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 ...

VIII. * Tinctura Aurea, The Golden Tincture.

Bate.] ℞ Pulp of Colocynthis freed from the Seeds, cut and beaten to a gross Pouder ℥iss. Aniseeds ʒj. Saffron ʒss. Cloves n•• vj. Spirit of Wine ℥xx. digest a Month, and filter. Dose à ʒij. ad ℥iss.

Salmon.] § 1. There are various Considerations to be taken Notice of in the ma∣king this Tincture, according to the Methods of several Men. Maets makes it thus: ℞ Pulp of Colocynthis ℥iss. choice Rhubarb ʒv. Cinamon ℈iv. Malago Wine ℥xxviij. Spirit of Vinegar ℥xlv. mix and digest together in a warm place for three days, then ex∣press strongly out and filter: add Gum Tragacanth, Arabick, Bdellum, A. ʒiiiss. digest three days more, decant and filter, and keep it for use. Dose à ʒij. ad ʒss. The Gums here are supposed to be put in to correct the Violence of the Colocynth.

§ 2. But as Colocynthis con∣tains as well a watry Salt, as a purging Refine, so some Authors make the Extraction or Tincture with differing Menstruums, that they may have a Tincture comprehend∣ing the whole Virtue of the mixt, thô 'tis true that Ru∣landus, and some others, on∣ly drew it with Spirit of Wine.

§ 3. If therefore you would have it to contain a due pro∣portion of both substances, you may make it thus: ℞ Pulp of Colocynthis cut small lbj put it into an indifferent large Cucurbit on a Sand heat, on which affuse White-wine lbvj. cover the Cucurbit with its Head, which lute well, with a Recipient to its Beak, and make a very gentle Fire under it, for ten or twelve hours. Then strain out the Liquor by pressing, setting it apart: to the feces, return'd into the Gourd, put good S. V. lbvj. or pints, and all the Wine made use of in the former Tincture, which was distilled in the Re∣cipient: cover the Cucurbit with a Vessel of Rencounter, luting it well, and digest in B. M. for twelve hours more, but with a little more heat, afterwards strain forth the Tincture by pressing strongly, which mix with the former Tincture, and filter through brown Paper, so have you the true Tincture of Coloquinti∣da.

§ 4. This Tincture you may, if you so please, reduce to a Rob, or more, thin Ex∣tract, by putting it again in∣to the Cucurbit, and with a gentle Fire in B. M. abstract∣ing the S. V. (which will serve for the like use again) you may afterward in an open Vessel evaporate the superfluous humi∣dity, till it comes to the consi∣stence of a Rob, which you may use as occasion serves, by mixing it with other Extracts or Purging Pills: or you may continue the evaporation till it comes to a sufficient consistency of itself, to form into Pills in like manner.

§ 5. This Extract is excel∣lent to cure Dropsies, and expel Serosities from the most remote parts of the Body, in such Patients where no other Medicines will prevail. It is also a most excellent thing in Diseases of the Joynts, and in Rheumatisms; and won∣derfully prevails against the Gout, whether taken alone, or mixt with other Purgers, especially with that of Rhu∣barb, which qualifies its vio∣lence, and strengthens the

parts at one and the same ••ime. It is given alone in Pills à gr. iij. ad x. at most, ••r proportionably mixt with ••ther Extracts, as necessity, ••r the Physitian shall see re∣quisite.

§ 6. Le Febure makes this Spiritus Aureus Rulandi, of Troches of Colocynthis, which ••e forms thus: ℞ Pulp of Colocynthis cut small with Sciz∣zars, and made into Pouder by ••eating, anointing the Mortar ••ith a little Oyl of Nutmegs, ••r Oyl of Mastich by distillati∣on: this Pouder reduce into Paste, by beating with Spirit of Vinegar, of which Paste make T••••ches, which dry in the Sha••e between Papers: be∣ing dry, beat them a second time into Pouder, which with the same Spirit of Vinegar form into Troches as before, and dry them; these are much better than those pre∣pared the old way, with Mucilage of Gum Traga∣canth.

§ 7. Now to make this Golden Tincture do thus: ℞ Pouder of the aforesaid Tro∣ches ℥j. put it into a Circula∣tory, or double Vessel, called a Vessel of Rencounter: affuse thereon Tartariz'd S. V. lbj. lute the Juncture, and digest in the Reverberation of the Sun-beams (or such other like heat) for fifteen days: after which open the Vessel, and add more of these Troches ℥ss. close and digest again in like man∣ner: open the Vessel again, and add the third and last time ʒij. more of the said Troches in Pouder, digesting as before fifteen days more, then strain out the Liquor by pressing, and filter through brown Paper; so have you the Spiritus Vitae au∣reus Rulandi, in perfection, to be used in all cases afore∣mentioned, à ʒj. ad ʒvj. or to ℥j. as need shall require. But if you reduce it to an Ex∣tract (by abstracting the S. V.) the Dose is à gr. vj. ad xxiv.