The physical dictionary. Wherein the terms of anatomy, the names and causes of diseases, chyruyrgical instruments and their use; are accurately described. Also, the names and virtues of medicinal plants, minerals, &c., and the method of chusing the best drugs; the terms of chymistry, and of the apothecaries art, and the various forms of medicines, and the ways of compounding them / By Stephen Blancard.

  • Steven Blankaart
Date:
1708
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Credit: The physical dictionary. Wherein the terms of anatomy, the names and causes of diseases, chyruyrgical instruments and their use; are accurately described. Also, the names and virtues of medicinal plants, minerals, &c., and the method of chusing the best drugs; the terms of chymistry, and of the apothecaries art, and the various forms of medicines, and the ways of compounding them / By Stephen Blancard. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    B A the Yard, covered with the Fore- skin: Alfo the Clitoris of a Wo. man : that have round Heads, as a Wal- of €ach in their proper places. Balanus Marepfica, five Nux Un- guentaria, inthe Shops called Ben. it comes from Egypt, Ethiopia, Ara- bid, Syria, and Barbary. Pliny calls it Myrobolanum. Balatro, or Bambalio, is a defe& in the Tongue, proceeding from its Ligament, accompanied with a Superiluiry of Spittle, Sometimes it is taken for a worthlefs vain Per- fon. See Balbuties. wild Pomgranate. - in the Mufcles, and other Organs of the Tongue, which is the reafon _ fers, or at leaft not without much Difficulty. BalifteOs. See Afiragalus. Ballote, a fort of Marrubium. Balneum, this has various Deno. that of Sand, Afhes, Iron, of Mary, of the Sea, the Vaporous, gc. ac- . put, either in Sand, Afhes, or Fi- lings of Iron, or in Water, or pla- _ ced fo high as to receive only the Vapours of the Water underneath it ; asis done alfo in Sweating, this laft being the fame with Balaneum. Balfamella, the fame with Bal/a- Balfamina, and \ Balfaminum, an Herb, whereof a Balfam is made to heal Ulcers, of BA Balfamitox, au Herb fo called, Balfamus, or Balfamum, the Bal- The Fruit is called Carpobalfumus, the Twigs Xylobalfamus, aud the Juice Opobalfamum, The Word Bal/am is ufed very differently ia Shogs : I, Itfignifies a cereain fort of Per- fume, of a fomewhat thick Confift- its moft ufval Signification ; as for inftance, Balfam of Rofes, Apoples 2. There area fort of Liquors diftilled from Gums and Refinous Substances, with Spie rit of Wine, which are anoiated outwardly, and thefe are called Bal- fams too, as Nervous Balfam,| Scie- tick, gc. 3. It fignifies a Liguor that is anointed imto the Body, thicker than Oi], and more Liquid than an Ointment. 4, Salt things funded and melted, are called Baf- fam, as the Balfam of Salt of Jewels, g- There are a fort of particular Preparations called Balfams, as the Balfam of Sulphur, gc. 6. and laftly, fome Gums of Trees are cale led Balfams. Bambalio, the fame with Ralatro, Bambax, the fame with Bombax. Bamma, a Tiotture, or 4 Liguor Baptifecula. See Cyanus. Baras, the fame with Alphiss, Barba, the hairy part ot the Lips Barba Caprina, an Herb fo called, which feem to reprefent a Goat’s Beard, - ——s