oyntments, the use of which they would not have the Chyrurgi∣ans know, (the most part of which are no Scholars, (the more is the pity) and that they know well e∣nough) it were a brave trick if they could catch old birds with chaff.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Hollerius.
• * 1.2

  Nicholam 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.3

  〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉.
• * 1.4

  Diosco∣rides.
• * 1.5

  Diosco∣rides.
• * 1.6

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• * 1.7

  Diosco∣rides.
• * 1.8

  Diosco∣rides.
• * 1.9

  Diosco∣rides.
• * 1.10

  Diosco∣rides.
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