The London practice of physick, or, The whole practical part of Physick contained in the works of Dr. Willis faithfully made English, and printed together for the publick good.
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The London practice of physick, or, The whole practical part of Physick contained in the works of Dr. Willis faithfully made English, and printed together for the publick good.
Author
Willis, Thomas, 1621-1675.
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London :: Printed for Thomas Basset ... and William Crooke ...,
1685.
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Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
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"The London practice of physick, or, The whole practical part of Physick contained in the works of Dr. Willis faithfully made English, and printed together for the publick good." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A66498.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 21, 2025.
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Prescripts of Vomits.
TAke Oxymel of Squils an Ounce and a half, Wine of Squils two Ounces; mingle them and make a Vomitory.
Take from Six to Nine fresh Leaves of Asarabacca; bruise them, and put them into three Ounces of Whitewine; squeeze them forth, and let it be taken cum Regimine.
Take Powder of the Roots of Asarabacca, from a Dram to four Scru∣ples; Oxymel of Squills an Ounce and a half; mingle them, and let it be taken in a draught of Posset-drink.
Take Salt of Vitriol, from a Scruple to two Scruples, or a Dram; let it be taken in a draught of Posset-drink.
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Take the Infusion of Crocus Metallorum, from half an Ounce to an Ounce, or an Ounce and a half; let it be taken in a draught of Posset-drink cum Regimine.
Take the Infusion of Crocus Metallorum six Drams, Wine of Squils an Ounce and a half, Syrup of Vinegar simple half an ounce, mingle them and make a Vomitory.
Take Sulphur of Antimony from six Grains to eight, Cream of Tar∣tar a Scruple, mix them and let it be given in the Pap of an Apple, or in a Stew'd Prune, or in a spoonful of Panada.
Take Mercurius Vitae from three Grains to six, let it be taken after the same manner; after the like manner may be taken the Flowers of Antimony, Aurum Vitae, or the Solar Praecipitate, and Turbith Mi∣neral.
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