Doron medicum, or, A supplement to the new London dispensatory in III books : containing a supplement I. to the materia medica, II. to the internal compound medicaments, III. to the external compound medicaments : compleated with the art of compounding medicines ... / by William Salmon ...

III. Diureticks whose Basis is a fixed Salt, or Lixivial.

These are commonly given to move Ʋrin in such as have Dropsies, chiefly in an Anasarca, and in an Ascites: So a Lixivium made of the Ashes of Wormwood, or Broom or Bean-stalks in Water, or Whitewine, and given causes a plentiful flux of Ʋrine, whereby those diseases are of∣tentimes taken away: but this has not succeeded in all per∣sons, for, in some, we have found upon the taking of these things, an Ascitis to have been increased, the reason we have in another place in part declared: however it is certain, That the Lixivial Sals do not fuse nor praecipitate either Milk or Blood, and therefore they are not by their proper Virtue dinretick, but seem to be influenced in that kind only when they meet with a mighty Acid or Coagu∣lative Salt in the Blood, where by encountring and de∣stroying its Energy, it causes the Blood (fused by the a∣cid, and so made unable to hold its Serum) to suck up the said extravased serosities, and so to recover its due Consistency, by which continually carrying it to the Reins there is made a large Evacuation by Ʋrine.

189. ℞ Vine ashes ℥ vj: white or Rhenish wine lbijss: Nutmegs bruised ʒ ij ss: in∣fuse close & warm 24 hours, then strain: dose ℥ vj: twice or thrice a day.

190. ℞ Rhenish Wine ℥xxjv: Salts of Tartar, of Wormwood, of Pease-straw A. ʒ ss: mix, and sweenten with Syrup of Marsh-mal∣lows ℥ iij, for iiij doses.

191. ℞ White-wine ℥ xxjv: Salt of Broom, Salt of Vine branches, A. ℈ ij: mix.

192. ℞ Spring-water ℥

xxjv: Salt of Broom, Salt of Bean-stalks, A. ℈ij ss: mix and sweeten with Syrup of Althaea, for jv doses.

193. ℞ Infusion of large Thomas Onions sliced ℥ xvj: (made in Water or Wine) Salt of Tartar, Salt of Broom A. ℈ ij: mix, and sweeten as aforesaid for jv doses.

194. ℞ Infusion of Mu∣stard-seed made in White∣wine ℥ vj: Tincture of Salt of Tartar ʒ j ad ʒ j ss: mix for a draught to be taken twice a day.

195. ℞ Water of Quick∣lime ℥ jv ad ℥ vj: Tincture of Salt of Tartar ʒ j ad ʒjss: mix for a dose to be taken twice a day.

196. ℞ Infusion of large Onions slic'd, or of Mustard seed bruised, in white wine ℥xxx, in which quench flints 6, 8, or 10 times, of which drink ℥ vj twice a day.

197. ℞ Rhadish-water compound, water of Hydro∣piper, A. ℥ i ss: Tincture of Salt of Tartar ʒ j ad ʒ j ss: Syrup of Althaea ʒ ij: mix them for a dose.

198. ℞ Salts of Tartar, of Vine-branches, of Worm∣wood, of Broom, of Bean∣stalks, A. ʒ ss: Coral cal∣cin'd white, ʒiss: Salt of Am∣ber, Nutmegs, A. ʒ ss: make all into a pouder: dose ʒ ss ad ℈ jj, in white or Rhenish Wine.