Pharmacopœia Bateana, or, Bate's dispensatory translated from the second edition of the Latin copy, published by Mr. James Shipton : containing his choice and select recipe's, their names, compositions, preparations, vertues, uses, and doses, as they are applicable to the whole practice of physick and chyrurgery : the Arcana Goddardiana, and their recipe's intersperst in their proper places, which are almost all wanting in the Latin copy : compleated with above five hundred chymical processes, and their explications at large, various observations thereon, and a rationale upon each process : to which are added in this English edition, Goddard's drops, Russel's pouder [sic], and the Emplastrum febrifugum, those so much fam'd in the world : as also several other preparations from the Collectanea chymica, and other good authors / by William Salmon ...

XXIII. * Antihecticum Po∣terij; The Antihectick of Poterius.

Bate.] It is made of Re∣gulus of Antimony, of Mars and English Tin, ana. mel∣ting and detonating them with a treble quantity of Sal Nitre, and edulcorating with Water, S. A. Dose gr. vj. ad xx. in the Pox, Dropsie, Scurvy, Consumption.

Salmon.] §. 1. This of equal Proportions of the Re∣gulus of Antimony and Tin, agrees with Maets's first way, where he makes the Detonation and Calcination with but a half part of puri∣fied Nitre.

§ 2. His second way is thus: ℞ Regulus of Antimo∣ny ℥xij. English Tin ℥vj. melt them together, and being cold, reduce them into a fine pou∣der, to the which add an equal weight of pure Sal Nitre, viz. ℥xviij. beat and mingle them well together, and make the de∣tonation in a red-hot Crucible, as you do in making Antimony diaphoretick; when all is well calcin'd, take it out of the Cru∣cible, break it and reduce it to a subtile pouder, affuse thereon warm Rain-water, stirring it up and down with a Pestel, so will the Rain-water grow

white, which leisurely and gen∣tly decant: To the remaining bottom put more fresh Rain-water, proceeding as before, and thus continue so long, till nothing but a thick Gummous Matter or Sordes remain: These white or milky Liquors put all together, which put in a still quiet place, free from dirt or Ashes, so will a very white pouder precipitate to the bot∣tom, the Water swimming above, which has imbibed in it self all the nitrous Salt: This Pouder oftentimes wash even so long, till the Acrimony of the Nitre is wholly taken away, then dry, and keep it for use.

§ 3. This Pouder, says he, Is exhibited in hectick Fe∣vers, and in Dropsies with Rob of Elder-berries; chie∣fly it is used in malign and inveterate Ulcers, and in the Scurvy, which neither by Decoctions (of Guajacum) nor by any other more benigh Gallenical Medicaments, are possible to be cured; in all those cases it is a most power∣ful Medicament.

§ 4. In some it operates by Vomit, if the Stomach be very foul and ob••tructed, for for then possibly it may give a Vomit or two, in others it works by Sweat, in some by Urine, and in some by stool: It is given in the beginning of a Hectick, and in Obstru∣ctions of the Womb; in each Body it operates according to the habit and disposition.

§ 5. Methodus Exhibendi. First begin with four or five grains, and encrease the dose gradually, till it begins to nauseate the Stomach, then diminish that larger dose a little, and proceed in the use of it in that proportion for several days.

§ 6. Modus Ʋtendi. In the French Pox, and in inve∣terate Ulcers, let it be exhi∣bited in Decoction of Guaja∣cum, Sarsaparilla, Sassafras, &c. where it operates by Urine, you will presently see inveterate and malign Ul∣cers, in such Persons, to remit of their violence and malig∣nity, and to submit to Oint∣ments, Balsams, Emplasters, &c. Outwardly, It is suc∣cessfully sprinkled upon Ul∣cers, or mixed with Emp••a∣strum Diasulphuris Ru••andi.