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.

Oleum Sulphuris. Page 192. in the Latin Book. Or, Oyl of Sulphur.

The Colledg] It is prepared in a Bell still by 〈◊〉〈◊〉 burning and consuming of Brimstone, by which a sharp spirit beating against the sides of the still, will turn into liquor, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 down like water or oyl, the orderly disposing of the still and 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and other commodities belonging to this operation, we leave to the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the Artificer.

Culpeper] A. Prevails against diseases coming of cold, putrifaction or wind, feavers, ague, tertian, quartan or quotidian, pestilence; wounds and ulcers, affects of the brain, mouth, teeth, liver, stomach, spleen, matrix, bladder, entrails, and arteries coming of abun∣dance of humors or putrifaction; outwardly applied it helps 〈◊〉〈◊〉, ulcers of the mouth, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉; the way to take it inwardly is thus, dip the top of a feather in the Oyl, and wash it in the liquor or de∣coction you give it in; in quotidian agues, give it in wine, in which Rosemary or Mints or both have been 〈◊〉〈◊〉; in 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 in 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉. Centaury hath been boyled; in quartan agues, in Bugloss water; in all of them a little before the fit come: in pestilences, in Wine in which Rha∣dishes have been boyled, mingled with a little Venice Treacle; in the falling-sickness, with deco∣ction

of Betony or Peony; in coughs with decoction of Nettle seed and Hysop, both of them made with Wine; for flegm in Wormwood Water; for the wind chollick, in Chamomel flower water; for drop∣sies and cold livers, in Selondine water and Honey; for the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and stoppage of the spleen, in Tama∣maris Water: for the French pox, in Fumitory or Broom-flower water: against worms, in Grass or Wormwood water: for the fits of the mother, in de∣coction of Betony or Featherfew in Wine: for sup∣pression of Urine, in decoction of Garlick with Wine: for the gout, in decoction of Chamepitys Wine; in wounds and ulcers, the place is lightly to be touched with a feather wet in the Oyl: if a hol∣low toothach, put a drop into it, if all your teeth ach make a decoction of Mints in Wine and put a drop or two of this Oyl to it, and hold it warm in your mouth.