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.

  • Sydenham, Thomas, 1624-1689.
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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    Sugar-candy, Scraped liquorice, Seeds of gourd, » Colocynth, » cucumber, » Melon, aa 5ij. Pound all that is not already powdered, and mix. Then take of fresh polypody of fennel-seeds, aa 5v]; boil, in Ib. iv of rain- or common water, down to two thirds. Strain. Add to the strained liquor two pounds of the best sugar. Boil a second time to the consistency of a syrup, with the pulps of cassia and tamarinds, and add in those ingredients which were in the form of powders. Diacorrallion.—YVormula of the Pharmacopoeia Londinensis, A.D. 1650. E Red coral, White coral, Bole armeniac (true), Dragon's blood, 44 5j ; Pearls, 5ss ; Lignum aloes, Red roses, Gum tragacanth, Cinnamon, 4a 9ij; White sanders-wood, Red sanders-wood, aa 9ij. Add four times the weight of sugar dissolved in weak cinnamon-water. Mix, and make into an electuary, secundum artem. Diagrydiun, Scammony and quince-seeds. Diambra.—Formula of the Pharmacopoeia Londinensis, A.D. 1677, for species Diambree. kK Cinnamon, Angelica-root, Cloves, Mace, Nutmeg, Indian leaf, Galangale, aa 51ij; Spica indica, Greater cardamom, Lesser cardamom, aa 5j ; Ginger, 3iss ; Lignum aloes, Yellow sanders-wood, Long pepper, aa 5i) ; Ambergris, 5153 ; Musk, 5ss. Mix. Fiat pulvis. Diaphenicén.—F ormula of the Pharmacopeeia Londinensis, a.p. 1650. Take of the pulp of dates, boiled in hydromel, and strained, and of fresh barley- sugar, 4a lb.ss; of sweet almonds, Ziiiss. Pound and mix. Add of clarified honey, lb.ij Boil for a short time, and add Ginger, Long pepper, Mace, Cinnamon, Dried rue-leaves, Fennel-seed, Carrot-seed, àà 5ij ; Finely-powdered turbith, Ziv; Scammony, Ziss. Ft. elect. secund, art.