Pharmacopœia officinalis et extemporanea: or, a compleat English dispensatory, in four parts. Containing I. The theory of pharmacy, and the several processes therein. II. A description of the officinal simples, with their virtues and preparations, Galenical and chymical. III. The officinal compositions; being such of the London and Bates's [sic] dispensatory as are now in use; together with some others of uncommon efficacy, taken from the most celebrated authors. IV. Extemporaneous prescriptions, distributed into classes, suitable to their intentions in cure / By John Quincy, M. D.

  • John Quincy
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1718
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Credit: Pharmacopœia officinalis et extemporanea: or, a compleat English dispensatory, in four parts. Containing I. The theory of pharmacy, and the several processes therein. II. A description of the officinal simples, with their virtues and preparations, Galenical and chymical. III. The officinal compositions; being such of the London and Bates's [sic] dispensatory as are now in use; together with some others of uncommon efficacy, taken from the most celebrated authors. IV. Extemporaneous prescriptions, distributed into classes, suitable to their intentions in cure / By John Quincy, M. D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    of no ufe but to gratify wanton Peo¬ ple in playing Tricks with it. It grows almoft like a Trench Bean; and a Down, or hairy Subftance, which is found within the Pod, is fo pointed, as like a Nettle to fling the Flefti, but not with fo painful a Senfation; this provoking only to Itch : which continues fo long, and at lift will grow fo troublefome, as to excite much Pain in rubbing to allay it *, fo that it frequently occa¬ sions a Flux of Humours to the Part. <50 2. TyTHIMALUSj spurge. This differs not in Specie from the Cataputia, nor in its Phyflcal Pro¬ perties $ and therefore needs no fur¬ ther explication than what is to be met with there. 503. S a P o. Soap. What we mean here is the black Soap, which has fo much of the Vot-Aih-Lixivium in it, that it is extremely penetra¬ ting ; and this makes it much or¬ der’d in Cataplafms, to be apply’d to the Soles of the Feet in Fevers. It is fo very fearching alfo, as to reach even the Seat of the Gout in the Joints, and caufe fometimes the Exudation of a great deal of Serous Matter. But the Severity of its Ope¬ ration in fuch Cafes, renders it hardly to be bore ;. and therefore fome have skill to allay it with a convenient mixture of Opium, and fuch Unguents as the Populneum; but this is not for unskilful Perfons to meddle with. In a Treatife pre¬ paring for Publication upon that Subjeft, further Dire&ions may be found for its management in fuch Cafes, than our room will admit of to infert here. 504. SpQNGIA, Spunge. We have rather fubjoin’d this to the Clafs of Caufiicks, than made it a part of them. Its ufe in Chirurgery thus far agreeing with the former, that they all are defign’d to drain, or make difcharge of fome Humours* This is us’d for this purpofe as a Tent, to dilate the Orifices of F/- Jlula's, or of any Abceffes which are too narrow to make proper Eva¬ cuation. And this it does by being put in dry, whereupon filling with the Moiftures of the part, it fwells, and gradually thrufts wider the place it was put into. SECT. XIII. Simples omitted? or not reducible under the former Heads. TTiUtyrum, Butter. This fi^lboni is met with in Medicinal Prefcription. There is a fmall Preparation made of it by the College, which in their Difpenfatory is under the Title of Butyrum Mai]ale\ but I never yet have known it order’d in any cafe. Every one knows the ufe of this in Food. By the Texture and Nature of its Subftance, it tends to relax the So¬ lids, and fupplies the Juices with Particles light and adhefive. Upon the firft account it may be good in dry and coftive Conftitutions; but muft be hurtful in lax, moift, and corpulent ones. By the Levity alfo, and Tenacity of its Parts, it is alfo ^ j very