Volume 1

The farrier's dispensatory : In three parts. Containing first, a description of the medicinal simples commonly made use of in the diseases of horses ... Secondly, the preparation of simples, vegetable, animal and mineral ... Thirdly, a number of useful compositions and receipts suited to the cure of all diseases. To which is also added, a complete index of all the medicines contained in the book ... with a table of diseases ... / By W. Gibson.

  • William Gibson
Date:
1726
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Credit: The farrier's dispensatory : In three parts. Containing first, a description of the medicinal simples commonly made use of in the diseases of horses ... Secondly, the preparation of simples, vegetable, animal and mineral ... Thirdly, a number of useful compositions and receipts suited to the cure of all diseases. To which is also added, a complete index of all the medicines contained in the book ... with a table of diseases ... / By W. Gibson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ¢ ¢ brisk Waums, remove the De- “ coétion, from the Fire,, and im- * Coloquintida fliced fmall, and “after it is half cold, prefs out * the Liquor, add to the Strain- ‘ing a quarter of a Pound of ‘Butter, and inject it luke- * warm. . This is recassmended in a pu- trid Fever, and faid to give im- mediate Eafe, without heating the Horfe, but that it muft not be often repeated. © Take a fufficient Quantity « of the emollient or foftning “ Herbs, and Fennel-feed beaten, € with an Ounce and an half of © fuls of whole Barley ; boil them «and add to the ftrained Liquor © Oil of Rofes, and Violets, of © each four Ounces, Benediéta © Laxativa two Ounces, or Ex- -€ traGt of CaffiathreeOunces. ~ Fevers by Solley/fell, and is ta-. ken from Raint, only that he has added the Sal Polychreftum, It is no doubt a very good folutive Clyfter, only that the Benedicta not eafily procured in all Places ; wherefore the Practitioner may ufe lenitive Electuary in their ftead. © Take Wheat- bran well fifted,. < and whole Barley, of each two © Handfuls, red Rofes an Hand- ¢ ful, true Opium fliced {mall ¢ half a Dram ; boil them in ¢ Whey, or fteel’d Water, for the “« fpace of a quarter of an Hour, © then add the Leaves of wild «Succory, Agrimony, Beets, _ © white Mullin, and Mercury, of © eachan Handful. Intwo Quarts ¢ of the Decottion, difiolve the 245° © Yolks of fix new-laid Eggs 3 _ * Honeyof Rofes, and brown Su- | * gar. of each for Ounces, mix ‘and make a Clyfter. ; This Clyfter is wrong titled, being called a fcouring Clyfter, whereas itis truly somewhatbind- ing, and is prefcrib’d byit’s Author to ftop Fluxes of the Belly ; for which Purpofe it cannot mifs to be of very great fervice, the Honey and brown Sugar will make it work a little, but not much; however, becaufe that is contrary to the moit of it’s Ine may be omitted, after it has been once or twice exhibited, and the other Ingredients wil] bind moderately. eT, * Take Knot-grafs, or, inftead $ of that, Shepherds-purfe, and white Mullin, of each one Handful, Leaves of Plantain two Handfuls, Flowers of wild Pomegranate half an Handful, the Seeds of Myrtles, Lettice | and Plantain, of each two Ounces ;_ beat the Seeds, and boil them in three Quarts of Barley - water, or Beer, with haifa Dram of good Opium cut into thin Slices, then put in the Herbs, and afterwards an Handful of dried Rofes. add to the Straining half a Pound of Honey of Refes, and four. Ounces ot Sugar of Roies; mix, and make a Clyfter to be ad- miniftred after the ufual Man- nerr This is called a cooling and binding Clyfter. : ‘ Take Plantain - leaves in ¢ Summer, or the Seeds in Win- ter, and dry Province- rofes, © of each a fufficient Quantity 5 « boil them: in three Quarts of ¢ Beer, and add to the Straining oe ee NR Oo OR, OS as