Medela chymica: or an account of the vertues and uses of a select number of chymical medicines adapted to the cure of the most chronick and rebellious diseases. To which is subjoyned a brief history of cures effected by them : As also, an essay upon the Acetum acerrimum philosophorum, or vinegar of antimony. With some experiments made therewith / by Christopher Packe.

  • Packe, Christopher, 1686-1749
Date:
1708
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Credit: Medela chymica: or an account of the vertues and uses of a select number of chymical medicines adapted to the cure of the most chronick and rebellious diseases. To which is subjoyned a brief history of cures effected by them : As also, an essay upon the Acetum acerrimum philosophorum, or vinegar of antimony. With some experiments made therewith / by Christopher Packe. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    OCTSB RD nn” Mineral partaking of Saturnine | parts, and bat? ahe nature of Saturnin all refpels, And.again, i es ‘we know-how by. it to extra, Argent Vive not burning out of the Body of Magnefia, and thar Antimony and a Mercurial Sublimate. But per- haps it may bereply’d that /cis granted that the Vinegar of Antimony may be well enough call’d both Antimonial and Saturfine, but how may, it be faid to be alfo. a Merctria] Sublimate?, To phalis, weating of the Preparation of this Vener gar and its Diltillation, fe faith thus: When. all the Water as come off, ingeafe the Fire, and a:fub- limate will afcend, this gain grind with the keces’ ‘and again pour. on the fame Water, and.draw it off a Second time, mbil.will then be increafed.in its Sharpaeg. This Qeration is..to berepeated, until the Waterbe mdle.as Jbarp as any «Strong. Wine Vinegar, and pe oftner this Operation repeated, the: more pe Sublimate is diminifhed. Jutt beforeithis.he glo faith, that the Vinegar, of | Philofopbers..7s ,mag- of Antimony. - This. Subli- mate of which B&iw, fpeaks,I have always comes ftronger ;/ have brought. the greatelt. part -opeven all-of joverthe Helm by reiterated Co; hnobations of th Vinegan 5 this Sublimate is pure White and Qryftalline,, refembling ,Mercusy - Sublimate, which may .¥ ~ fame thing,