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.

PHYSICAL VINEGERS.

Acetum Distillatum. Page 45. in the Latin Book. Or, Distilled Vineger.

Colledg FIll a glass or stone Alembick with the best Vineger to the third part, separate the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 with a gentle fire, then encrease the fire by degrees, and perform the work.

Acetum Rosatum. Page 45. in the Latin Book. Or, Rose Vineger.

The Colledg] Take of red Rose buds gathered in a dry time, the whites cut off, dried in the shaddow three or four daies, one pound, Vineger eight Sexta∣ries; set them in the Sun fourty daies, then strain out the Roses, and repeat the infusion with fresh ones.

After the same manner is made Vineger of Elder∣flowers, Rosemary flowers, and Clove-gilli-flo∣wers.

Culpeper] A. For the vertues of al Vinegers take this one only observation, they carry the same ver∣tues with the flowers whereof they are made, only as we said of Wines, that they were better for cold bo∣dies than the bare Simples whereof they are made, so are Vinegers for hot bodies. Besides Vinegers are of∣ten, nay most commonly used externally, viz. to bath the place, then look a mongst the Simples, and see what place of the body the Simple is apropriated to, and then you cannot chuse but know (if you have but a grain of understanding, more than a beast) both what Vineger to use, and to what place to apply 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

Acetum Scilliticum. Page 45. in the Latin Book. Or, Vineger of Squils.

The Colledg] Take of that part of the Squil which is between the outward bark and the bottom, cut in thin slices, and placed thirty or fourty daies in the Sun or some remiss heat, then a pound of them (being cut smal with a knife made of Ivory or some white wood) being put in a vessel, and six pound of Vineger put to them; set the vessel being close stopped in the Sun thirty or fourty daies, afterwards strain it, and keep it for use.

Culpeper] A. A little of this medicine being taken in the morning fasting, and walking half an hour af∣ter, preserves the body in health, to extream old age, (as Sanius tryed, who using no other medicine but this, lived in perfect health til an hundred and seven∣teen years of age) it maketh the digestion good, a long wind, a cleer voice, an acute sight, a good co∣lour, it suffers no offensiye thing to remain in the bo∣dy, neither wind, flegm, choller, melancholly, dung nor urine, but brings them forth, it brings forth filth though it lie in the bones, it takes away salt and sour belchings, though a man be never so d 1.1 licentious in diet, he shal feel no harm; It hath cured such as have the Phtisick, that have been given over by al Physiti∣ans: It cures such as have the Falling-sickness, gouts, and diseases and swellings of the Joynts; It takes a∣way the hardness of the liver and spleen. We should never have done if we should reckon up the particular benefits of this medicine; Therefore we commend it, as a wholsom medicine for soundness of body, preservation of health, and vigor of mind: thus 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

Acetum Theriacale Norimberg. Page 46. in Lat. B. Or, Treacle Vineger.

The Colledg] Take of the roots of Sullendine the greater, one ounce and an half, the roots of Angellica, Master-wort, Gentian, Bistort, Valerian, Burnet, white Dittany; Alicampane, Zedoary, of each one

drachm, of Plantane the greater one drachm and an half, the leaves of Mousear, Sage, Scabious, Scordi∣um, Dittany of Creet, Cardus, of each half a hand∣ful, bark and seeds of Citrons, of each half a drachm, Bole Armenick one drachm, Saffron three drachms, Harts-born one drachm and an half; of these let the Saffron, Harts-horn, Dittany, and Bole, be tied up in a ragge, and steeped with the things before mentioned, in five pints of Vineger, for certain daies by a tempe∣rate heat in a glass well stopped, strain it, and ad six drachms of the best Treacle to it, shake it together, and keep it for your use.

Acetum Theriacale. 46. in the Latin Book. Or, Treacle Vineger.

The Colledg] Add to `the description of Treacle water, Clove-gilli-flowers two ounces, Lavender flowers an ounce and an half, Rose, and Elder flower Vineger, of each four pound, digest it without boyling three daies, then strain it through Hippocrates his sleeve.

Culpeper] A. See Treacle water for the vertues, only this is a little more cool, a little more phantasti∣cal.

Notes

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  I would not have Galens judgment tried in this parti∣ticular, it is far safer to take it upon his word.