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 ...

VII. * Tinctura Asthmatica, A Tincture against the Asthma.

Bate.] ℞ Roots of Elecam∣pane, Florentine Orrice, Seeds of Anise, Caraways, Liquorice, A. ℥ij. Leaves of Carduus Ben. M. ij. Raisons of the Sun sto∣ned lbj. Sena cleansed ℥vj. A∣niseed-water lbvj. mix, and digest four days: then strain. Dose two spoonfuls at Bed-time, and three or four spoonfuls the Morning fol∣lowing.

Salmon.] § 1. In my Opi∣nion, it is best in making of Medicines, if bitter, to put bitter things together; but if sweet and pleasant, to put sweet and pleasant things to∣gether, and not promiscu∣ously to mix sweet and bitter together, especially in such Medicines (as this is) which are to be often a taking.

§ 2. Thô Carduus is really a good thing, yet by reason of its bitterness it spoils this Composition, which would be better made without it; and this ought to be a gene∣ral Observation in all Com∣positions whatsoever.

§ 3. As to the Proportions, they are not so exactly ad∣justed as might be desired; for if composed according to this Recipe, it will be in the general use but a slow wor∣ker: you cannot put in less than ℥ix. Ounces of Sena in∣to the Composition; and if you add Pouder of Resinous Jallap ℥iss. it will be better by all the cost.

§ 4. If I might advise it, it should be made thus: ℞ Roots of Elecampane, Floren∣tine Orrice, Seeds of sweet Fennel, Caraways, Liquorice bruised, A. ℥ij. Pot-ashes, ℥i. Rai∣sons stoned lbj. Sena ℥ix. Pou∣der of Jallap ℥iss. Aniseed-water lbvj. mix, digest ten or twelve days, shaking the Ves∣sel every day, then strain out the Tincture, which let set∣tle, and decant the clear for use.

§ 5. This is not only good against the Asthma, and all Diseases of the Brest and Lungs, but also effectually cleanses all the Bowels, car∣••ying off all the Crudities, ••nd Tartarous Matter, with which they abound. It is an excellent thing against the Kings-Evil, the Scurvy, Gout, Stone, Gravel, and all Ob∣structions, whether in Reins or Bladder, Rheumatisms, Sciatica, Gripings of the Guts, dry Belly-ache, Drop∣••ie, and Yellow Jaundice: and in a word, performs whatever may be expected ••rom an excellent Purger.

§ 6, It has cured such as have been Bed-rid many Years, and restored to seve∣ral the use of their Limbs, taking away, even by the Roots, supposed incurable Diseases, and that after all hope of Recovery has been past; for by reason of the Spirituous Menstruum, with which the Purgatives are mixt, their Virtue is more immediately, and more ef∣fectually conveyed into the Blood, intimately mixt with it, and thereby disper∣sed into the Habit of the whole Body, by which means those things are done and ef∣fected, by such a seeming in∣considerable Medicine, which possibly a thousand times more Great, and more Noble, would never per∣form.