Spiritus Vini Nephriticus, or a Spirit of Wine for the Stone in the Kidneys, &c.

Take roots of Restharrow and Marshmallows, of each three ounces; Cucumer two ounces, Liquorish, Asara∣bacca, of each an ounce and a half; seeds of Gromel three ounces, seeds of white Saxifrage, Roman Nettles, Parsley, Radishes and Anise, of Rhubarb, round Birthwort, the lesser Galangal, Cinamon, Mace, white Ginger and Horstail, of each an ounce; Pearch stone, Iews stone, Sponge, La∣pis Lyncis, Snail-shells prepared, of each six drams; Cas∣sia fistula, Winter Cherries, Iuniper-berries, Venice Trea∣cle, Goats blood, Crabs eyes, Cockal bone of a Hares foot, of each half an ounce. Being pulverized and mixed, let them infuse in six pound of simple Spirit of Wine (or a sufficient quantity) let them stand in digestion fourteen days, after let them be distilled in Balneo.

Virtue, Use, and Dose. It breaks the Stone, and brings it away in small pieces: It cleanseth the Reins and Bladder from all impurities, and at last makes the Patient produce a clear Urine: And what is more, it doth so cure and bring away the gravelly matter by Urine, that it shall never breed nor gene∣rate any more. Moreover there is not a Remedy like it in the Colick and suffocation of the Matrix; for it loosens most humors, and dissolves all vento∣sity. The dose is from one spoonful to two or three.