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 ...

XXXI. Spiritus Sanguinis, Spirit of Man's Blood.

Bate.] Distil it from the Blood of a sound young Man, putrefied, in Sand, and then rectifie it, S. A. It is chiefly commended against the Epi∣lepsie, or Falling-sickness, ra∣dically taking it away; as also against the Palsie, Apo∣plexy, Ulcers of the Lungs, &c. Dose à gut. 10. ad 20. and more, for a whole Month.

Salmon.] § 1. Because it is really necessary to understand the way of distilling Humane Blood, we shall here parti∣cularly explicate and exem∣plifie the process. ℞ Of the Blood of a sound young Man q. v. put it into a large Glass Body, upon which put some two or three handfuls of Hemp, to prevent its rising or swel∣ling into the Head or Alem∣bick▪ lute the Junctures well, giving a gentle and gradual Fire in Ashes or Sand, distil to driness, but beware of burn∣ing; so have you Water and Spirit, which you must rectifie in B. M. § 2. With the Wa∣ter you may extract the Salt out of the Caput Mortuum; af∣ter due Calcination; the Spi∣rit you may preserve as it is, as an excellent Remedy a∣gainst the Falling-sickness, and Convulsion Fits in Chil∣dren, and may be given à ʒss. to ʒj. thus: ℞ Of this Spirit ʒj. Water of Earth∣worms, Lilly Convally, Laven∣der, or Peony ℥ij. or iij. Syrup of Peony ʒij. mix for a Dose. § 3. Now here is to be noted, that this Spirit would yet be stronger and better, if you cohobate it upon the faeces several times in a Retort, viz. Eight or nine times, or till it has got a Ruby colour, and that the Oyl comes at last with its volatile Salt, sticking to the neck of the Glass, or sides of your Recipient; then to mix it with the Spirit, and joyn them together by distil∣lation in B. M. § 4. This is that Spirit so much cried up for the cure of the Palsie, be∣ing inwardly taken à gut. vj. ad xij. or xx. in Broath, De∣coction, or generous Wine: what remains at the bottom of this Glass Body, after the Cohobations, being calcin'd, you may extract the Salt out of, as before directed. § 5. The Oyl you may rectifie upon Colcothar in Sand, in a Retort, till you find it thin, subtil, and penetrative, with which mix the fixed Salt, and digest till they are per∣fectly united: thus have you an excellent Balsam to ease

the Gout in Hands or Feet, and to remove the tumour and redness thereof; it sof∣tens, dissipates, yea, and dis∣solves the chalky Concretions, which are bred in the Joynts in that Disease; as also pocky Nodes, Tophs, Gums, and Swellings, the Body being beforehand prepared by ta∣king some few Doses of our Aurum Vitae. § 6. In defect of Man's Blood, you may make use of Sheeps, Goats, Swines, or Neats-blood, and distil it in the same manner as Humane Blood; for in per∣fect Animals, the natural di∣gestions are performed in the same manner, and their Blood is endowed with nearly the same Virtues, save that Hu∣mane Blood may be thought to be more homogenial to our Natures. § 7. Rolfincius Ar∣tis Chimicae, Lib. 5. Sect. 1. Art. 4. Cap. 2. makes it af∣ter this manner: ℞ The Blood newly gathered, dry it gently in an Oven, so that be∣ing freed from the Flegm, there may be lbxij. put it into a Retort, and distil with an open Fire, so have you first a Spirit, after a volatile Salt, then a thick Oyl: The Fire being out, and the Vessels cooled, gather the yellow Salt moistned with the Oyl; and after the white and cry∣stalline, (which is indeed but little) that adheres to the lightest part of the Recipient. The Spirit impregnated with much Salt separate from the Oyl, and the more sincere or pure Spirit, mixed with the former volatile Salt, re∣ctifie by an Alembick, keep∣ing the pure white Salt by it self for use. The residue of the Liquor which remains, distil through the Alembick, and keep by itself. Lastly, Because you cannot distil to driness without danger of breaking the Glass Body: affuse thereon Spirit of Wine rectified, so will it ascend white, pellucid, and of a grateful flavour. This Salt and Spirit have one and the same Virtues, and are ad∣mirable Diaphoreticks to be used in all burning, ma∣lign, and pestilential Fea∣vers. Dose à gr. iij. ad viij. in Broth, or a Draught of Wine. § 8. Maets makes it thus: ℞ Blood of a sound Man, and dry it, adding as much rectified Spirit of Salt as the Serum weighed; evaporate to driness again: of this Blood thus dried, take p. j. white Rhenish Tartar, p. v. mix ex∣actly and distil: separate the stinking Oyl from the Spirit, the Oyl rectifie upon Glawber's Sal Mirabilis Calcinatum, or

upon common Salt calcined, or decripetated; rectifie it so long, till it becomes clear and limpid, leaving a black Earth at bottom of the Retort: to this Oyl add Alcohol of Spirit of Wine, p. iv. and distil them together till they are perfectly united. So have you a most subtil and fiery Spirit of Hu∣mane Blood, of which you may give à gut. 20. ad 40. but of the former Spirit to a much larger Dose. § 9. He also makes it thus: ℞ Man's Blood dried, p. j. Calx of Flints, p. ij. or decripitated Salt: mix and distil by a Re∣tort, so have you Spirit and Oyl, which separate by filtring; the volatile Salt adhering to the Receiver and Neck of the Retort, gather and rectifie or depurate it, as you do volatile Salt of Harts-horn: the Oyl rectifie as before, the volatile Salt dissolve in the Spirit, and keep it for use. § 10. It is made also after this manner: ℞ Man's Blood, q. v. put it into a sublimatory Vial, and digest it in Horse-dung for for∣ty days; then draw off the Spi∣rit with a very gentle Fire. This volatile Spirit is a great Arcanum in the cure of the Falling-sickness. § 11. Marg∣grave makes it thus: ℞ Man's Blood ℥xxx. distil it in a low Cucurbit in Sand, for six or eight hours, augmenting the Fire strongly in the end, till nothing more will come forth: first there ascends ℥xv. of a limpid Liquor: then follows ℥ix. of a turbid Liquor: con∣joyn both, and affuse them the next day upon the Caput Mort. and distil again as be∣fore to driness; do this once or twice more, till the Liquor a∣scends turbid, with some lit∣tle drops of Oyl swimming in it: Separate the Oyl by a Funnel, and rectifie the Li∣quor, so as to abstract on∣ly five or six Ounces, of which the Dose is gut. x. ad xx. against the Epilepsie, and most other Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Womb, Hysterick Fits, &c.