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℞. Mercurial Panacaea two ounces, sharp biting Cinnamon, Florence Orrice, Ginger, of each one drachm; fine Sugar four ounces, with the Mucilage of Gum Tragacanth form a solid Mass, of which make your Tablets of a drachm weight each.
They are to be chew'd by those in whom it is difficult to raise a Salivation,
the Ginger and Mace heat the Mouth, and open the salival excretory Ducts, and serve as a Vehicle to the Panacaea. The Salivation they raise when us'd alone is but slight, and may be stop'd almost at pleasure by the use of an astringent Gargle.
The Panacaea is sweet Sublimate thus prepar'd; Take what quantity you please of sweet Sublimate, beat it into fine Powder, put it into a Matrass upon a Sand-bath, lute on a Head; after it has stood in that heat an hour, augment the Fire by degrees until all is sublim'd; then take it off, let the Vessel cool, then break it; powder your Sublimate again; and do all as before; repeat this seven times, then having reduc'd your Sublimate into fine Powder pour on it Spirit of Wine alkoliz'd, four Fingers high, leave it to steep fifteen days, stirring it pretty often with an Ivory Slice; at last place it in Baln. M. draw the Spirit off, and dry your Panacaea in a Sand-fire. This is a most noble Medicine in wary Hands a∣gainst all foulness of Blood, whether Ve∣nereal or Scorbutical, against Itch, Tet∣tars, Scabs, Scald-heads. See a fuller ac∣count in the third English Edition of Mr. Lemery's Chymistry.