Dr. Willis's practice of physick being the whole works of that renowned and famous physician wherein most of the diseases belonging to the body of man are treated of, with excellent methods and receipts for the cure of the same : fitted to the meanest capacity by an index for the explaining of all the hard and unusual words and terms of art derived from the Greek, Latine, or other languages for the benefit of the English reader : with forty copper plates.

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Dr. Willis's practice of physick being the whole works of that renowned and famous physician wherein most of the diseases belonging to the body of man are treated of, with excellent methods and receipts for the cure of the same : fitted to the meanest capacity by an index for the explaining of all the hard and unusual words and terms of art derived from the Greek, Latine, or other languages for the benefit of the English reader : with forty copper plates.
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Willis, Thomas, 1621-1675.
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London :: Printed for T. Dring, C. Harper, and J. Leigh,
1684.
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Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
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"Dr. Willis's practice of physick being the whole works of that renowned and famous physician wherein most of the diseases belonging to the body of man are treated of, with excellent methods and receipts for the cure of the same : fitted to the meanest capacity by an index for the explaining of all the hard and unusual words and terms of art derived from the Greek, Latine, or other languages for the benefit of the English reader : with forty copper plates." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A66516.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 24, 2025.

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Confections.

Take of Aron compound ℥j, of the powder os Winteran Bark ℥ss, of the Species of Diatrion Santalon, of the Troches of Capers, each ʒij, of the salt of Wormwood and of Scurvygrass, each ʒjss, of the rinds of Candied Oranges ℥iij: Let them be bruised in a Mortar together, then add of white Sugar dissolved, in as much as will suffice of the water of Earth Worms ℥iij, and so make it up into a Confecti∣on.

Take of the Roots of Eryngo and Scorzonere candied, of each ʒij of Walnuts and Myrobalans candied, each N o. ij, of electuary of Sassaphras ʒvj, of the powder of Cubebs and Cardamums each ʒij, of the powder of the Roots of Zedoary, and of Angelica, each ℥jss, of the salt of Wormwood ʒij, with as much Syrup of can∣died Walnuts as will suffice: Make a Confection.

Take of the powder of China Roots, of Sassaphras wood, each ℥ss, of yellow and white Saunders each ʒij, of the seeds of Rocket, Cubebs, Nasturtium, grains of Paradise, of each ʒiss, of the Species Dialatca, Cinnamon, Orris, the lesser Ga∣langal, each ʒj, of the salt of Wormwood ʒij, of the Conserves of the yellow of Oranges, and of Sugar anthosat. ℥iij, dissolved in as much water of Snails as will suf∣fice, and as before make a Confection: The dose as much as a Nutmeg twice aday, drinking after it some appropriate Liquor.

In some cases of the Scurvy, whence there is need of the use of Steel, or of Steel * 1.1 prepared with Sulphur, add of it ʒiij, or of Vitriol of Steel ʒij, to any of the pre∣scriptions of the Confections or Electuaries, and after the taking of the Medicine once or twice aday, exercise the Body according to its strength.

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