An Excellent Balsam of Sulphur for the Heart and Lungs.
℞ the best yellow Sulphur, grind it small, and sift it through a fine laune serce or rather (which is better) Take flowrs of Sulphur and put them in a glass, and
The method of chemical philosophie and physick. Being a brief introduction to the one, and a true discovery of the other. namely, of diseases, their qualities, causes, symptoms, and certain cures. The like never before extant in English.
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- The method of chemical philosophie and physick. Being a brief introduction to the one, and a true discovery of the other. namely, of diseases, their qualities, causes, symptoms, and certain cures. The like never before extant in English.
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- 1664.
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pour thereon oil of the Salt of tartar (made by solution per deliquium) a hand-breadth above it; set it in gentle heat, and in few dayes the Sulphur will dissolve red as bloud, pour off the solution into a glass, and upon it sprinkle good distilled Vinegar so much as will make all the Sulphur precipitate to the bottom of the glass, which it will easily do, and that with a profound stink; let it well settle, then decant off the oil of tartar, and dul∣cifie the Sulphur well; then dry it (not in the Sun or heat but) in a dry air. Take the dry Sulphur, put it a∣gain into a glass, and pour upon it a Philosophical spirit of wine, let them stand together in gentle heat three dayes, in which time the spirit of wine will receive into it the purest part of the Sulphur (the excellent tincture of Sulphur) decant that extraction, and distill it with strong heat in sand, so will ascend (with the spirit of wine) a pleasant odoriferous oil: then in very gentle Balneo separate the spirit of wine, and the Balsam of Sulphur will remain behind in form of an oil.
Dose is 6▪ or 8. drops in a spoonful of wine.