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 ...

IV. Diureticks whose Basis is an Acid Salt.

Acid Salts fuse the Blood, and praecipitate it into Serosi∣ties, even as sharp or sowr things do Milk, being dropt into it warm: but this happens not alike in every one, nor to every one indifferently. In a healthful habit, or what is near it, the blood is replenish'd with a Salt partly fixed, partly volatile, and partly nitrous: but in some scorbu∣tical and hydropical Persons, it is filled with a Salt chiefly fixed: Inthese Cases Acid diureticks are given with Success: But in other Scorbutical and hydropical persons, as also in Catarrs and Rhumatisms, where the

said Salt of the Blood is only and wholy fixed, and the Vo∣latile totally depressed, they are thought rather to do hurt; in this Case Medicines indued with a Volatile Salt are more proper. Among acid Diureticks, Spirits of Salt, of Niter, of Vitriol, of Sulphur; as also juyces of Ci∣trons, of Limons, of Oranges of Sorrel, White and Rhe∣nish wine, Cider, Cremor Tartari and Tartar Vitriolate are Chief.

199. ℞ Arsmart Water, Water of Radishes Com∣pound, A. ℥iss: Parietary-Water ℥ iij: Oyl of Sulphur gut xvj: salt of Tartar gr.xii: syrup of Vinegar ʒvi: mix them.

200. ℞ Water of hot Ars∣mart, White Wine, A. ℥iiii: Juyce of Sorrel ℥iss: Juyce of Limons ℥ss: mix them for a draught.

201. ℞ spring-water ʒvi: Oyl of Vitriol gut. vj ad x, xij: or more, as the Patient likes it in sowrness; stir it well (because the Oyl is apt to settle) and give it for a draught.

202. ℞ spring Water ℥ vi: Oyl of Sulphur gut. viii ad xii or xvi: Syrup of Clove∣gilliflowers ℥ss: mix them for a draught.

203. ℞ Cinnamon Water ℥iss: Oyl of Sulphur gut. vj or x: mix them well.

204. ℞ Spring-water, Cinnamon-water, A. ℥ii: Oyl of Salt gut. iiii ad vj: mix.

205. ℞ Juyce of Limons ℥ii: Radish-water Com∣pound ℥iss: Syrup of the five opening roots ℥ss: mix, and make a Potion.

206. ℞ Juyce of Limons, of Citrons, and of Sorrel, A. ℥iss: Arsmart water, water of Radishes Compound, A. ℥iv: White Wine ℥vi: Oyl of Sulphur gut.xvi: syrup of Clove-gilliflowers ℥ijss: mix for four Doses.

207. ℞ Cremor Tartari, Sal Prunellae (in fine pouder) A. ʒiss: Pouder of Crabs-Eyes, or Claws ʒi: Salt of Amber ℈i: Tartar Vitriolate ℈ss: mix into a fine Pouder. Dose ʒss ad ℈ii, in a fit Ve∣hicle.

208. ℞ Tartar Vitriola∣ted ʒii: Pouder of Egg shels ʒiss: Cremor Tartari, Dau∣cus-seed, A. ʒss: make a fine Pouder. Dose ʒss ad ℈ii.

209. ℞ spirit of Salt ʒii: Harts-horn burnt and pou∣dred, so much as may drink it up, and make a Pouder: Dose ℈i ad ʒss. in a fit Ve∣hicle.

210. ℞ Oyl of Vitriol or Sulphur ℥ss: Hartshorn cal∣cined, as aforesaid, q.s. mix and make a Pouder, with which mix Nutmegs in Pou∣der ʒiij. Dose ℈i ad ʒss.