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 ...

X. Cerevisia Catapsoras, Drink against Scabs, Itch, and Breakings out in the the Skin.

Bate.] ℞ Sena ℥vj. Me∣choacan ℥iij. Liquorice ℥iss. Ca aways ℥j. Roots of sharp pointed Dock lbiss. Polypodie, Madder, A. lbss. Scabious, A∣grimony, A. M. iij. Crude An∣timony in gross Pouder lbj. mix and make a Bag, for five or six Gallons of Ale. It purges the Blood, and is ad∣mirably good against the Itch, Scabs, and other Defe∣dations of the Skin, which it cures. It is given a Pint at a time, (Plus-minus) twice a day for some days.

Salmon.] § 1. It opens the Body powerfully, and purges singularly well; but the use of it must be continued for about thirty days, else it will scarcely have the desired Ef∣fect.

§ 2. You must vary the Dose according to the Age and Strength of the Patient: for in some Constitutions a Pint hereof will give at least twenty Stools or more, whilst in others it will not give above three or four.

§3. In this Case it will be good to begin with a lesser Dose at first, and as you find that works to either increase or diminish it; and so continually altering the quantity, till you find what will exactly fit that Consti∣tution.

§ 4. If the Body is very foul, it will be necessary to give a Vomit as preparatory to the use of this; after which you will find this to do its work much more kindly you affectually: In this case you may use the Apozem at Sect. 1. Chap. 15. follow∣ing.