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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    | fication}, not only to the Shoulders, but to the | binder part of the Head it felf, being firft fhaved. | To which Part, as well in this Difeafe, as in the Jj Head-ach, and Inflammations of the Eyes, I com- monly order them to be applied, rather than to any other, and with better Succefs. After Bleed- | Take of Pilula Majftichina || two Scruples, and sh) five Drops of Chymical Oi of Majorane : Mix, | and takethem going to Bed. On the next Morn- | ing drink this Z4pozeme. | Take Spring-water feafon'd with ace, a | Quart or three Pints, four Ounces of the Water of Sage of Virtue, of fweet Majorane Water two | Ounces, and fix Drachms ot the Bitter Purging | salt: Mix and take them in the ufual manner. Sometimes it may be ufeful to take a Spoonful | Take the Leaves of fweet Majorane and Sage | of Virtue, of each two Drachms, Gentian Root, and the Species of Hiera Picra, of each two Scruples, and four Ounces of Wbite-wine. Di- geft them twelve hours ina Bottle well ftopp'd, E:g and t Cupping-Glaffes applied with Scarification.] This Ope- ration, as it is commonly performed in England, is both frightful and painful. But the Glaffes being warmed with |'a Lamp, inftead of being filled with flaming Tow; and a Phlebm ufed (by Filliping) inftead of a Launce, after the German-way ; it is altogether as eafy as bleeding at the Arm. | Pilula Maftichina.| A Compounded Pil! is rhe London- Difper[atory.