The marrow of physicke. Or, a learned discourse of the severall parts of mans body. Being a Medicamentary teaching the maner and way of making ... such oiles, unguents, sirrups ... pilles, &c ... as shall be usefull and necessary in any private house ... And also an addition of divers experimented medicines. Which may serve against any disease that shall happen to the body. Together with some rare receipts for beauties, and the newest and best way of preserving and conserving: with divers other secrets never before published ... / Collected ... by ... T. B., Gen. Practitioner in Physicke and Chyrurgery.

  • Thomas Brugis
Date:
1640
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Credit: The marrow of physicke. Or, a learned discourse of the severall parts of mans body. Being a Medicamentary teaching the maner and way of making ... such oiles, unguents, sirrups ... pilles, &c ... as shall be usefull and necessary in any private house ... And also an addition of divers experimented medicines. Which may serve against any disease that shall happen to the body. Together with some rare receipts for beauties, and the newest and best way of preserving and conserving: with divers other secrets never before published ... / Collected ... by ... T. B., Gen. Practitioner in Physicke and Chyrurgery. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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