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 ...

Balsamum Memoriae, or a Balsam for the Memory.

Take Oyl of Nuts exprest half an ounce, oyl of Bricks and Castor, of each three drams; oyl of Myrrh and Frankincense, of each a dram; oyl of Lavender, Rose∣mary, Marjoram and Rue, of each a scruple; oyl of Cloves, white Amber, Cinamon and Benjamin, of each ten grains. Mix them, and with the Caput mortuum of exprest Oyl of Nutmegs make a Balsam of a just con∣sistence, to which add true Gallia Moschata two scruples. Again mix them, and keep it for use.

Virtue and Use. It is a great Secret in recovering the Memory lost, or to comfort and conserve it: But

it is hurtful in Womens Hysterical distempers, and therefore the Gallia Moschata may be omitted, or to suppress the odor of it, the weight of Oyl of white Amber may be increased. The use of it is thus, a∣noint the hinder-part of the Head therewith morning and evening.