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 ...

XCVIII. † Tinctura Sudo∣rifica, i. Serpentariae Vir∣ginianae; The Sudorifick Tincture, or Tincture of Virginia Snakeroot.

Salmon.] § 1. ℞ Radix Serpentaria, or Virginian Snake∣root well bruised ℥iss. or ℥ij. Salt of Tartar ℥i. be at all in∣to a small pouder in a hot Iron Mortar, put it into a Glass Matrass, and affuse thereon the best tartariz'd S. V. lbiss. cover it with a blind Head, luting the Juncture, and digest for a Month in a very gentle heat, shaking the Glass once a day; then being fine, decant the clear Tincture for use.

§ 2. You may also ex∣tract it with Tincture of Salt of Tartar, which will be better than the former; or

with tartarised S. V. acuated with Spirit of Nitre or Sul∣phur both in the same pro∣portion, which latter will be better against all malign and pestilential Diseases.

§ 3. It is one of the grea∣test Antidotes and Alexiphar∣micks in the World, perfor∣ming that which no other Alexipharmick will do. It infallibly cures the biting of the Rattle-Snake, (the most venomous of all Serpents) and immediately secures the Pa∣tient from Death; its sana∣tive Vertue being as volatile and swift as the volatility and acuteness of the Poyson is fierce and dangerous; yea, and exceeding it in those re∣spects, it defends the Heart and Vitals from all manner of danger in that case, as also from the bitings of other Serpents, mad Dogs, or any other venomous Creature.

§ 4. All these Tinctures are nearly of equal strength, but the last of them is the more powerful Antidote a∣gainst the Plague or Pesti∣lence, Spotted-Feaver, and suchlike malign Diseases: They defend the Heart a∣gainst the most vigorous As∣saults of the Pestilential Poy∣son, and like an Angel of Peace, speak Safety to the Sick, if timely given, or be∣fore the fatal Signals of Death appear.

§ 5. Dose of any of them à ʒss. ad ʒj. or ʒiss. thus: ℞ Carduus-water ℥iv. Syrup of Limons ℥i. of any of these Tinctures à ʒss. ad ʒiss. Bezoar minerale ℈ss. mix for a Dose, for one assaulted with the Plague or Spotted Feaver. ℞ Snakeroot-water ℥iv. Syrup of Juice of Citrons ʒvj. of this Tincture ʒj. Cochenele gr. xvj. mix for a Dose, against the bitings of Serpents, Rattle-snakes, mad Dogs, Plague, Poyson, &c. It provokes Sweat powerfully.