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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9. Elixir, or Blood of Saty∣rion and Parsnips.

The Elixir or Blood of Satyrion, Parsnips, and Potatoes, are prepa∣red in the same manner with the former.

An Elixir thus prepared from

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any of those things, is said to be a singular and specifick Remedy for corroborating of the Womb, and to help Conception, re∣moving barrenness, and causing fruitfulness in Women; it helps impotency in Men, and restores them to their pristin vigor. Where note, that the true Phi∣losopher does go yet farther, and after the same manner, from Bread-corn and Wine, pro∣duces a certain Blood-like sub∣stance, which has strength and potency with it, and a property to nourish and vivifie, or restore; from which the cause of the generation of Flesh in our Bo∣dies is manifest. Dose, à ʒ iv, ad ℥ j. These Elixirs being made, (if you design them for any long keeping) you may add to them, for every ℥ xij. of Elixir, ℥ vj. of choice Sherry, or ℥ iij. of the best Brandy.

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