Emplastrum Diacasciteos. Page 175. in the L. B.
The Colledg] Take of Hogs grease, fresh and pur∣ged from the skins two pound, Oyl of Olive ompha∣cine, Litharge of Gold beaten and sifted, of each three pound, white Vitriol burnt and purged four ounces: Let the Litharge, grease, and oyl boyl together with a gentle fire, with a little Plantane water, al∣waies stirring it to the consistence of a Plaister, into which (being removed from the fire) put in the Vitriol and make it into a Plaister according to art.
Culpeper] A. Before it was to be made in this manner: First let the Litharge boyl with the Oyl and Grease a long time, continually stirring it with the branch of a Palm or other tree of a binding nature, as Oak, Box, or Medlar, which is new cut, that so the vertue of the Spatula may be mixed with the Plai∣ster, cutting off the top and the rind, even to the wood it self; the mixture being thus made thick by boyling and stirring, and removed from the fire, put in white Copperis for want of true Chalcitis in pou∣der, and so make it into a laudable mass for an Em∣plaister.
A. It is a very drying, binding Plaister; profita∣ble in green wounds to hinder putrifaction, as also in pestilential sores after they are broken, and ruptures; as also in burnings and scaldings.
A. Before it was called Diapalma, because of the branch of the Palm-tree, and Diacaleiteos, because of the Calcitis in it; but now neither of both be in: me thinks such a Learned Colledg might in three daies hard study, have invented a new name.