The London dispensatory, reduced to the practice of the London physicians wherein are contain'd the medicines, both Galenical and chymical, that are now in use ... / by John Pechey ...

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Title: The London dispensatory, reduced to the practice of the London physicians wherein are contain'd the medicines, both Galenical and chymical, that are now in use ... / by John Pechey ...
Author: Pechey, John, 1655-1716.
Publication: London :: Printed by F. Collins for J. Lawrence ...,; 1694.
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Subject terms: Dispensatories.
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Oyl of Foxes, in Latin, Oleum Vulp••∣num.

Take a Fox as fat as you can get him, of mid∣dle age, catched by hunting in the Autumn, kill him, and take out his guts, flea him, and cut his flesh in pieces, break his bones, boyl him in White-wine and Fountain-water, each three quarts, add three ounces of Salt, the tops of Dill, Thyme, ground Pine, each one handful, boyl half the Liquor away, strain it, and add to it two quarts of the best old Oyl, of the Flowers of Sage and Rosema∣ry, each one handful; then evaporate by boyling the watry humor and the wine; strain it again hard, and separate in a tunnel the Water from the Oyl; which keep for use.

Virtues. It is good for pains of the joynts, sciati∣ca and aches, and is good for convulsions and pal∣sies.