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.

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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.
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Royal College of Physicians of London.
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London :: Printed for Peter Cole ...,
1653.
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Pharmacopoeias -- England.
Dispensatories -- England.
Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
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Oyl of Yolks of Eggs.

The Colledg] Boyl the Yolks till they be hard, and bruise them with your hands, or with a Pestle and Mortar; heat them in an Earthen vessel glazed un∣til they begin to sroath, stirring them dilligently that they burn not; being hot, put them in a linnen bag, and sprinkle them with Aromatick Wine, and press out the Oyl according to art.

Culpeper] A. It is profitable in 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and ma∣lignant ulcers, it causeth the hair to grow, it cleers the skin, and takes away deformities thereof, viz. Tetters, Ringworms, Morphew, Scabs. I suppose none is so sinple to take it inwardly to cleer their skin, nor to anoint their feet to take away the deformity of their face.

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