A choice collection of rare secrets and experiments in philosophy as also rare and unheard-of medicines, menstruums and alkahests : with the true secret of volatilizing the fixt salt of tartar / collected and experimented by the honourable and truly learned Sir Kenelm Digby, Kt., Chancellour to Her Majesty the Queen-Mother ; hitherto kept secret since his decease, but now published for the good and benefit of the publick by George Hartman.

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Title: A choice collection of rare secrets and experiments in philosophy as also rare and unheard-of medicines, menstruums and alkahests : with the true secret of volatilizing the fixt salt of tartar / collected and experimented by the honourable and truly learned Sir Kenelm Digby, Kt., Chancellour to Her Majesty the Queen-Mother ; hitherto kept secret since his decease, but now published for the good and benefit of the publick by George Hartman.
Author: Digby, Kenelm, Sir, 1603-1665.
Publication: London :: Printed for the author, and are to be sold by William Cooper ..., and Henry Faithorns and John Kersey ...,; 1682.
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Subject terms: Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric.; Alchemy.
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A very good Oyntment for the Gout; and the running Gout, Aches, Numbness, and pain in the Ioynts, &c.

TAke the tender Branches of Dwarf-Elder, in the Month of March, when they sprout out of the ground from the root, and are not above a finger long, three hand∣fuls; stamp them in a stone Mortar, then mix them with lbj. of Hogs-grease; put this into a Pipkin, and let it stew upon a gentle fire for two or three hours.

This was Communicated unto me by a worthy Gentleman, whom uch esteemed it, because he found great benefit by it in the Gout: It taketh away the raging pain there∣of, giveth ease, and strengthens the parts afflicted.

In the running Gout, Numbness, and raging pain in the Joynts, I have had much Experience of the Vertue of this Oyntment, after many Remedies used in vain; the parts grieved must be anointed with it as hot as can be endured, and chafed in before a fire.