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 ...

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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 ...
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Salmon, William, 1644-1713.
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London : Printed for J. Dawks ... and sold by S. Sprint [and 6 others] ...,
M.DC.XCVIII [1698]
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Medicine -- 15th-18th centuries.
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3. Oil of Wax.

Yellow Wax lbj. melt it in an earthen Pan, then mix with it sifted Sand lbij. remove it from the Fire, and stir it conti∣nually till it is cold: but before it is grown hard, make it up into little Balls, which put into a glass Retort, and distil in Sand with a Fire of the second and third degree, and that for the space of twelve hours: So will you have, first, a watery Phlegm; secondly, a fluid subtil Oil; thirdly, a butter-like Oil. The Oils may be taken each by themselves, if you so please. Take the butter-like Oil, and a sufficient quantity of Sand; mix them; and then rectifie by a glass Cucurbit in B.M. with a gentle Fire; so will the Oil come forth liquid, clear, and of a golden colour. Sepa∣rate it from its Phlegm according to Art. Thus will you have from lbj. of Wax, about ℥ xij. of Oil.

The liquid Oil is taken in∣wardly, to vj. drops, or more; for the healing of Carnosities, Ruptures of the Vessels, Bloody-fluxes, &c. It resolves, attenuates, penetrates, softens, and dis∣cusses; and therefore is of good use in hard Apostems and cold Tumors. It heals Fissures or Chaps in the Nipples of Womens Breasts, and eases their Pain. It heals also green Wounds, if they be anointed with it twice a day. It is good against Burnings, and is the principal of all Cicatri∣zers; and quickly fills Ulcers with Flesh. Inwardly, it eases the pain of the Colick, discusses Wind, attenuates, and incides. It is a

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famous Diuretick; for it con∣sists of subtil parts, and is very penetrating. The butter-like Oil is only for external use, and is good against Defluxions of Hu∣mors upon the Arms and Legs, Nodes, Palsies, Gouts, &c. being anointed warm upon the Part. It has an anodyn and emollient virtue and power, for which reason, it is of good use to soften hard Tumors.

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