Ars chirurgica a compendium of the theory and practice of chirurgery in seven books ... shewing the names, causes, signs, differences, prognosticks, and various intentions of curing all kinds of chirurgick diseases ... : to which is added Pharmacopoeia chirurgica, or, The medical store, Latin and English ... / by William Salmon ...

CHAP. LXX. De PILƲLIS.

I. Pilulae Catharticae.

℞ ALOES purissimae libras quindecim, Colocynthi∣dis pulverisatae libras quatuor, Turpethi Mineralis, Cambogiae, ana libras tres: in decocto forti pulpae Colocynthidis dissolvatur Aloes & Cambogia, & evapora ad Mèllis consistentiam; cui addantur pulveres Colocynthi∣dis & Turpethi; fiatque Oleo C••rui massa Pilularum.

Omnes Humores, praecipuè se∣rosos, atque Bilem & Pituitam maximè purgant; specificae sunt ad Gonorrhaeam & Fluxus Ʋteri album; in Hydrope, Arthritide, Scorbuto, Scrophula, Rheuma∣tisma, Cachexia, Ictero, Obstru∣ctionibus Hepatis, Lienis, Mesen∣terii, Ʋteri, & Renum, felicis∣simè exhibentur, & praesertim iis, qui levioribus Medicamentis pur∣gari nequeunt: omnibusque impu∣ritatibus Cerebri, Ventriculi, In∣testinorum, & Sanguinis conve∣niunt. Dosis, à scrupla una ad semi∣drachmam, mane, Stomacho Je∣juno.

II. Pilulae ad Luem.

℞ Aloes uncias sexdecim, Colocynthidis pulverisatae uncias octo; Turpethi Minerali, vel Ar∣cani Corallini, uncias sex; misce, & cum decocti fortis pulpae Colo∣cynthidis quantitate sufficienti & Oleo Anin fiat massa Pilularum.

Specificae sunt in Lue Venerea, Gonorrhoea virulenta, Lepra, Sca∣bie, Arthritide, Ʋlceribus & Fistulis malignis & venereis: in∣terius assumptae Pituitam tenacem incidunt & expellunt, omnesque Humores purgant. Dosis, à granis quindecim ad semidrachmam.

III. Pilulae Mirabiles.

℞ Argenti vivi panno con∣clusi, ut granis minimis efflaat, uncias quinque; Succi vel Sy∣rupi Limonum quantitatem suf∣ficientem; misce, & extingua∣tur Mercurius eodem Succo per triturationem; cumque satis extinctum & mixtum fuerit, addatur Aloes unciae octo, pul∣pae Colocynthidis pulverisatae unciae quatuor; Cambogiae un∣ciae duae; misce, & cum sy∣rupo Limonum, vel decocto forti Colocynthidis fiat massa Pilularum, addendo pro re natâ, Bezoartici Mineralis, vel Gly∣cyrrhizae pulveris, quantitatem parvam.

Virtutes omnes proximi habent praecedentis; praecipuè autem in Arthritide, Rheumatismo, & do∣loribus Scorbuticis & Venereis; in quibus nihil est in Rerum natura praestantius. Dosis, quotidie, à semiscrupla ad scruplam unam, vel pro re natà.

IV. Pilulae Hystericae.

℞ Aloes uncias quinque, Colocynthidis, Rhabarbari, Opii Extracti, Asae foeti∣dae, Fuliginis ligneae, Salis volatilis Succini, Croci Martis aperitivi, Calcis Jovis, Vitrioli Lunae, ana unciam unam; Ca∣storei, Camphorae, Myrrhae, Olei Succini, ana unciam semis; Olei de Gornu Cervi drachmam

unam; misce, & cum deco∣cto Senae fiat massa Pilularum. Vel sic. Recipe Aloes uncias septem, Asae foetidae uncias quatuor; Opii, Fuliginis li∣gneae, Salis volatilis Suc∣cini, Crocus Martis aperitivi, ana uncias duas; Camphorae, Myrrhae, Olei Succini, ana un∣ciam unam; cum Syrupo Atripli∣cis olidae fiat massa Pilularum.

Ʋteri strangulatus, dolores, & subversiones maximè sedant: faeliciter verò Epilepticis, Apo∣plecticis, Lethargicis, Paralyti∣cis, Maniacis, Lienosis, & Melancholicis Hypochondiacis, ab Humoribus impactis, dantur; Ver∣tiginem etiam, Cephalalgiam, & Hemicraniam sanant. Dosis prioris, à granis quindecim ad semidra∣ehmam; posterioris à scrupla una ad duas.

V. Laudanum Samech, seu Tar∣tarisatum; Viri Excellentis∣simi, D. Tho. Gardneri Regii Chirurgi.

℞ Salis Tartari (ex Tartari & Nitri partibus aequalibus facti) uncias sex; Olei Terebinthinae & Juniperi, ana uncias sex; misce simul Vase amplo, in loco frigido & humido; stent ad menses ali∣quot, tamdiu scilicet (saep•• in∣terim quotidie agitando, & plus Olei, quoties opus fuerit, adjiciendo) usque-dum Sal plane triplum Olei absorbuerit; atque in unam massam (Saponis instar) spissam conspiraverint homo∣geneam, nullatenus separandum. Recipe hujus Saponis uncias octodecim, Opii Thebaici Ex∣tracti uncias octo, Salis Armo∣niaci volatils uncias sex; Sul∣phuris Martis anodyni, Gummi

Guajaci, ana uncias quatuor; Extractorum Theriacae Andro∣machi, Croci, Cochinelae, Radi∣cis-serpentariae, Olei Macis & Nucis moschatae per expressio∣nem, ana uncias duas; misce, & in Mortario contunde; cum∣que mixtura partibus Oleorum aequalibus Anisi, Juniperi, & Succini, ac pulvere Glycyrrhizae vel Zinziberis, fiat massa Pilu∣larum.

Nota. Sulphur Martis sic per∣ficitur. Recipe limaturae Martis libram unam; Spiritus Aceti uncias octo, Spiritus Nitri semiunciam; bulliantur ad sic∣citatem; adde Spiritus Aceti quantum sufficit, digeritur ad rubedinem, filtretur; cum Oleo Tartari per deliquium praeci∣pitatur, & Aqua purà edulco∣ratur Sulphur ad usum.

In operatione & virtute hoc Medicamentum, Mithridatium & Theriacam ipsam longè vincit; hinc vires ejus facilè colligere poterit; in Hydrope, Arthritide, Lue Venerea, & Rheumatismo praevalet. Contra Pestem, Fe∣bres malignas & contagiosas, Marsum Canis rabidi, Morbillos, Variolas, & quaevis alia Venena celeberrimum est Alexiterium. Omnes Dolores sedat, omnesque Fluxus cujuscunque generis sistat; Tussi & Tabi convenit, Somnum lentè inducit, & per Sudorem & Transpirationem insensibilem efficacissime operatur. Dosis, à granis tribus ad octo, sub nocte, vel horâ somni.

VI. Laudanum specificum Nostrum.

℞ Opii Thebaici sesquilibram, dissolvatur in succi Limonum

libris duabus, Olei Sulphuris unciis duabus mixti; coletur, inspissetur, & evaporetur ad Extracti consistentiam; cui ad∣datur Olei Nucum moschatarum per expressionem libra una; Bezoartici mineralis, pulverum Caryophyllorum, Camphorae, Ca∣techu, Cochinelae, Corticis Win∣terani & Peruani, Croci, Radi∣cum Serpentariae, ana unciae tres, Sulphuris Vitrioli Martis anodyni unciae sex: Olei Chy∣micè praeparati Absinthii, Anisi, Caryophyllorum, Foeniculi, Ju∣niperi, Lavendulae, Limonum, Rosmarini, Sassafras, & Succini, ana drachmae duae & semis: misce, fiatque massa Pilularum.

Stomachum confortat, ac in omnibus Alvi Profluviis, ut Diar∣rh••eâ, Lienteriâ, Dysenteriâ, Fluxu Hepatico, Vomitu, Haemor∣rhagiâ Narium, Mensibus super∣fluis, Sputo Sanguinis, Catarrhis, aliisque Defluxionibus Experimen∣tum est mirabile. Confortat In∣testina & Membra interiora: in Hydrope, Arthritide, Scorbuto, Icteritia, Suffocatione Matricis, similisque Ʋterinis Affectibus; omnisque generis Febribus, sive sint intermittentes, sive continuae, aut malignae, suam adeò prome∣retur laudem, ut à nullo satis ejus virtutes depredicari possint. In Peste, & Morbis Epidemicis, Morbillis, Variolis, Doloribus ex∣tremis in quacunque Corporis parte, & cujuscunque generis, Colico, Tussi, Phthisi, Calculo Renum & Vesicae exhiberi solet. Spiritus Vitales, Animales, & Naturales in omnibus membris recreat & fortificat. Somnum generosé in∣du it, necnon in Gonorrhoea &

F••uxu albi Matricis, Arcanum est. Dosis, à granis duabus vel tribus ad sex vel octo, horâ somni.

VII. Laudanum Catharticum Nostrum.

℞ Opii Thebaici (succo Li∣monum) extracti, libram unam; Aloes Succotrinae (Aquâ fon∣tanâ) extractae, libras octo; Scammonii resinosi, Zinziberis, Glycyrrhizae, pulverum, ana libram unam: misce, ac Oleo Anisi, Caryophyllorum, Limo∣num, & Sassafras, ana drachmas sex; misce, fiatque massa.

Omnes Dolores universaliter sedat: minùs quidem purgat, magis tamen roborat, & adstrictam Alvum solvit. Virtus hujus Re∣medii admiranda, & nunquam satis laudanda, existit; quoniam ad omnium Visce•…•…m nobiliorum corroborationem commendatur; pra∣vorum insuper Humorum corre∣ctionem; & blandissimam eva∣cuationem promovet, tutâ & jucundâ operatione. Catarrhos te∣nues sistit, ac Tussim inde natam sedat; Somnum conciliat, & in Febribus tertianis & quar∣tanis, aliquot horis ante Paro∣xysmum propinanda praestat. Dosis, horâ somni, â semiscrupla ad scruplam unam, vel semidra∣chmam.

CHAP. LXX. Of PILLS.

1. The Purging Pills.

℞ FINE Aloes lbxv. Colo∣quintida in pouder lbiv. Tur∣peth-Mineral, Cambogia, A. lbiii. dissolve the Aloes and Cambogia in a strong decoction of Coloquintida, and evaporate to the consistency of Honey; to which add the pouders of Coloquintida, and Tuxpeth; and make with Oil of Caraways a mass of Pills.

They purge all Humors, chiefly serous and watery; as also Choler and Phlegm very much; they are a specifick in a Gonorrhaea, and the Whites in Women: they are given with great effect in the Dropsy, Gout. Scurvy, Kings-Evil, Rheuma∣tism, Cachexy, Jaundies, Ob∣structions of the Liver, Spleen, Mesentery, Womb, and Reins; and chiefly to such which can∣not be purged with gentler Me∣dicines: they are good against all impurities of the Brain, Sto∣mach, Bowels, and Blood, Dose, à ℈ i, ad ʒ ss. in the morning fasting.

2. Pills for the French-Pox.

℞ Aloes ℥xvi. Coloquintida in fine pouder ℥viii. Turpeth Mineral, or Arcanum Corallinum ℥ vi. mix, and with a sufficient quan∣tity of a strong decoction of Colo∣quintida and a little Oil of Aniseeds make a mass of Pills.

They are a Specifick against the French-Pox, virulent Gonor∣rhea, Leprosy, Scabbiness, Gout, malign and venereal Ulcers and Fistula's: internally given, they cut and expel tough Phlegm, and purge all kinds of Humors. Dose, à gr. xv, ad ʒss.

3. The Wonderful Pills.

℞ Quick-silver, which tye up in a Rag, that it may squeeze forth in very small grains ℥ v. Juice or Syrup of Limons, q.s. mix, and kill the Quick-silver with the Juice, by grinding them together; when it shall be suffi∣ciently kill'd and mixt, add thereto of Aloes ℥viii. pulp of Co∣loquintida in pouder ℥ iv. Cam∣bogia ℥ii. mix them, and with Syrup of Limons, or a strong Deco∣ction of Coioquintida, make a mass of Pills; adding, as occasion requires, a small quantity of Be∣zoar Mineral, or pouder of Liquo∣rice.

They have all the Virtues of the last aforegoing; but chiefly in the Gout, Rheumatism, Scorbu∣tick and Venereal pains; for which Diseases, nothing is better or more powerful in Nature. Dose, every day, à ℈ss, ad ℈i, or as the occasion may require.

4. Hysterick Pills, or Pills against Fits.

℞ Aloes ℥ v. Coloquintida, Rheubarb, Extract of Opium, Asa foetida, Wood-soot, vola∣ril Salt of Amber, Crocus Martis aperitive, Calx of Tin, Vitriol of Silver, A.℥i. Casror, Camphir, Myrrh, Oil of Amber, A. ℥ ss. Oil of Harts-horn ʒi. mix, and with decoction of Sena,

make a mass of Pills. Or thus. Take Aloes ℥vii. Asa foetida ℥iv. Wood-soot, volatil Salt of Amber, Crocus Martis aperitive, A. ℥ii. Camphir, Myrrh, Oil of Amber, A.℥j. with Syrupof stinking Arach make a mass of Pills.

They wonderfully quiet, and ease the suffocation, pains, and disturbances of the Womb; and are happily given in the Falling-Sickness, Apoplexy, Lethargy, Palsey, Madness, Distemper of the Spleen, and Hypochondriack Melancholy, from Humors heaped up together; they are also help∣ful in the Vertigo, Head-ach, and Megrim. Dose, of the for∣mer, à gr. xv, ad ʒss. of the latter, à ℈i, ad ℈ii.

5. Tartariz'd Laudanum, of that most excellent Man, Dr. Tho. Gardner, the King's Chirurgian.

℞ Salt of Tartar, (made of equal parts of Tartar and Nitre) ℥vi. Oils of Turpentine and Juni∣per, A. ℥ iv. mix them toge∣ther in a large Vessel, and let them stand for some months in a cold and moist place; to wit, so long (stirring them in the mean season every day, and adding more of the Oils, as oft as need re∣quires) 'till the Salt has com∣pleatly drunk up a triple quan∣tity of the Oil, and shall become one thick homogene mass (much like to Soap) not to be separated again. Take of this Soap ℥xviii. Extract of Thebean Opium ℥viii. volatil Salt Armoniack ℥vi. anodyn Sulphur of Mars, Gumm

of Guajacum, a. ℥ iv. Extracts of Venice-Treacle, of Saffron, Cochinele, Virginia Snake-root, Oil of Mace and Nutmegs by expression, a. ℥ ij. mix, and beat them in a Mortar, and with a mixture made of equal parts of the Oils of Anise, Juniper, and Amber, with pouder of Liquorice or Ginger, make a mass of Pills.

Note. The Sulphur of Mars is thus made. Take filings of Iron lbj. Spirit of Vinegar ℥ viij. Spirit of Nitre ℥ ss. mix, and boil to driness; then add Spirit of Vinegar q.s. digest till the Tincture is red, which decant and filter; praecipitate with Oil-of Tartar per deliquium, and edul∣corate the Sulphur with fair Water, for use.

This Medicine much exceeds both Mithridate and Venice-Treacle in its virtue and ope∣ration; from whence it is easy to find out what things it is good for; it is good against the Dropsy, Gout, Pox, and Rheu∣matism; it is a famous Alexi∣terick against the Plague, ma∣lign and contagious Fevers, Bitings of Mad-dogs, Measles, Small-Pox, and all other sorts of Venom. It eases all Pains, and stops all Fluxes of what kind soever; it is good against Coughs and Consumptions, in∣duces pleasant Sleep, and ope∣rates most effectually by Sweat and insensible Transpiration. Dose, à gr. 3, ad viij. at night, or time of going to sleep.

6. Specitick Laudanum of the Author.

℞ Thebian Opium lbj ss. dissolve in juyce of Limons

lbij. mixed with Oil of Sul∣phur ℥ ij. strain, inspissate, and evaporate to the thickness of an Extract; to which add Oil of Nutmegs by expression lbj. Bezoar-mineral, pouders of Cloves, Camphir, Catechu, Cochinel, Winter's Cinamon, Jesuits-Bark, Saffron, Virginian Snake-root, a. ℥ iij. anodyn Sulphur of the Vitriol of Mars ℥ vj. Chymical Oils of Wormwood, Aniseed, Cloves, Fennel, Juniper, Lavender, Li∣mons, Rosemary, Sassafras, and Amber, a. ʒ ij ss. mix, and make a mass of Pills.

It comforts the Stomach, and is by Experience found to be admirable against all Fluxes of the Belly, as a Loosness, Diar∣rhoea, Bloody-flux, Hepatick-flux, Vomitings, Bleeding at Nose, Overflowing of the Terms, Spitting of Blood, Catarrhs, and other Defluxions of Humors. It comforts the Bowels and inter∣nal Members: it is so much praised for its effects against the Dropsy, Gout, Scurvy, Jaundies, Fits of the Mother, and other like Diseases of the Womb; as also all kinds of Fevers, whether intermitting, or continual, or malign, that no man can suffi∣ciently set forth its virtues. It is usually given in the Plague and Epidemick Diseases, Measles, Small-Pox, vehement Pains in whatsoever part of the Body, and of what kind soever, Coughs, Phthisicks, Stone in the Reins and Bladder. It cheers the Spi∣rits, Natural, Vital, and Animal,

and fortifies them in all parts. It causes kind and pleasant Sleep; and is a Secret, in curing a Go∣norrhoea in Men, and the Whites in Women. Dose, à gr. ij, or iij, ad gr. vj, or viij. going to sleep.

7. The Author's Cathartick Laudanum.

℞ Thebian Opium (extracted with the juyce of Limons) lbj. fine Aloes (extracted with fair Water) lbviij. resinous Scam∣mony, Ginger, Liquorice, (all in pouder) a. lbj. mix, and with Oils of Aniseeds, Cloves, Limons, and Sassafras, a. ʒ vj. mix, and make a mass.

It universally eases all Pains: purges indeed less, but strength∣ens the more, and loosens the Belly being bound. The Virtues of this Medicine, to be admi∣red, and never enough to be praised, are manifest; and it is commended for corrobora∣ting the more noble Bowels; but above all, for correcting of corrupt and evil Humors; and its very sweetly purging of the Body, which it does by a very safe and pleasant ope∣ration. It stops thin Catarrhs, and eases the Cough thence proceeding; it induces Sleep, and prevails against tertian and quartan Agues, being given some hours before the Fit. Dose, à ℈ ss, ad ℈ j, aut ʒ ss. at bed-time.