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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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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Pechey, John, 1655-1716.
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London :: Printed by F. Collins for J. Lawrence ...,
1694.
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Dispensatories.
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"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 ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A53916.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.
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Oyntment of Marshmallows, in Latin, Un∣guentum di••l••heae.
Take of th•• fresh roots of Marsh-mallows bruis∣•• two pound, of Linseed, and Fenugreek seed, ••ch one pound, infuse them three days in four quarts •• water, then boil them gently, and press out the ••ucilage, whereof take two pound, common Oyl ••o quarts, boil them together, till the wa••ry part •• the Mucilage is consumed; then add of Wax ••e pound, of Rosin half a pound, of Turpentine ••o ounces, boil it to the consi••tence of an Oynt∣••nt.
Virtues. It softens, discusses, digests, eases the ••ns of the breast and sides, and of a pleurisy, the ••ts affected being anointed with it.
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