The physical dictionary. Wherein the terms of anatomy, the names and causes of diseases, chyrurgical instruments and their use; are accurately describ'd. Also the names and vertues of medicinal plants, minerals, stones, gums, salts, earths, &c. and the method of chusing the best druggs: the terms of chymistry, and of the apothecary's art: the various forms of medicines, and the ways of compounding them / By Stephen Blancard.

  • Steven Blankaart
Date:
1715
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Credit: The physical dictionary. Wherein the terms of anatomy, the names and causes of diseases, chyrurgical instruments and their use; are accurately describ'd. Also the names and vertues of medicinal plants, minerals, stones, gums, salts, earths, &c. and the method of chusing the best druggs: the terms of chymistry, and of the apothecary's art: the various forms of medicines, and the ways of compounding them / By Stephen Blancard. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ded with fainting, and a colligna-1 tion of the Humours,with profufe Sweats,and other Symptoms that betoken a Malignity. Angor, or Angonia, is a Con- tra&ion of the native heat, and a recalling of it tp the Centre, upon which follows pain of the Heart, Palpitation, and Sadnefs, the worft of Signs if it happen in the beginning of Acute Fevers. Anguilla, an Eel, from its re* femblance to an Anguis or Snake. Anguis, a Snake. Angulus, or Canthus, is a point of the upper and lower Eyelid,or the extream Union ofboth,call’d the Corner of the Eye, Anguria, CitrHis. Anhaltinaycire call’d Remedies which facilitate Refpiration, as are vulnerary Plants,certain Pre¬ parations of Sulphur,and the like. Anhelatioy fhortnefs of Breath, happens fometimes to healthy People, efpeeially if they are not very ftrong and vigorous, if they ufe too much Exercife, run, leap, or go up a fteep and high place. Fat People are always more or lefs fubjeft to it, for their Intrails being very large, they are foon extended and prefs’d upon one another, after the ufe of a good quantity of Meats and Drink, efpeeially if they are not of eafie digeftion. Fevers, the Dropfie, Pleurifie, Pain in the Stomach, and the Afthma, are always at¬ tended with a fhortnefs of breath. Ani procidientia. See Prociden¬ tia ani. Anima hepatis, Vitriol or Sal Martis; this Name is given it by Chymifts, becaufe the Difeafes of the Liver are cured by it. Animal^ a living Creature, Animcc Gummi, or J^fina, a tranfparent Gum or Refin, of a whitiffi Citrine colour almoft like Frankincenfe,diftil]ing out of ve¬ ry tall Trees in New Hifpanola: ’Tis likewife brought from iEthio¬ piai, the Eafl and Weft-Indies. Animalis faculty, the Faculty and Action whereby a Man exercifes Senfe,Motion,and the principal Fun&ions of the Mind, which are three, Imagina- tion,Ratiocination,and Memory, Animi defeat us vel deliquiutn* See Lipothymia. Anifcalptoris Mufculi Par. It is alfo czWd.ZatiJJimus Derfi, from its largenefs. It draws the Arm backwards and downwards, and has the Name of Ani fealptor, or Scratcher of the Arfe, becaufe that Office is perform’d by the help of this Mufcle, Anifum, Anife, a Plant which produces an Aroma tick and Car¬ minative Seed. The Seed is chie* fly us’d, the Herb itfelf but rare¬ ly, and the Root of it never. It heats, drys, and is cephalick, epatick, pulnumonick,and ftoma- chick; ’tis ufed for Wind in the Stomach, a Cough, and the like5 ’tis more agreeable to the Sto? mach than any other Medicine that is us’d to expelWind ; it has lefs Acrimony, and is Tweeter 5 the Ancients extoll’d it wonder¬ fully for a cold and moift ftomach, and cures a {linking Breath; a fcruple of the Seed powder’d, is good for the Gripes in Children. Annularis CartHago, See Caro- coides Cartilago. Annularis Digitus, is the Finger betwixt the little and middle. See Digitus. Annularis PrQtuberantia, fo cal¬ led