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Pharmacopoeia Londinensis: or, the London dispensatory further adorned by the studies and collections of the Fellows, now living of the said colledg [sic] ... In which is printed, I. The vertues, qualities, and properties of every simple ... VI. The Latin names of every one of the compounds / ... By Nich. Culpeper ... In this impression, 1661. There is added, to the compounds, many vertues and uses. By divers learned W.R.A.C.J.W., doctors of physick ... And, by Abdiah Cole.

Nicholas Culpeper

Date:: 1661

Credit: Pharmacopoeia Londinensis: or, the London dispensatory further adorned by the studies and collections of the Fellows, now living of the said colledg [sic] ... In which is printed, I. The vertues, qualities, and properties of every simple ... VI. The Latin names of every one of the compounds / ... By Nich. Culpeper ... In this impression, 1661. There is added, to the compounds, many vertues and uses. By divers learned W.R.A.C.J.W., doctors of physick ... And, by Abdiah Cole. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$.6 »/ yCfarabacca, Orris, ^rlcorW, . y/jc greater Vaierntn, Sagapin, of each three drams, Mturn, 'Sfcacia, The bellies of Scinks, The tops of St. Johns-won, each two drams and anhalf. _ Mallego wine fo much as tsfujfici- ent to diffplve the Juyccs and Gums. Clarified Honey the treble weight t of all, the Wine excepted. Make them into an EleBuary according to art. Culpeper.'] It is good againfl. poy- fon andfuch as have done themfelves wrong by taking filthy Medicines, it provokes fweat, it helps continual W at rings ©f the ftoinach, Ulcers m the Body, Confumptions, weakneis of the Lhnbs, Rids the Body of cold Humors, and Difeafes coming ot cold, it remedies cold infirmities o the Brain,and hopping of the paflage of the fences.'(w*. Hearing, Seeing, Smelling, Sec.) by cold, it expels Wind, helps the Chollick ptovokes Appetite to onesViftuals, it helps Ulcers in the bladder, if Galen fay true, as alfo difficulty of Uiine, it calls out the dead Child, and helps fuch Women as cannot conceive by reafoa of cold. It is an admirable re¬ medy for Melancholly,and al difeafes rif the Body coming through cold, it would fill a whqlfheet of Paper to reckon them all up particularly. You may take a fcruple or half a dram m the morning, and follow yourbu.i- nefsi two drams wil make you fweat, yea one dram if your body be weak, for then two drams may be danger¬ ous becaufe of its heat. How to ol¬ der your ftlfin fweating, you were taught before ; if you have forgot where, look the Table at latter end. They that think the ufe of thefe Me¬ dicines is too brief, (it’s fo only for chtapnefs of the.Book) let them read 'thefe Books of mine, of the laft Edi¬ tion, RjVerius,Riolanus, John pon, Veflingusy §ennertus} and Thy fief for the Poor. , • ' philonirtm perfienm. Page 107.Latin. Colledg-] Take of white Peppery Seeds ofivhite Henbane, of each two drams. Opium, Earth of Lemnos, of each ten drams. jBlood-flone, Saffron, of each five drams. C afiorium, Indian ffiefnard, Euphorbium prepared) , ptllitory of Spain* Pearls, Sfmber, Zedoary, .AUcampanc, Troch. Ramich, of each a dram. Camphire a fcruple. With their treble weight in Honey ofRofes. Makp it into an EleBuary according to ytrt. Culpeper.] All the difference is, Mefue appoints Honey, wnofe com¬ mendations of it is this i It flops blood flowing from any part of the Body, the immoderate flowing of the Terms in Women, the Hemorrhoids {pitting of blood, bloody fluxes, and is profitable for fuch women as are fubjedl to mifearry: See the next Receipt. Philonium Romanum. Page 107.Latin. Colledg.] Take of white Pepper, White Henbane feeds, of each five drams. Opium two drams and an half. Caff a lignea a dram and an half. Seeds of Smallage a dram, parfly of Macedonia, Fennel, Carrots of Creet, of each two fcruples and five grains. Saffron a fcruple and an half. Indian Sphknard, ’ P ellitory of Spain, Zedoary fifteen grains Cinnamon a dram and an half. Euphorbium prepared, Mirrh, C afiorium, of each a dram. With their trebble weight in clari¬ fied Honey, Make it into an EleBuary. Culpeper.] It is a moft exquifite thing to eafe vehement and deadly pains in what part of the body foever they,be whether internal or external. Therfore in fuch difeafes which caufe vehemency of pain, as Colicks, the ftone, ftrangury, &c. this may be given (ordered by the difcretion of an able PhyfitiaTl) to mitigate the ex¬ tremity of pain, until convenient re¬ medy may be had. philonium Magifirale. < Page 108.Latin* Colledg.] Tape of Opium four ounces. Benjamin, Mirrh, Mummy, of each half an ounce. Spirit of Wine as mnehas is fnfficient to make it into an Opiate. Culpeper.] I hold the laudanum to be a better Medicine, for this (be¬ ing exceeding dangerous) for ap un¬ skilful man to meddle withall, I let it alone* yet am not ignorant what good it might do to fuch whofe wounds have i brought them into a frenzy, if given by an able hand. EleBuarium de Ovo. Page 108. Latin. Or, Electuary of Eggs, Colledg.] Talp a Hens Egg new laid, and the white being taken out by a, final hole, fill up the void place with Saffron, leaving the yol’k in 5 then the hole being flopped, rnfl it in a/hes till the Jhell begin to loofblacfj take diligent heed the Saffron burnnot, for then is the whole Medicine fpoyled. Then the matter being taken out dry fo that it may be beaten into ponder, add to it as much peuder of whit» Muftard feed as it weighs. Then Take the Ryots of white Dittany, and. Torment 'd, of each two drams. Mirrh, Hans-horn, Vetafitis roots, of each ono dram. Roots of yingclica and Burnet, - Juniper denies, Zedoary, , Camphire, of each half an ounce. Mix them all together in a Mower, then add WeniceT reach the weight of them al. Stir them about with a peftle three hours together, punting info much Syrup of Lemmons, as is enough to make it into an EleBuary according to art. • ' . f ClilpepeY'l] A dram of it given at a time, is as great a help- in *a Pefti- lential Feaver as a man fhall ufually read of. It provokes fweat, and then you fhall be taught how to ufe your felf.If years do not permit,give not fo much. Theriaca \ytndromachi. Page 108, Latin* Or, Venice Treacle. Colledg. Take of Troches of Sqtttli f ourty eight drams. Troches of Vipers Long Pepper, Opium of Thebes, I Magma, Hedycroi dried, of each twenty four drams. Red Rofes exungnlated. Orris ll/iritf, Juycc ofLiquoris, Seeds of {wept Navew, Scordium, Opobalfamum, Cinnamon, grief, of each twelve drams. Mirrh, Cofhts, or Zedoary, Saffron, Caffia Lignea, Indian Spicknard, 1 . f$

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