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 ...

XCIII. † Tinctura Rutae; Tincture of Rue.

Salmon.] § 1. ℞ Rue carefully dryed ℥iiij. Salt of Tartar ℥ij. Grind them toge∣ther in a hot Iron Mortar, put them into a Glass Matrass, to which affuse of the best re∣ctified Spirit of Rue lbiij. mix and cover the Vessel immedi∣ately with a blind Head, luting well the juncture; digest all in a very gentle heat for 14 days, shaking the Glass once a day, then being-fine, decant off the clear Tincture, and keep it for use.

§ 2. This Tincture is Cephalick, Neurotick, Sto∣matick, Cardiack, and Ute∣rine; it incides, attenuates, digests, discusses; is alexi∣pharmick, and resists Poyson, used chiefly in the Plague and other malign Diseases, to cure them, and preserve from them, to expel Poyson, ex∣tinguish Lust, cure the Pleu∣risie, the Colick, bitings of Serpents, mad Dogs or other venomous Creatures.

§ 3. Outwardly used, it is beneficial against Ague-Fits, bathing the Back-bone there∣with; it helps also the Head∣ach, Megrim, Vertigo, Le∣thargy, and malignant or pestilential Feavers by way of Epithem, being given withal inwardly according to Art.

§ 4. The Dose is à ʒj. ad ʒij. in some proper Vehicle, after this manner; ℞ Ange∣lica or Blackcherry-water ℥iiij. Syrup of Citron-peels ʒvj. of this Tincture à ʒj. ad ʒij. mix for a Dose, against Diseases of the Head and Womb, Poy∣son, bitings of mad Dogs, &c. ℞ Carduus-water, or Aquae Lactis alexiteriae ℥iij. Syrup of Limons ℥i. of this Tincture ʒj. to ʒij. mix for a Dose, against the Plague and all pestilential

and malign Diseases.

§ 5. This Tincture may also be profitably made with the same quantity of the Tin∣cture of Salt of Tartar, to be given à ʒss. to ʒj. So also with Spiritus Intimus, to be given à ʒj. to ʒiij. it is chea∣per, and so fitter for the mea∣ner sort of People, not much inferiour to either of the former Preparations, and in some cases superiour to them.