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.

Chap. 2. Of Repelling Medicines.

BY Repelling, or Repulsive Medicines I mean, either,

• 1. Such as by a cold quality put back the humor. Or,
• 2. Such as by binding, strengthen the part affli∣cted.

They are in quality;

• 1. Hot and binding.
• 2. Cold and binding.

They are devided into Simple, and Compound.

Simple Repercussives (which is another term they have)

are	Mild,	binding.
Strong,
Hot and

Mild Repulsives are,

Roses, Endive, Lettice, Sorrel, Navel-wort, Pur∣slain, Violets, Water-Lillies, cold water, Whey, Co∣riander, Cinkfoyl, Trefoyl, Pellitory of the Wall, Apples, Pears, Whites of Eggs, Horstail, Woodbine.

Strong are,

Teazles, Shepheards purse, Plantane, Nightshade, Sengreen, or Housleeks, Melones, Guords, Citruls, Duckmeat, Fleawort, Mirtles, Quinces, Pomegranat rinds and flowers, Sanguis Draconis, Poppy, Opium, Bole Armenick, Ceruss, Terra Sigillata, Lead, burnt and not burnt, Cypress Nuts.

Hot and binding

Comfry the greater, Wormwood, Centaury, Horc∣hound,

Cardamoms, Cyperus grass, Calamus 〈◊〉〈◊〉, the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and of 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

Compounds are,

The Oyls and Oyntments of these, Refrigerans, Galen, Unguentum Album, Rhasis, Unguentum 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 de Siccativum rubrum, Unguentum Pectorale, 〈◊〉〈◊〉.