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.
Publication
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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6. Troches.

TAke Species Diatragacanthi frigidi, half an Ounce, Licorice a Dram, Flowers of Sulphur two Scruples, Flowers of Benzoin a Scruple, Sugar Penids three Ounces, Solution of Tragacanth made in Hyssop water what suffices: Make a Paste, form it into Troches, weighing half a Dram; let one of them be taken pretty often in the Day or Night.

Take Seeds of white Poppies six Drams, Powder of red Poppy Flow∣ers a Dram, Extract of Licorice two Drams, Lac Sulphuris half a Dram, Sugar Penids two Ounces, Mucilage of the Seeds of Quinces what suffices: Make a Paste, and form it into Troches.

Take Species Diaireos, and of Fox Lungs, of each half an Ounce, Sugar Penids two Ounces, Solution of Tragacanth, what suffices: Make a Mass to be form'd into Troches.

Take Powders of Elecampane Roots, Anniseeds and Licorice, of each two Drams, Flowers of Sulphur a Dram, Tablet Sugar an Ounce and a half, Juice of Licorice diluted and strain'd, what suffices: Make a Mass for Troches.

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