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Show 350 COMPOUND MEDICINES. COMPOUND MEDICINES; petite, and cures the Colic. It cleanfes the Kidneys, prevents the breed» ing of Gravel, promotes Sweat and Urine, quenches l hirll, and is par. ticularly ltrviceable againlt the Scurvy ; as alfo in grievous Pains and Spa-fins. 'ili‘wo Drains mixt with :1 Quart of Water will make a proper Drink in burning Fevers, to promote Urine, and to procure Sleep. lt reitrains febrile luffervelcencius, efpecially in malignant Fevers. The Dq/e 15 from gut. xx. to 3‘. Sl'lRlTUa~ RORlSMARlNl, Spirit oqu/Gmary. L. Take of Role mary Top: fijifs. of proofSpirit 3. Gallon. Difiil off five Pints in the Heat ofa Water-bath. This is commonly called Ho NGARY \VATER, the external Ule of which is well lrnown. It is accounted a brood Me- dicine ag-ainft all cold Diforders of the Brain, Nerves, and jboints; as all?) for the Rheumatifm and wanderirg Gout. it is carminative, liomxthic, cures the Head-och, and helps Deafne s. The Dcfiis 3j. in Wine or any cephalic W'atcr 3.13 ordered a Spoonful three Times a 361 Urine, for which there is not a better Remedy ; loofens the Belly and is an ineilimable Medicine in all hot Dil‘eafes. It penetrates into all Parts of the Body, through its great Subtilty ; but is fometirties apt to caufe Coughing, on which Account it may be improper for theft: whole Lungs are weak. It is a great Enemy to Putrefaclion, which Adi-gm confirms ; for he i‘ays he has rel‘tored fiinking V'Vater, Blood Bile, lilcfh, and many other Bodies to Sweetnefs by this wonderful acié Spirit. He recommends it to cure the Sea-{curvy when there are Marks ofVirulence, and affirms it will c0unteiza€t the putrifying Qlality of Rock and Bay-falt, when they have been taken in fuch large Quantieg as to occafion a greater Diflblution in the Body than the Welfare of itrequires. it is better than other mineral Acids in the Cure of this Dileale, becaufe they are more l'typtic, lefs volatile, leis iubtile, and lefs penetrating. In proper Defes it cannot but he beneficial to all Con- llitutions, where the neutral Salts have a volatile alkaline Tendency, as VJeeli. againl‘t the flying and Hip gout. SPlleUS et SAL VOLATlLlS SALIS AMMONIACl, 1/0/11 iii»: Sfirit iii-(2' Fry/i of fig! Jill/'iffi'l‘liziflf, L. Take of any fixed alkaline Salt fijifs. of Sal Ammoniac Ifij. of \‘Vater two Quarts. Dillil off a Qiart of the Spirit with a gentle Heat. Fothhe VorA'rrLE SALT, Take of the timed Chalk Ibij. ofSal Ammoniac fbj. Sublime in a Retort with a firong Fire. They agree pretty nearly in their Vir- they always have in the Scurvy; for being faturated with volatile al- kaline Salts, it will be converted into true Sal Ammoniac, which is acknowledged to be wholefome, and capable of removing fome ofthe tues with the Spirit and Salt of Hart/507w. {lous Parts covered with {oft linnen Cloths or Spunges well wetth with it, many Times every Day. The Dq/e is gut. xx. every Day in a propt? Vehicle, though forne may require more than double or treble that humber. Brier/15mm: recommends this Spirit againfi a Gangrene of the SPlRlTUS SALlS AMMONIACI DULCIS, Dir/rifled Spirit rf Sni.422rz;.~om‘ar. L. Take of any alkaline Salt ibis. of Sal Ammoniac iii: of proof Spirit of Wine three Pints. Dirtil otfa Pint and a half. This is diuretic, diaphoretic. and ilimulating. It is very ufeful in the hylle- molt obltinate Obflruétions. At the fame Time that this and Sea-water are taken inwardly, he would have the Ulcers on the Gums, Legs, and other Parts be bathed in this laft, even when there is Rottenefs of the Bones. The Mouth mm": be gargled with it, and the ulcerated and ca- Gums, Mouth, and Tongue. iic Pafiion, {ltepy Difeafes, the Lethargy, Palfy, and Sturvy; as alfo it; nervous Peters. The Dag/c is from gut. xx. to 3'. SPIRITUS, SAL, et OLEUM SUCClNl, Spirit, fizz/i. and Oiiaf‘ fir/trier, L. Dillil Amber in a Sand-heat, increafing it gradually, and Sl'lRlTUS SALlS AMlVlONlACl SULPHUlflEUS, Su/M'J/riw: there will afeend a Spirit, Oil, and Salt, which is foul with the Mixture Take three Parts of quicl; Lime, two Parts of 0i Oil. Dillil the Oil over again, and it will feparate into a. thinner Oil, \l'lllCll Will afttend. The remaining thick Part is called Balfour of Am- her. The Sait is to be boiled in the Spirit or ‘Water, and fct apart to flIQOt into Chryllals. Thus the Salt will be freed from the adhering Pil. The oftener this is done the purer it will be. The Srz'i is a true t‘iI/‘TU/zztzi/e aim/2m, with an Acidity. It is balfamic, penetrz:ting. antilePUC, a great Diuretic and Antihyl‘teric. It lliniulntes the Nerves, 7'! 0/342! A/mmoiziac. Sal Ammoniac, and one Part Of Sulphur Vivum. Mix them together, and fill a (Silafs Retort half full, and diltil them in a pretty frrcng Sande heat. 't‘hcre will come over a very volatile urincus Spirit of a Gold Colour, of a l'tinking Smell, which mull' be kept in a Veffel tlofc fioyt. This, iays fz'qflimm, will readily mix with rectified Spirit of Wine, of which take three Parts, and one Part of the volatile Spirit, and mix them. This makes an excelltnt Sudoriiic if taken from gut, xxx. to gut. xl. in all Cafes. whzre fweating is required. Mix a little Camphire with it, and it makes a Liquor ulizch takes will the Filing of the Gout like a Charm, when the feet are bathed with it pretty frequently. It will he proper {Wmetimes to mix O/rium, Saflimz, and (Ta/iii- with this Liquor. SPlRl'l'US SALES MARINI GLAUBERl, G/izuéer's 51""7' "if Frat/23ft. L. Take Seat faltand llrong Spirit of Vitriol, of each Ibli- 0? 'Water 21 I‘Lrt. hiix the Water and the Spirit of Vitriol together; then add the Mixture to the Salt gradually under :1 Lhimney, afterwardS diilil them. firtt with a gentle l‘ ire, afterwards with a llrong One. Tins Spirit is juilly preferred to all other mineral Acids, as molt friendly :0 the human Body. "id ‘0"le the Spirits. , t is of great Ufe in Catarrhs. ,Uiforders. of the Elite-dam Nerves, convulfire D‘iliCIILCS, the Vertigo and Lethargy. The 05/: rs from gr. ii. to .35. I'll"). rThe Doll: it 31' The Cit/is f:tnd, balfnmic, and dip » -r: ' -. it is good in Difottlurs ofthc Nerves, f";ad' and Womb ; the Armpit: Gonorrhtt‘u, and Oid (,JlCCLS. l he Die {51mm gut, ii. to out. xx Outwardly anointed on the l'art, it is good "1 firhrrtic Pains, Fairies, Defiuxions, and L‘iiorecrs of the licud. "Ffiii'ilTUs‘ \"il‘i'GSUi‘, Ci‘if‘dl‘IiOR ATUS, C rs, fer-um 5p}?! of "'1‘" L. Take of'tiamphize Zij ofrcitiwd Spirit (.1 Wine .1 (,LUIll't. "51.x lllcm to as to diffolve the Cumphire, This is chiti'iy for external I: is cooling, quenches Thirit, reftrains preterntx‘u- ral Heat, excites the Appetite, precipitates bilious Crudities, 91‘3"" The 3/713 it \thicii tried to be thrown "WY 1'» now given inf'tezn fthc Salt. r, _icl.lt is good for Burns, the Palfy of the. Limbs. l'cinu of the Rhett‘mmi and to difCuls inflammations. it likeuifc rci'olrcs 'i'uuxors, hinders Van" \II \Illu l II" |