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℞ PItch-like Soot, q.v. which if it be gathered from such Chimnies where the best mat∣ter, as the wood of the Oak, Beech, or Pine is burnt, it will be so much the better; pouder it, and affuse thereon (in a glass Vessel) of the Ʋniversal Spirit a sufficient quan∣tity, or so much as may over-top it some inches. Stop the Glass close, that the volatil parts may not fly
away, shake the Glass often, and in the space of half a quarter of an hour, or sooner, the saline Spi∣rit of the Menstruum will extract and suck out the Salt and Virtue of the Soot; so as you will have presently a most excellent and ruby∣coloured Essence, wholly freed from its empyreuma, and all its evil taste and smell: then filter it, and keep it in a Glass close stopt, for use.
These Powers have most ad∣mirable effects in the Falling∣sickness, Apoplexy, Lethargy, and Hysterick Diseases; as also in a Cancerous habit of the whole Bo∣dy, in which they are of wonder∣ful use. They are diaphoretick and anodyn, and in most Diseases, whether from a hot or a cold cause, they are used with success. They cure the Head-ach, Megrim, Vertigo, Tooth-ach, and Palsy, to a miracle; powerfully open even confirm'd Obstructions, and cut and attenuate tough Phlegm. Outwardly, they are applied in the Palsy, Contractures of the Nerves and Muscles, in Gouts from a cold cause, in the begin∣nings of Venereal and Podagri∣cal Tophs, and in all kinds of Ob∣structions of the Nerves, arising from coagulated Phlegm. Dose, à ʒ ss, ad ʒ ij, or ʒ iij. in some Cephalick Water or Vehicle.
℞ Oil of Aniseeds, Spirit of Sal Armoniack, a. ℥ j. Spirit of Aniseeds rectified lbij. mix, and distil off the Powers according to Art.
They powerfully cut and dis∣sipate tough Phlegm, resolve Ob∣structions of the Lungs; and so are profitable to all such as are
afflicted with Asthma's, Phthi∣sicks, Catarrhs, inveterate Coughs, and other vices of the Brest. Dose, à ʒ j, ad ʒ ij.
℞ Oil of Juniper Berries, Spirit of Sal Armoniack, a. ℥ j. Spirit of Juniper Berries lbij. mix, and draw off the Powers by distilla∣tion. Or thus, ℞ Oil of Juni∣per Berries ℥ j. Tincture of the Salt of Juniper, or Salt of Tar∣tar, lbij. mix, and keep them for use.
They powerfully discuss Wind in the Bowels, and take away Stones and Mucous matter from the Reins; and have a mighty fa∣culty of cutting, dissipating, open∣ing, cleansing, and consuming or wasting heaps of cold and serous Humors: for which reason they admirably open Obstructions of the Liver, Spleen, Mesentery, Reins, Bladder, and Womb, in a cold habit of Body; and help Diseases of the Head, Brest, and Stomach, coming from a flatulent and cold cause, or from a deflu∣xion of Humors. Dose, à ʒ j, ad ʒ ij. twice a day.
℞ Oil of Lavender, Spirit of Sal Armoniack, a. ℥ j. Spirit of Laven∣der lbij.mix, and distil, according to Art. Or thus, ℞ Oil of Laven∣der ℥ j. Salt of Lavender melted ʒ ij. Alcohol of Wine ℥ij. mix, and digest. Or thus, ℞ Oil of Lavender ℥ j. Tincture of the Salt of Laven∣der, or of the Salt of Tartar lbij. mix, and digest. So have you Powers of Lavender.
They restore strength lost or
decayed, and by their heating faculty comfort the Brain, Sto∣mach, and Womb. They are won∣derfully good against malign and pestilential Fevers, also in the Plague it self, and prevail against a Palpitation of the Heart. They highly quicken all the internal Senses, and cure all Affects arising from a cold cause; because they vehemently heat, and chear all the Spirits. They restore such as are afflicted with the Apoplexy, Falling-sickness, Sciatica, Palsy, and Gout of what kind soever. Dose, à ʒ j, ad ʒ ij.
℞ Oil of Cloves ℥ j. Tincture of Salt of Cloves made with Spi∣rit of Cloves lbij. mix, and digest. Or thus: ℞ Oil of Cloves, Spirit of Sal Armoniack, a. ℥ j. Spirit of Cloves lbij. mix, and draw off the Powers by distillation. Or thus: ℞ Of the Oil ℥ j. Tincture of Salt of Tartar lbij. mix, and digest, for use.
They comfort all the members, chiefly the Stomach, Heart, Brain, and Bowels; by conserving and augmenting their heat. They mightily help the Liver and Spleen, and restore their lost functions. They are of wonder∣ful efficacy in easing the Pains of the Teeth of what kind soever; for that being of a caustick vir∣tue, they immediately smite as it were the Nerve at the bottom of the Tooth, and master the sharp humor: and for the same reason they cure all sorts of Ul∣cers; for they, by their own
proper Salt in like manner burn∣ing, dissolve and annihilate the burning and caustick Salt of the Ulcer, and both are changed into another substance; and then Na∣ture, by her own Balsamick pro∣perty induces the cicatrice. They are a choice Medicine in Swoon∣ing fits, for they chear the Heart, and strengthen it, and remove all such things there-from, which may any ways hurt it. There is nothing more powerful to pre∣serve from the malignity of a pestilent Air; because they strengthen all the principal members, so as to make them able to resist any poisonous or pestilential impurity. Dose, à ʒ j, ad ʒ ij. in Wine, Broth, or other Vehicle.
℞ Oil of Limons, or Oranges, Spirit of Sal Armoniack, a. ℥ j. Spirit of Limons or Oranges lbij. mix, and distil. Or thus: ℞ Oil of, &c. ℥ j. Tincture of Salt of Tar∣tar, made with Spirit of Limons or Oranges lbij. mix, and digest.
They are Cephalick, Stomatick, Cardiack, Splenetick, and Hyste∣rick; they cure the Megrim and pain of the Head, arising from cold wind, and plenty of Pitui∣tous humors, for they discuss Wind. They clear the Sight, strengthen the Stomach and Li∣ver, and abate vapours of the Spleen, provoke Urine, stop the flux of the Whites, and won∣derfully help the Womb; they are profitable against stubborn and rebellious Diseases of the Nerves and Joints, arising from
cold, and greatly provoke Vene∣ry; because they heat the parts, and stir up the vital and animal Spirits, the proper sources of all actions. They also are of mighty use in the curing of the Catarrh, Palsy, Convulsion, Trembling, the Gout, Apoplexy, Epilepsy, Vertigo, Lethargy, and Suffocation of the Womb, and other Diseases co∣ming from cold. Dose, à ʒj, ad ij.
℞ Oil of Peniroyal, Spirit of Sal Armoniack, a. ℥ j. Tincture of Salt of Peniroyal, made with Spirit of the same, lbij. mix them. Or thus: ℞ Of the Oil and Spirit aforesaid, a. ℥j. Spirit of Peniroyal, or rectified S.V. lbij. mix, and distil. Or thus: ℞ Oil and Spirit as before, ℥ j. Tincture of Salt of Tartar lbij. mix, and digest.
There is nothing more power∣ful against the pale and ill∣favored colour of Virgins, be∣cause it helps the Concoctive faculty of the Bowels; they safely provoke the Terms, for the same reason; for which cause also they are good against most Diseases of the Womb. They are said to cure Barrenness, and make Wo∣men fruitful. They quicken all the Senses, both internal and external, and cure all Affects ari∣sing from a cold cause, reviving the Spirits, Vital and Animal. They are good against Difficulty of Breathing, strengthen the Brest and Lungs, and stop Ca∣tarrhs, freeing the Lungs from the Phlegm and glutinous Humors, with which they are stuffed, by penetrating, and exciting their faculty. Dose, à ʒ j, ad ʒ ij.
They are made as the Powers of Peniroyal.
They quicken all the Senses, and so strengthen the Brain, and Memory in particular, that they preserve from the Vertigo, Sleepi∣ness, Apoplexy, Lethargy, and all cold Affects of the Head and Nerves. They wonderfully chear all the Spirits, Natural, Vital, and Animal; nor is any thing more efficacious against the infection of a Pestilential Air. They retard Old-age, because they conserve the radical and native heat. They are an admirable Ophthalmick, for they cure all sorts of Cloudi∣ness, Darkness, or Films, offend∣ing the Sight, by dissolving the viscous Humours which cause them. They are good to heal Fi∣stula's and Ulcers, whether con∣cave or eating, by cleansing them. They ease and take away the Head-ach, which arises sympathe∣tically from the evil disposition of the Stomach. They cure the Apoplexy, Epilepsy, Lethargy, Palsy, Convulsions, and Diseases of the Womb. Dose, à ʒj, ad ʒij. more or less, in some Cephalick or Neurotick Vehicle, morning and evening, for about 60 days.
℞ Oil of Amber that comes forth first, of the first distillation ℥ j. Spirit of Amber, distilled with rectified S.V. lbij. Volatil Salt of Amber ʒ ij. mix them. Or thus: ℞ Of pure Oil of Amber ℥ j. rectisied S.V. lbij. Spirit of Sal Armoniack ℥ ij. mix, and distil, according to Art.
They are an excellent cure for the Palsy, and all kinds of Affe∣ctions
of the Nerves, the Gout in the Feet, and all other kinds of Gouts, the Megrim, and all kinds of Head-ach, Contractions of the Muscles, and most Diseases of the Head and Womb, being outward∣ly applied; and inwardly taken, they wonderfully prevail against Fits of the Mother, Vapors from the Womb, and Distempers of the Animal Spirits. They sharpen the Understanding, and quicken all the Senses, and are profitable against Tremblings of the limbs, and Convulsions of all kinds whatsoever. They are good against the Vertigo, and Lethar∣gy, arising from what cause so∣ever, but chiefly from a cold cause. Dose, à ʒ j, ad ʒ iij. in appropriate Waters, Syrups, or other appropriate Vehicles.
℞ Oil of Turpentine ℥ j. Alco∣hol of Wine lbj. mix, and distil: to which you may add (if you so please) Spirit of Sal Armoniack ℥ ss.
They cure a virulent Gonor∣rhoea, heal Wounds of the Nerves and Ulcers, and help a stoppage of Urine, or difficulty of Pissing: they are said to break the Stone in the Reins and Bladder, and heal in a very short time Ulcers of those parts. They cure the Le∣thargy, Palsy, and Trembling of the members. Dose, à ʒ j, ad ʒ ij. in white Wine, or some other Vehicle.
℞ Of the Oils of Angelica, Sweet-Marjoram, Camomil, Caraways, Fenel-seed, Bawm, Mint, Rue, Sage, Savin, Sassafras, Tyme, a. ℥ ss. Spirit of Sal Armoniack ℥vj.
Spirit of the same Plants lbxij. mix, and distil. Or thus: ℞ Of the Oils, &c. a. ℥ss. Tincture of the Salts of the same Plants, made with the Spirit of the same Plants; or instead thereof, Tin∣cture of the Salt of Tartar lbxij. mix, and digest.
They correct all the abound∣ing Acids in the Humane Body, promote the Circulation of the Blood, are good against an evil habit in Women, provoke Sweat, and contend with evil Humors in the Body of every kind. They are Cephalick, Neurotick, Sto∣matick, Cardiack, Hepatick, Splenetick, Arthritick, and Hysterick; and their Specifick virtue or power is derived from their several particular Oils and Salts. In a word, they strengthen all the Bowels of the Humane Body, preserving and freeing it from Putrifaction and Poyson. Dose, à ʒ j, ad ʒ ij.
℞ Stinking Oil of Vipers (made by distillation) ℥ j. volatil Salt of Vipers ʒ j. mix them; to which add rectified Spirit of Nitre ℥ iv. after which add Tincture of Salt of Tartar, or Tartarized S.V. ℥ x. mix, and digest.
They prevail against Swooning∣fits, and Melancholy Vapours arising from the Spleen, and assailing the Heart. They are given against all sorts of Poy∣son, and Poysonous Symptoms; as also in the Plague, and malign Fevers, and in the Hungartan Disease, in which they wonder∣fully prevail. They are good against the Palpitation of the
Heart, Faintings, and other like passions: they help Fits of the Mother, Falling-sickness, Verti∣go, Megrim, Lethargy, and Palsy. They cure the Scurvy, Impotency in Men, Atrophy, Consumption, and Hectick Fe∣ver, for which things they are famous. And that which is worthy to be known, they do these things without any pain∣ful operation, vomiting, griping, perturbation, or trouble of the Stomach or Bowels; and which is chiefly to be taken notice of, they perform all their effects by an act of strengthning the Body. Dose, à gut xx, ad xl. more or less, in a glass of Canary.
℞ Oil of the Hoofs and Horns ℥ j. Spirit of Sal Armoniack ℥ ij. Tincture of Salt of Tartar ℥ viij. mix, and digest.
They are Hysterick and Cepha∣lick, for which cause they take away all kinds of Hysterick-fits, even the most vehement; as also the pain and compression of the Praecordia. And in Fits of the Mother, where all the parts are irritated, and the Disease become as it were desperate, they have a most sanative power; for they destroy even the Cause of this most violent Disease, and of all other the most vehement preci∣pitations or disorders in the Wombs of Women; whether they arise from the retention of the Seed, or any other cause; which as they powerfully repress, so they perfectly quiet. Dose, à gut. x, ad xx. or ʒss. in white Wine, or some Hysterick-liquor.