A treatise of the nature and use of the bitter purging salt. Easily known from all counterfeits by its bitter taste / Written originally in Latin ... And now published in English, by Joseph Bridges. With animadversions of a late corrupt translation publish'd by Francis Moult.

  • Nehemiah Grew
Date:
1697
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A treatise of the nature and use of the bitter purging salt. Easily known from all counterfeits by its bitter taste / Written originally in Latin ... And now published in English, by Joseph Bridges. With animadversions of a late corrupt translation publish'd by Francis Moult. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    | . lur of thefe either every, or each other Day, [repeating them four, five, or fix times. Or, | Take two Ounces of the Conferve of Roman (Wormwood, Conferve of Garden Scurvey-grafs an Ounce, preferv?d Ginger half an Ounce, | Aromatic Garyopbyllate | a Drachm an -QWinterane Barque, and the true Salt of Worn. ivood, of each a Drachm, Syrup of Clove-Fuly- | flowers enough to make them into an Eleuary. -BLet the Patient take as much asa large Nutmeg going to bed, and of a fmall Walnut an hour be- fore Dinner, with a little of the aforefaid Wine, «gor without it, ifit gives him the Head:ach. Or, |. Take of the new and bright Filings of Stee] three Ounces, of the tops of Roman Wormmood half a handful, the Root Ir .J'or three days, fhaki off the Infufion, and ut Fhree, or four S “ before Dinner. To flay Vomitings. : Take of any Chalybeate Water, or inftead of . Plat, three Pints or two Quarts of Spring-wa- | ter