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. LVII. De AQƲIS.

I. Aqua Elementaria.

REcipe Aquae fontanae libras octo, Salis Nitri drachmas quatuor, misce, dissolvatur, fil∣tratur, reponaturque ad usum.

In febribus ardentibus Medica∣mentosa est, sitim extinguit, & valde praevalebit ad omnes mor∣bos calidos. Praecipuè usitata pro Vehiculo in affectibus praedictis & similibus. Dosis per se (saccharo albo dulcificata) unciae quatuor, vel sex plus minus. Calculum in renibus & vesica comminuit, Ʋrinam potenter movet, & aliis gravissunis affectibus succurit.

II. Aqua Antifebritica.

℞ Aquae fontanae libras duas, Olei Sulphuris drachmas duas, vel guttas quadraginta, & ut Oleum optime cum Aqua per∣miseeatur, saepiuscule transva∣sentur: Ubi vero non fuerit sufficienter facta acida, plus Ole∣um Sulphuris addendum, simi∣literque ut supra procedendum.

Haec aqua dicto modo correcta, utilis est in febribus, non tamen, ut aqua simplex, noxia ventriculo & hepati, spiritus enim Sulphuris haec membra corroborat ac confor∣tat. Aqua vere Febrifuga est, animales Spiritus recreat, & summopere refrigerat. Exhibetur ad praecavendam & curandam Pestem, ad Tertianam, & febrem continuam; ad Renum calculos,

& dolores Colicos potens est reme∣dium. Sanguinem attenuat, Po∣dagrae dolores mitigat, doloresque Capitis. Stomachum mirum in modum confortat; atque Psoram & scabiem persanat. Dosis ab Ʋnciis duabus, ad quatuor per se, vel cum aliquo Medicamento appropriato.

III. Aqua Vitrioli.

℞ Vitrioli Hungarici, vel ex ferro facti, quantum vis: Eo am∣pullam vitream ad medietatem imple. Deinde cum suo capello & recipiente per Balneum Mariae distilla ad quartum balnei gra∣dum, id est, in aqua tamdiu bul∣liente, dum omnis Humiditas, distillationi apta, profluxerit. Exemptum in vase vitreo opti∣me obturato ad usum serva.

Vehiculum praecipuè est, sed valet adversus ardentes Capitis dolores sumptum, pro re nata, duabus drachmis continuatum ali∣quot dies Stomacho jejuno; adu∣stionem sanguinis mitigat, omnia item Viscera corroborat, Cerebrum calore & siccitate debilitatum confirmat; humidum etiam radi∣cale restaurat.

IV. Aqua Calcis vivi.

℞ Aquae fontanae libras octo, Calcis vivi libram unam, misce, digerantur ad Aquae defaecatio∣nem usque, fiitretur, serveturque ad usum.

Calefacit & siccat manifestis∣sime: Dosis ab unciis duabus ad quntuor in omnibus frigidis & hu∣midis Affectibus. Externe Ʋlcera vetera sanat, si Linteum i••hbutum

superimponatur; & valde convenit Ʋlceribus Pudendorum, & aliis aliarum partium Phagedenicis ca∣daverosis, & curatu difficillimis; pluries enim lota, mordacitatem omnem exuit, & acris esse desinit: proinde Ʋlceribus confert exsiccan∣dis, & ad cicatricem perducendis.

V. Aqua Stomachica.

℞ Aquae Menthae in Balneo Mariae distillatae libras quatuor, Salis Menthae, vel in loco ejus∣dem, Salis Absinthii, drachmas duas; misce: dissolvatur, filtra∣tur, & reponatur ad usum.

Medicamentum Stomachicum est, unciarum tres vel quatuor pondere, vel per se, vel pari cujusvis Aquae Cor∣dialis quantitate potum. Valet con∣tra omnia Venena, Partes Vitales exhilerat, & Cor recreat.

VI. Aqua Tartarisata.

℞ Aquae Rosarum Damasce∣narum, vel in loco ejusdem, Aquae fontanae libras sex, Salis Tartari drachmas tres; misce: dissolvatur, & filtratur, ut supra.

Nephritica est, & deobstructiva, purgatque per Ʋrinam. Ʋtilissima est ad dissecandos, & incidendos Humores crassos & tartareos in Visceribus Nutritioni dicatis: San∣guinem purificat, praetereaque Diu∣reticum est efficacissimum, adeoque specificum Hydropicum; omnes quippe aquosas humiditates & flatus, omnemque tartaream & viscosam materiam, unde Calculus Vesicae ac Renum procreatur, per Ʋrinam po∣tenter expellens. Dosis per se, ab unciis duabus ad quatuor; cum aliis utitur pro Vehiculo, idque multis in Morbis.

CHAP. LVII. Of WATERS.

I. Elementary Water.

TAke Spring, or Fountain Water lbviij. Salt Petre ʒ iv. mix, dissolve, filter, and keep it for use.

It is good against Burning Fe∣vers, quenches Thirst, and mightily prevails against all hot Diseases. It is chiefly used for a Vehicle, in the aforenamed affects, and others of like kind. The Dose alone (being sweetned with white Sugar) is ℥iv. or vj. more or less. It is good against the Stone in the Reins and Blad∣der, powerfully provokes Urine, and Cures other grievous Dis∣eases.

2. Water against Fevers.

℞ Fountain Water lbij. Oil of Sulphur forty drops, or ʒij. which shake well together, that the Oil may be well mixed with the Water: If this quantity of the Oil makes it not acid enough, you may add more, shaking them toge∣ther, as before-directed.

This Water thus corrected, is prositable against Fevers, and is not hurtful to the Stomach and Liver, as is simple Water, because the Spirit of Sulphur strengthens and comforts those Parts. It is a true Febrifuge, chears the ani∣mal Spirits, and cools admira∣bly. It is given both to prevent and cure the Plague, as also a∣gainst Tertian and Continual

Fevers. It is a powerful Reme∣dy against the Stone in the Reins, and Colick Pains. It attenuates the Blood, eases the Pain of the Gout and Head-ach. It wonder∣fully comforts the Stomach, and cures Scabs and other breakings-out. Dose ab ℥ij. ad iv. either by it self, or with some other appropriate Medicaments.

3. Water of Vitriol.

℞ Hungarian Vitriol, or Vi∣triol of Iron, as much as you please; put it into a glass Body, so big, as it may be half full; cover it with its Head, and fit to it a Receiver, and then distil in Balneo Mariae, with the fourth degree of heat, that is, in a Water continually boiling; which continue till all the humidity is distilled forth. This Water take and put into a Glass Vessel, which stop close, and keep it for use.

It is chiefly used as a Vehiculum, but being taken as the Disease requires, it prevails against ve∣hement Pains of the Head; ʒij. being given at a time in a Morn∣ing fasting, and continued for some days. It takes away the adustion, or heat of the Blood, strengthens all the Bowels, and comforts a Brain weakned with heat and driness. It also restores the radical Moisture.

4. Water of Quicklime.

℞ Fountain Water lbviij. Quicklime one pound, mix them, and digest till the Water is clear; then filter, and keep it for use.

It evidently heats and drys: the Dose is from ℥ ij. to ℥iv. in all cold and moist Diseases. Out∣wardly, it heals old Ulcers, if a a Linen cloth be dipt therein,

and put upon them; it is of great use in curing Ulcers in the Privy Parts, and in Eating-Ulcers of other parts, or such as are tending to a mortification, or are of difficult cure; for being often washed therewith, it puts a stop to the eating, and de∣stroys the acrid humor: and last∣ly, it drys them, and heals them.

5. Stomach Water.

℞ Mint-water, made by distil∣lation in Balneo Mariae lbiv. Salt of Mint, or in place thereof, Salt of Wormwood ʒ ij. mix; dissolve, filter, and keep it for use.

It is a Stomach Water, and may be drunk from ℥ ij. to ℥ iv. either by it self, or mixt with a like quantity of any Cordial Wa∣ter. It is good against all sorts of Poison, revives the Vital Spirits, and chears the Heart.

6. A Tartarized Water.

℞ Damask-rose-water, or in place thereof, Fountain-water lbvj. Salt of Tartar ʒiij. mix: dissolve, and filter, as aforesaid.

It opens Obstructions, and is Nephritick, purging by Urine. It is good to cut and dissolve thick and tartarous Humors in those Bowels which conserve the Nu∣tritive Faculty: it cleanses the Blood, and is withal a most effica∣cious Diuretick, being indeed a Specifick against the Dropsy; for it potently expels Wind, and all watery humors; as also all sorts of tartareous and viscous matter, of which the Stone is bred, whe∣ther in the Reins or Bladder, and that by Urine. Dose by it self, is from ℥ ij. to ℥ iv. but it is used with other things as a Vehicle, and that in many Diseases.