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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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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    | | [dii |, together with a Grain, or a Grain 4nd. -]halt of London Laudanum, are oftentimes given | with good Succefs. |. And fometimes Quick-/;lver, if the Patient , miwallows enough of it, as four or fix Ounces - Jand efpecially if it be taken in about two Ounces of the Tindura Sacra; that is, the Tin@ure of [the Species Hiere Picre, made with White-wine; Jor in fome other convenient Purger. | Butof all other Medicines, the Purging Wa Jters, or the Salt made of them, is the nobleft, be- ing taken in the following, or other like manner. Take of Spring or River-mater feafon’d with ]MMace three Pints and half, Cbamemile-flower- water, Or Mint-water fix Ounces; of the Bittey Pint at a Draught hot, and all of it in an hour, or an hour and half; altho he fhould vomit fome part of it. This Adedicine is fometimes more effe&ual, if allifted with the following. |. lake of the Tindura Sacra two, three, or four Ounces ; and hereof a {poonful or two, be. fore every Draught of the aforefaid <Apozeme, In the Worms. The fame Salt, if the Nurfe mixes a Drachm, v or A LS abs Meena Sean Se eRe LE jolt Pilula Rudii.] A Pillinthe London Difenfatory. »