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 ...

XLIX. † Syrupus Exonerans, i. e. Scammonij, The pur∣ging Syrup, or Syrup of Scammony.

Salmon.] § 1. ℞ Lac Scam∣monij, (which Preparation see Cap. 9. Sect. 109. afore∣going) lbij. and with an e∣qual quantity of trebble refi∣ned Sugar, make it into a Sy∣rup by melting in a Bath.

§ 2. Or thus. ℞ Lac Scammonij lbij. Syrupus Sac∣chari lbiij. (which see in our Phylaxa Medicinae, Lib. 1. Cap. 61. Sect. 5.) mix, and digest them together into a Syrup.

§ 3. Here is to be noted, That tho' this Syrup might be made with the Tincture extracted with S. V. yet it would not be near so good nor so strong, because that the Cathartick Vertue not lying wholly in the Resinous

parts of the mixt, but partly in the Resinous parts, partly in the Watery parts the Spi∣rit would only touch what lies in Resin, letting what lies in the Watery parts alone; whereas the Lac Scammonij, being made with a mixt Menstruum extracts equally the Cathartick Particles of both parts, which being as∣sumed in this Composition, renders the Preparation much more preferrable.

§ 4. It is a most delicate Purge, carrying off all sorts of Humors very sweetly and pleasantly, and may serve very well for such as cannot swallow Pills: it works safe∣ly and easily, and in a short time after it is taken, but Broth ought to be taken af∣ter it, as after other Purges.

§ 5. It is prevalent against the Scurvy, Dropsie, Jaun∣dice, Gout, King's-Evil, and Rheumatism, opens all sorts of Obstructions, and exo∣nerates the Body of all sorts of Watery and Tartarous humors. Dose, of either from two Spoonfuls to four or five in the Morning fast∣ing.