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 ...

IV. Of Burning by Lightning.

LXV. Where Burning by Light∣ning does not immediately Kill, and that there is hopes of Life, proper Medicaments are to be ap∣plied, viz. such as have power to dissolve the Congelation of the Humors which causes Suffo∣cation, and resist Malignity or Poyson, for as much as it mani∣festly appears (from the foetid Smell it carries along with it) that there is a malign and poy∣sonous quality joined therewith, for that it has power to hurt the Body, yea, oftentimes to Kill, even when no visible sign of a Wound or external Hurt does appear.

LXVI. Such a Patient then un∣der hopes of Recovery, is presently to be put to Bed, and some Alexi∣pharmick and Sudorifick Dose is to be given, which may resist the Malignity, and dissolve the Con∣gelation, such as volatil Salts of Harts-horn, of Vipers, of Am∣ber, and of Sal Armonick, Spi∣rit of Harts-horn, and Sal Ar∣moniack, Our Aqua Bezoartica, Spiritus Cordialis, Tinctura Be∣zoartica, Bezoar Minerale, The∣riaca Chymica, Mithridate, and Venice Treacle, also Tinctures of Virginia Snake-root, of Saffron, and Cochinele, Spiritus Opii Compositus, &c.

LXVII. The Arteries, Temples, Nose, and Tongue, may be smeared with Our Theriaca Chymica, made thin with Our Spiritus Cordialis; and to the Wrists and Region of the Heart Epithems or Cata∣plasms may be applied, made of Our Theriaca, or the Vulgar Mi∣thridate, mixed with a quarter part of Pouder of Virginia Snake∣root.

LXVIII. Outwardly to the place Burned, a Cataplasm made of Oni∣ons and Mithridate, or Our The∣riaca beaten together in equal quantities: and if an Escar is made, it ought to be as soon as may be, removed with an Inci∣sion-knife, after which you may apply this following Ointment.

LXiX. Take Pouders of the Roots of Angelica, Swallow-wort, Zedoary, and Contra-yerva, A. ℥ss. Winters Cinnamon, Virginia Snake-root, A. ℥i. Rue, Scordium in fine Pouder, A. ʒiii. Our The∣riaca Chymica ℥jss. Honey of Roses ℥iii. Tinctura Bezoartica, q.s. mix them. If this cleanses not enough, add to it Scammo∣ny in fine Pouder ʒvi.

LXX. The Ulcer being clean∣sed, it is to be filled up with

Flesh, with this Sarcotick Pou∣der: Take Virginia Snake-root, Contra-yerva, Roots of Angelica and Swallow-wort, Zedoary, Aloes, Succotrine, Tobacco all in fine Pou∣der, A. ʒii. Pouders of Scordi∣um, Frankincense, Mastich, Oli∣banum, Myrrh, Pine, Rosin, A. ʒjss. Juices of Tobacco raised from Virginia Seed, of Sanicle, A. q.s. mix, and make Troches, which dry in the shade, and reduce into Pouder, as you have occasion for them.

LXXI. If any Bones should be broken, as oftentimes it falls out, you may apply a Cataplasm made of the flower of Barley, of Beans, and of Lupins, with pouders of the roots of Angelica, of Bistort, of Comfrey, of Swallow-wort, and of the leaves of Rue and Scordium, with Catechu, all in fine pouder, mixed with Mithridate, or Our Theriaca, and a little Tinctura Bezoartica, which is to be re∣newed Day by Day, till such time as the Malignity is over∣come, and the Part in some mea∣sure restored to its strength, lay∣ing also Defensatives round a∣bout, to strengthen the same, and defend it from Symptoms.