Nine books of physick and chirurgery written by that great and learned physitian, Dr Sennertus. The first five being his Institutions of the whole body of physick: the other four of fevers and agues: with their differences, signs, and cures.

CHAP. XXI. Of drugs good against Poyson.

IN the last ranck of Medicines, * 1.1 we will place those things which resist Poyson which are called Alexiteria or Alexi∣pharmaca, all of these if we rightly weigh the matter, per∣forme that which they doe either with their whole substance, as they say, or else by some occult propriety: Medicines against Poyson are two-fold, some are generall, and common, which resist all manner of Poysons, and strengthen and comfort the heart and vitall Spirits, so that they cannot easily take in∣fection, others are particular which oppose some peculiar sort of Poyson.

Common Antidotes against Poyson are Angelica; * 1.2 Carduus Benedictus, Valerian, Dittany, Scabius, Divells-bit, Swal∣low-wort, Burnet, Tormentill, Rue, Germander, Sorrell, Worme-wood, Plantine, Marigolds, Speed-well, or Fluelin, Vipers-grass, Zedoary, Gentian, Juniper-berries, Citrons, Bezoar stone, Unicornes-horne, Harts-horne, Bole armenick, Irish-slat.

Of those Alexipharmicks which resist particular Poysons, * 1.3 many are delivered by Dioscordies in his sixth booke.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Drugs good against Poyson.
• * 1.2

  Common Antidotes.
• * 1.3

  Proper.