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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III. Of Noli me tangere.

XXX. Some commend the Sub∣limate of white Arsenick, because it mortifies in one day Can∣cers, Fistula's, Nomae, and other strange and malign Ulcers, ap∣plying round about Defensatives.

XXXI. Some commend this Experiment. Take Salt M. i. Sorrel M. viii. beat them well together in a Mortar, to which put Water enough to cover it three Inches over; boil to the consum∣ption of half: strain, and add thereto burnt Alum ʒiii. white Vitrol in pouder ʒi. dissolve, and wash there-with, twice a day.

XXXII. Or you may apply Ʋng. de Lithargyro, de Minio, de Tutia, Desiccativum, and other things of like nature, which are only to be used as Palliatives; tho' yet sometimes they have cured.

XXXIII. I commend upon my Own knowledge, Ung. Nicotianae made after my Prescription: the juice of Tobacco, Scammony in pouder, and Euphorbium, which scarcely bites at all in an Ulcer.

XXXIV. This is commended by some. Take Cow-dung lbiv. green Tobacco, or the dry; Housleek, Henbane, Hemlock, Mandrake, Nightshade, Plantan, Purslan, A. M.i. beat all together, with twenty River-crabs; which done, either press out the Juice and use it; or distil a Water there-from in a Pewter Still, mixing there∣with Camphir ʒiii. dissolved in S.V. dip Cloths therein, and frequently apply them.

XXXV. And not only in Noli me tangere, but also in Lupus and Nome, and indeed in all kinds of malign and inveterate Vlcers, we commend the use of the Water of the Griffin; than which possibly there is nothing more excellent in Nature, it being able to do more than all other things.

XXXVI. Lastly, this following Diet, to be given inwardly (is not to be forgotten) in all these kinds of Ulcers, since Ex∣perience has confirmed its effi∣cacy and power. ℞ Betony, Fennel, Sanicle, Wintergreen, A. M. iii. Fluellin or Pauls Betony, M. vi. Album Graecum ℥iv. cut, bruise, and put them into a Bag with a Stone in it, which put into four Gallons of new Ale or Beer; let them stand three or four days, and then add volatil Sal Armo∣niack ℥iv. of this let the Patient take a Draught, Morning, Noon, and Night.

XXXVII. If Noli me tan∣gere be in the Lip, and it has not eroded very wide, or spread much, it may be cured by

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cutting out, after the manner of a Hare-lip, and that with very little deformity. See Lib. 3. Cap. 34. Sect. 31. ad 53. of this Work aforeging.

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