The marrow of physicke, or, A learned discourse of the severall parts of mans body being a medicamentary, teaching the manner and way of making and compounding all such oyles, unguents ... &c. as shall be usefull and necessary in any private house ... : and also an addition of divers experimented medicines which may serve against any disease that shall happen to the body : together with some rare receipts for beauties ... / collected and experimented by the industry of T.B.

Powders. CHAP. XXXV.

A Powder for Hollow Vlcers.

1 R. Frankincense, Masticke, Myrrhe, Sarcocoll, Bolearmenike, Dragons blood, Barley meal, ana. mixe them in fine Powder, and sprinkle upon the Wound.

A Powder to incarnate Wounds.

2 R. Of Hogge Fennell, ℥ ss. Flouredeluce ʒ v. Myrrhe ʒ iii. the greater, and lesser Centory, ana ʒ ii. round Aristolochia, Tuttie, Oppoponax, Meale of Oro∣bus ana ʒ ii. ss. make all in fine Powder.

A Powder to stay bleeding of a Wound.

3 R. Quicke Lime, Dragons blood, Aloes, Frank∣incense, Copperas, ana. Incorporate them, being finely powdered with the white of an Egge, and Cobwebbes, and apply it.

A Powder Adstrictive to be used in stitching of Wounds with Clothes.

4 R. Of Mill dust ʒ iii. Bolearmenicke, Frankin∣cense, ana ℥ ss. Olibanum, Masticke, myrrhe, ana ʒ ii.ss.

Dragons blood ℥ iii. ss. Blood-stone ʒ i. make them in fine Powder, which yee shall use with the white of an Egge, and spread it upon a cloth, and lay it over night upon each side the Wound one, even with the edges, and on the morrow you may joyne the edges by stitch∣ing the clothes, and drawing them close.

Hollands Powder for the Cholicke.

5 R. Anniseed,	ana ℥ ss.	Bay Berries ℥ ss.
Fennell Seed,
Coriander Seed,
Smalladge Seed,	Sene, the weight of all the rest: make a powder of them, and give it in white Wine, ʒ i. ss. at a time.
Parseley Seed,
Commin Seed,
Graine of Paradise,
Agat Stone,
Milfoile,
Seed of Carrawaies,
Seed of Broome,
Ginger,
Long Pepper,
Nutmegs,

To make the Powder called Pulvis sanctus, to Purge, the Dose whereof, is, ʒ i. ss.

6 R. Of the leaves of Sene, white Tartar	ana ℥ ss.	Cloves, Cinamon	ana ℥ ss. Dia∣grediū ℈ ii gr
Galingale, Ammi

viii. good Rubarbe ʒ i. Salt Gemme, gr. 20. Ginger ℈ ss. Agaricke ℈ ii. beat all into fine Powder, and mingle them.

A Powder for an Ague.

7 R. Carduus Benedictus, the Hearbe Mercurie, Plantaine leaves, Centaury, Rue, ana powder them, and drinke it in Posset drink, two, or three nights together, before you goe to bed, and sweat upon it, the Dose is ʒ i. at a time.

Powder of Turbith to purge Phlegme for Women, Children, or old Men, or for delicate Persons that live without labour.

8 R. White Ginger, Masticke, ana. ʒ x. Turbith, finely powdered ʒ v. Sugar, as much as all the rest, min∣gle them together in fine powder.

A dredge Powder that purgeth Choler, Phlegme, and Melancholy.

9 R. Turbith ℥ i. Ginger, Cinamon, Masticke, Galingale, Graines of Paradise, Cloves, Anniseed, the Hearbe called Mercuries Finger, Diagredium, ana. ℥ ss. leaves of Sene ℥ ii. Sugar ℥ iiii. mingle them, and pow∣der them finely.

A Sneezing Powder.

10 R. Rootes of Sneezing Wort, or Bartram, ℥ i. Castoreum ℥ ss. white Elebor, and black Elebor ana ℥ i. Marjorame m. i. mingle them, and make them into Powder.

A most excellent Powder to provoke Vrine, and to send forth the Gravell and Stone.

11 R. A Flint Stone, and beat it in a Morter to a most fine and subtill Powder, scarce it, and keep it in a Blad∣der till you have occasion to use it; then take halfe a Dramme at once fasting at time of need in white Wine, or ••osset Ale, or such like.

To make white Damaske Powder.

12 R. Of Scuttle bone in fine Powder, lib. ss. adde thereto of Muske cod, ℥ ss. or pure Muske Civet, and Amber Greece, ana. ʒ iii.

To make common sweet Powder.

13 R. Of Ireos ℥ iiii. Calamus Aromaticus, Ciprus, Sweet Marjoram, red Roses, ana. ℥ ss. Lavender, Origa∣num, Nigella, ana ʒ ii. Orange, or Lemon Peeles, ʒ ii. Clove dust ℥ ii. make all in fine Powder, and mingle them.

To make Damaske Powder.

14 R. Of Orris lib. i. red Rose leaves dryed, ℥ iiii. Cloves, ʒ vi. Saunders, Citrine, sweet Marjoram, ℥ ss. Calamus Aromaticus, Ciprus Rootes, Coriander, ana, ʒ iiii. Powder them, and adde of Storax, Calamint, ʒ vi. and Muske ʒ i. or of Muske Cod ʒ iiii. beaten into small pieces.

A Powder for the Falling sicknesse.

15 R. A Mans Skull that hath been dead but one yeare, bury it in the Ashes behinde the fire, and let it burne untill it be very white, and easie to be broken with your finger; then take off all the uppermost part of the Head to the top of the Crowne, and beat it as small as is possible; then grate a Nutmeg, and put to it, and the blood of a Dog dryed, and powdered; mingle them all together, and give the sick to drinke, first, and last, both when he is sick, and also when he is well, the quantity of halfe a Dram at a time in white Wine.

A Powder for the Gout.

16 R. Of fine Ginger the weight of two Groates, Elecampane Rootes dryed twice as much, Licoras the weight of eight Groates, Sugar candy ℥ iii. beat all in∣to fine Powder, searce them, and mingle them, and drink thereof all times of the day.

A Powder to rub the Teeth, and keep them white.

17 R. White Bread, Corrall, Harts horne, ana ℥ ss. Allome ʒ i. Sage, and Roses ana m. i. Oyster shels, and Egge shels ana m. ii. make them into fine Powder, and rub the Teeth: also pieces of Cheiney dishes powdered is excellent to rub the Teeth.

A Powder to stanch bleeding at the Nose.

18 R. Truboll ʒ iii. Dragons blood, Frankinsence, Alloes, Mastick ana ʒ i. haires of the belly of an olde Hare small cut ʒ ss. make them in Powder, and blow them into the Nose, and make a Tent of Cotton to hold it in.

A Powder for the Greene sicknesse.

19 R. Steele Powder ℥ i. Nutmegs nu. i. Licoras ʒ ii. powder them, and take as much Sugar as the quan∣tity of the Powder, and mingle them; then take thereof as much as will lie on a shilling every Morning fasting, and an houre, and a halfe after, take some water Gruell, or other thin Broth, using some exercise presently after; doe the like at Night, an houre before you goe to bed, and use some exercise untill you goe to bed: you must forbeare Milke, and Fruits, and Meates made of Milke.

A Powder for the Stone.

20 R. Of Hollands Powder ʒ i. a little long Pepper, and the Seeds, or Kernells that be in Ashe keyes, pow∣der them, and put them into white Wine, or stale Ale, and drinke it first and last blood-warme.

A Powder for the Falling sicknesse.

21 R. The Skull of a man that hath been dead but one yeare, and bury it in the Ashes behinde the fire, and let it burne untill it be marvellous white, and so well burned that you may breake it with your finger; then

take off all the uppermost part of the Head to the top of the Crown, and beat it as small as is possible, then grate a Nutmeg, and put to it, then take Dogs blood, and dry it, and make Powder thereof, and mingle as much with the other Powder, as the Powder weighes, and give it the sick to drinke, both when he is well, and when he is sicke, first, and last, and it will help him by Gods grace.

A Powder for the black Iaundies.

22 R. A platterfull of great Earth-wormes, and wash them very clean; then sprinkle them with Salt to scoure themselves to death; then wash them very cleane againe, and lay them one by one in a Platter, then set them in an Oven after the bread is drawne, and there let them stand untill they be so dry that they may be powdered; then powder them very fine, and put the Powder in a Bladder, which you may keepe a whole yeare: when you would use it, take a spoonfull thereof, and put it into a good draught of Beere, or Ale, then put in a little Pow∣der of English Saffron, and a little Iett powdered, and as much Treacle as an Hasell Nut, and a rase of Turme∣rick grated, then warme it Blood-warme, and give it the Patient to drinke, and let him fast iii. houres after.

A Powder for a Stitch.

23 R. For a Man, the Leaves of shee Holly, for a wo∣man, of Hee Holly, dry them, and powder them, and put thereof into your drinke, or broth.