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 ...

C. † Tinctura Taccamahac∣cae; Tincture of Tacca∣mahac.

Salmon.] § 1. ℞ Tacca∣mahac in small bits ℥ij. tarta∣rised S. V. lbj. put all into a Matrass, which cover with a blind Head; digest in a very gentle heat for some few days, then decant the clear Tincture for use.

§ 2. The same may be done likewise with Tincture of Salt of Tartar, or Powers of Turpentine, or Spirit of Wine acuated with Spirit of Nitre, or Sulphur, or Spiritus Intimus.

§ 3. Made either way, it is an excellent Cephalick, Neurotick, Uterine, and Ar∣thritick. It digests, dissolves, strengthens, softens and dis∣cusses Wind; it eases Pains in the Head, Nerves, Joynts, and other parts, proceeding of cold, being bathed there∣on.

§ 4. Inwardly taken, it represses Vapors, and helps the suffocation of the Womb, strengthens the Stomach and other Viscera, and stops all Defluxions from the Head to the Eyes, Nose, Mouth,

Teeth, Lungs, &c. Dose à ʒss. ad ʒj.