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 a Gangrene in Fractures.

XVII. A Gangrene often hap∣pens unto Fractures, especially if there be Contusion withal: and

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it commonly arises either from taking too much Air, or from Inflammation, or from hard Binding, which how it is to be Cured, you may see in the pro∣per places, in lib. 3. cap. 11. and lib. 4. cap. 9. Sect. 22.

XVIII. However, the Part ought to be fomented with Lixivium, in which Te erfew, Sage, Southernwood, Saxifrage, Scor∣dium, Rue, Tansey and Wormwood have been boiled; mixed also with some Spirit of Wine.

XIX. Or with Spirit of Wine rectified, with which Spirit of Sal Armoniack ℥i. to lbi. of the S.V. is to be mixed; where note, that if the rectified Spirit is wanting, common Brandy or Spirits may do.

XX. Or you may foment with this: ℞ Spirit of Wine, impreg∣nated with the Tinctures of Worm∣wood, Scordium and Saffron, lbi. Camphir ℥iss. mix, and dissolve: It is a famous thing.

XXI. But above all things, nothing is more excellent, nothing more safe; nor any thing more speedy to retrieve the Mischief than Powers of Amber, or Powers of Lavender, of Limons, of Oranges, of Pennyroyal, of Rosemary, of Sage, of Turpentine, or of Wormwood, being fomented upon the Part.

XXII. Or you may use this: Take Powers of Amber ℥iii. Powers of Turpentine ℥ii. of Rose mary, and of Sassasras, A. ℥i. Camphir ʒiiiss. mix them for use.

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