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 ...

I. Pure Vulneraries.

VII. Simple Vulneraries are, Turpentine Common, that of Strasburgh, of Venice, and Scio, Gum Elemi, Frankincense, Myrrh, Turpentine or Balsam of the Cedar-tree, Balsam Ca∣pivii, de Chili, of Gilead, of Peru and Tolu: of these, Compound-Balsams are made, as follows.

VIII. Balsam or Liniment of Arcaeus. ℞ Sheep-suet ℥ii. Gum Elemi, Turpentine, A. ℥jss. Hogs∣grease ℥i. melt them at the Fire, and make a Balsam.

IX. Another. ℞ Sheep-suet ℥iv. Gum Elemi, Balsam Capivii, Balsam of Peru, A. ℥ii. Oil of Petre ℥i. melt, mix, and make a Balsam.

X. Another. ℞ Sheep-suet ℥viii. Frankincense, Strasburgh-Turpentine, Oleum Terrae rubrum, A. ℥iv. Balsam Capivii, Gum Elemi, Balsam of Peru, A. ℥ii. Oil-olive, Oil of Petre, A. ℥i. mix, melt, and make a Balsum.

XI. Another. ℞ Sheep-suet ℥viii. Balsams of Capivii, Chili, Peru, Tolu; Strasburg-Turpentine, A. ℥ii. Petroleum ℥i. mix, melt, and make a Balsam.

XII. Another. ℞ Sheep-suet ℥viii. Gum Elemi ℥iv. Stras∣burg-Turpentine, Balsam Capivii, of Chili, Tolu, and Peru, A. ℥ii. Frankincense ℥i. Oil of Juniper∣berries, of Lavender, of Limons, of Oranges, and of Sassafras, A.ʒiii. mix, melt, and make a Balsam.

XIII. Another. ℞ Oil-olive lbijss. juice of Tobacco lbjss. tops of Hypericon, Adders-tongue, Bu∣gle, Sanicle, Self-heal, Solomons-seal, A. M. jss. Hounds-tongue, Plantane, Wintergreen, Smallage, Yarrow, A. M.j. roots of Solo∣mons-seal ℥iv. cut all these things very small with a Chopping-knife; mix them with the Oil and Juice, and boil to the consumption of the watery humidity, and strain forth: to the strained Liquor, add Gum Elemi ℥viii. Balsam Capi∣vii ℥iv. Balsam of Peru and Tolu, Chio-Turpentine, A. ℥ii. mix, and make a Balsam.

XIV. An Emplaster. ℞ Fat Frankincense lbiv. juice of Tobacco

lbii. Sheep-suet, Bees-wax, Oil-Olive, A. lbi. mix, and boil to the consistence of an Emplaster; to which add Gum Elemi, Balsam of Tolu, A. lbss. mix them.

XV. An Ointment. ℞ Sheep-suet, Oil-olive, A. lbii. juices of Melilot and Tobacco, A.lbi. Adders-tongue, Hypericon, Sanicle, Self-heal, Smallage, Solomons-seal, Yarrow, A. M. iii. chop the Herbs very small with a Chopping-knife, and boil all together, to the con∣sumption of the Juices: strain out by pressing, and to the strained Liquor add Cypress-Turpentine, Gum Elemi, Balsam Capivii and Tolu, A. ℥v. Frankincense ℥iv. Wax ℥iii. Petroleum ℥ii. Oil of Juniper ℥i. mix them.