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 ...

LII. Diatartarum; Pouder of Tartar Compound.

Bate.] ℞ Rosin of Scam∣mony, Tartar Vitriolate, A. ℥j. Turbeth, Hermodacts, A. ℥ss. Oyls of Cinnamon and Cloves, A. gr. xij. mix, and make a pouder. Dose à ℈j. ad ℈iv.

Salmon.] § 1. How the Rosin of Scammony is made, you may see in our Pharmac. Londinensis, lib. 1. cap. 8. sect. 68. as also in our Doron Medicum, lib. 2. cap. 9. sect. 2. where you may have its Ver∣tues, Uses, and Dose.

§ 2. The Tartar Vitriolate is thus made: ℞ Pure white Salt of Tartar melted per deli∣quium q. v. put it into a large and high glass Cucurbit, where there may be room enough for the Ebulition, and affuse there∣on the Spirit or Oyl of Vitriol, which do gradatim stirring the mixture from time to time, the better to unite them well; con∣tinue to pour in the Spirit or Oyl, so long as there is any Ebu∣lition, and when that ceases give over, for that is a sure sign that the fixt Salt and acid Spirit have sufficiently penetrated and satiated one another, and are mixed in their due proportion; then place the Cucurbit in a gentle

sand-heat, and evaporate the superfluous humidity to a Pel∣licle, and set it to crystalize, or otherwise evaporate to dryness, and the Tartar Vitriolate will remain at bottom purely white.

§ 3. Or thus: ℞ Pure, white, dry Salt of Tartar in pouder, put it into the bottom of the glass Cucurbit, and gently pour upon it as much good Spirit or Oyl of Vitriol as it can suck up, forbearing to pour any more when you see the Ebulition ceases, so will you have Tartar vitriolated, very white and dry, and without any superfluous moisture, and fit for your occasion.

§ 4. The Turbith ought to be resinous, and the Hermo∣dacts pure and white, which are to be reduced into Pou∣der by beating in an Iron Mortar, adding a few drops of Oyl of sweet Almonds, to keep them from sticking to the bottom of the Mortar, &c.

§ 5. It is a general Purge, and carries off all Humors by Stool chiefly, being an ex∣cellent thing against the Scurvy, Dropsie, Gout, Jaun∣dice, King's-Evil, Pox, and Obstructions of the Womb: It is to be taken in the morn∣ing fasting, drinking after it warm Broth or Posset-drink, and avoiding the taking cold as much as may; with Ob∣servations as in other Pur∣ges.