Arcana philosophia, or, Chymical secrets containing the noted and useful chymical medicines of Dr. Wil. and Rich. Russel chymists, viz. I. Species vitæ, alias universalis, II. Tinctura regalis, call'd scorbutick, &c., III. Species coroborativa, alias pleuretica, IV. Species proprietatis, V. Species minor, VI. A pestilential cordial, call'd his white cordial : as also several curious chymical processes and spagerick preparations of natural things for the use of medicin, and many other things of great use and vertue in eradicating the most stubborn diseases, likewise four curious small treatises, viz. the I. Of fevers, the II. Of the jaundies, the III. Of madness, and the IV. Of diarrhæas, lientries &c., by the renowned and most aproved Dr. Aurelius Philipus Theophrastus Paracelsus, of Hoheneim

Headrich, John., Russel, Richard., Russell, William, 1634-1696?, Paracelsus, 1493-1541.

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Treatise the Third.

CHAP. III. Of Gemms.

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Distillation of Crystal.

℞. Of the elevated Crystal ℥j. Water o• Nitre and Allom (made) without distillation of each ℥ij. digest all together for three or four Days; then distil, and what shall be distil'd Coagulate; the Coagulum resolve.

Page 59Coagulation must be made over a gentle and small Fire: I this Coagulate be set in a Cellar, it will resolve into Water, which is the Ulti∣mate preparation of Crystal; Dose ℈j.

After this manner as is now shewed in Co∣rals, all other pretious Gemms, are to be pre∣pared.

The greatest virtue of the Rubie is in the Dysentery, and its dose is ℥j. it be crude; But if Reverberated; then its dose is ʒij. If Calcin'd, the dose is ʒj. If Sublimed ʒss. And if distil'd but ℈j.

Also Granates so distil'd make the most powerful Collyrium for the Eyes.

Emralds, if prepar'd by distillation, profit or Pore-blind Haemoptoicks.

Saphyres if prepar'd according to the Third, or Forth preparation; takes away Trembling of the Heart, especially, if distil'd (Dose, grans v.) they remove the Synthena, and Palpita∣tion. The like is to be judged of other Gemms. Bartholomeus Anlicus, hath writ more touching Gemms, and Pretious Stones.

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