Copy 1, Volume 1

The works of Thomas Sydenham, M.D / Translated from the Latin edition of Dr. Greenhill, with a life of the author, by R.G. Latham.

  • Thomas Sydenham
Date:
1848-1850
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Credit: The works of Thomas Sydenham, M.D / Translated from the Latin edition of Dr. Greenhill, with a life of the author, by R.G. Latham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Of the juice of roses, » marygold, * lemon, 2 citron, aa $vj. » pimpinella, Pr cinquefoil, aa Ziij; White-wine vinegar, 1b.j; Seeds of purslane, 3ij ; s - Cleran, » carduus, aa Zss; Flowers of water-lily, $ij ; » borage, T bugloss, » violet, - sweet William, aa 2); Powder of the three sanders-woods, 3vj. Mix, and let stand for three days. Then distil in a glass vessel. Add to the distilled liquor of Terra Lemnia, ,» silesiaca, » Samia, aa Ziss. Pearls prepared in lemon-juice, Ziij. Mix well, and keep for use. Scabious, Seabiosa arvensis ; Linn. Scordium, Teucrium Scordium ; Linn. Sharp-dock, Rwmev acutus, Linn. Smallage, Apium graveolens; Linn.: Synon., wild celery. Sir Walter Raleigh's powder.—The confectio aromatica of the present Pharmacopeeia. Solutive syrup of roses.— Formula of the Pharmacopceia Londinensis, A.D. 1650. EK Take of boiling spring-water four pounds. Infuse therein as much of the fresh leaves of the damask-rose as the liquor will take. Cover up, and soak for twelve hours. Squeeze out strongly. Boil the liquor again, and add an equal quantity of fresh rose-leaves for a second maceration. Repeat this nine times, increasing the quantity of water each time by one third, and increasing the quantity of rose-leaves in proportion. Add four parts of white sugar to six of the liquor. fiat syrupus secundum artem. Sovereign. syrup for melancholy.— Formula of the Pharmacopeceia Londinensis, A.D. 1650. Take of the juice and water of sweet-scented apples, aa lb.jss; of the juice and water of borage, aa Zix ; of the leaves of oriental senna, cleansed, lb.ss; of Aniseed, Fennel-seed, aa 3iij ; Thyme of Candy, aa Ziij ; Agaric (whitest sort), Rhubarb (best quality), aa Zss ; Cinnamon, Div; Saffron, 3ss. Steep the rhubarb and cinnamon by themselves in White wine, Apple-juice, aa 2i]; Soak all, except the saffon, in the above-named waters. The next day pour in the juices. Boil over a slow fire, skim, and strain through a jelly-bag. Add four pounds of the best white sugar. Boil to a syrup. Hang the saffron in a linen bag, and squeeze it over the mixture. Lastly, add the infusion of rhubarb. Boil gently down to the consistency of a syrup.