Chap. 9. Of Cicatrizing Medicines.
THese the Greeks call Epilotica, the Latins, Ci∣catrizantes, and we in English Scarrifying medicines, though the greater half of the nation know not what the word [Scarrifying] means.
Therefore take notice that a Scarrifying medicine, is such a medicine as cloaths a place again with skin, when the skin is off, and this it doth by a drying and binding quality.
Of these some are Simples, some Compounds.
Simples are,
Galls, Spunge burnt, Litharge, terra Sigillata, or Lemnia, Pomegranate Pills, or Flowers, Aloes, Cas∣sia Lignea, Pompholix, Spodium, Cypress Nuts, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Frankincense, Lead, Bole 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Sarcocolla.
Compounds are.
All mixtures of these, unguentum album, Disicca∣tivum Rubrum, Dia Pompholigos, Emplastrum de Minio, Dia palma, &c.