Thesaurus & armamentarium medico-chymicum, or, A treasury of physick with the most secret way of preparing remedies against all diseases : obtained by labour, confirmed by practice, and published out of good will to mankind : being a work of great use for the publick / written originally in Latine by ... Hadrianus à Mynsicht ...; and faithfully rendred into English by John Partridge ...

Sal Stomachicum, or a Salt for the Stomach.

Take roots of Burnet two pound, Calamus aromaticus, white Ginger, of each a pound; Sea-wormwood, Water-Mint, Sage, Rosemary, of each half a pound; Quinces dryed, and Zedoary, of each four ounces. Calcine all in a close Vessel, and then add the ashes of the lesser Ga∣langal, and Cinamon, of each three ounces; ashes of Cloves, both sorts of Cardamoms, Nutmegs, round Pepper, of each an ounce. Mix them, and with Mint or other specifick Water make a Spagirick Salt according to Art.

Virtue, Use, and Dose. It wonderfully roborates and warms a cold Stomach; it helps Digestion, and Loathing of Meat. It is useful in all distempers of the Nerves; it quickens all the Senses, allays pains of the Head, preserves old people from Catarrhs, and gives ease in the Dropsie. The dose is a scruple, more or less, respecting both Disease and Patient, in specifick Vehicles.