Volume 1

Pharmacopoeia officinalis et extemporanea: or, a compleat English dispensatory. In two parts. Theoretic and practical. Part I in two books ... Part II in five books ... / by John Quincy.

Quincy, John, -1722.

Date:: 1749

Credit: Pharmacopoeia officinalis et extemporanea: or, a compleat English dispensatory. In two parts. Theoretic and practical. Part I in two books ... Part II in five books ... / by John Quincy. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$a eee ee ee ee ee “ : mea n an an _ IV... If any drops, of oil, fvim *. onsthe furface “ef the Waters, they ‘ ought to be carefully taken off. .. Aqua Cinnamomi\ fine Vino, Cinna mon Water without Spirit, or Simple Cinnanion Water... ; m “Take of Cinnamon..1 pound, * fufe two. days,-then diftil off the € water till it:ceafes to. sun milky. _ >», Aqua Cinnamomi; cum, Vino, ... Cinnamon Water. with Spirit ‘ French Brandy, x.:gallon ; infufe them two days,,and.then diftil off ot fsa gallaniysd vapid it *» ~~ Aqua Regin# “Hangarie,” oo. 4... Hungary Water. . “eake of frefh’ gathered Flowers of Rofemary two pounds, Rectified Spirit of Wine tyo quarts; pyt them together, and diftil’ them im- mediately in balneo.”* Former Simple Watets #f the College, iq From the Leayes, and Buds of »eBoth the Wormwoods, Angelica, Carduus B. Succory, the: greater Ce* landine, Eyebright,:..Fennel, Fumi- tory, Hyffop, Marjoram, Baum, Mint,:\ ‘Parfley, | Plantain, Penni- royal, : Oak, -Rue,:. Saxifrage, and Meadow-fweet..1y 0 Sass ‘A From the Flowers of of the alley, Red Poppies, CoWwflips, Piony, Rofemary,. hite, Red and From the Fruits of _ Citrons (the Peel) Rafp-berries, Green Walnuts, and Black Cherries : which, bruifed with the Stones, draw t gallon, 0) oS yew From an Animals Proge-Spavitcllil cd “jy Hiwen, here a,.very great reduction is made ‘of the Simple, Waters, with which,, the, Difpentatofies formerly abounded:;,,and .certaisly, with, good reafon,; becaufe there were not, only many: before, ordered sof no, efficacy, but likewife they. were. fo, numerous,’ that, a, great, deal of ,needlefs trouble and expence were:employed..to |keep them.all in réadinefs., It may poflibly tained, are of importance |or efficacy enough to. deferve jit; byt it isto be remembered, that..yery slittle depend+ they :being, feldom: .ufed, but as ver hicles'.to things | of; »greater virtue < and in many circumftances, a,vehi- cle is.fo much the. better, for being deftitute of any medicinal favour. or tafte,,.as'it the, more, gratefully ..con- veysdown, what, the .greateft , ftrefs is,laid upon. But here; it may not ‘he amifs, to advertife the reader,, that whatfoever properties any Simple has insthe grofier or moreifalid.of its, parts; whére, it atts das an \Emetics.. Ca- thartic, ot Afiringent\;,the reffduum, which is left.after, diftillation, .will remain ‘in’ full poffefon,.of thems and therefore the: operator, may, huf- bandit accordingly..<r-hus the purg- dng, Syrup of Rofes,.ds as well.made after, the Damask-Rofe Water. is Grawns off, as. if, the ‘Flowers were juiced, or put into: infufion ;. becaufe nothing of a Catharti¢ quality rifes with, the Water ; and,.the) Syrup of dry?d .Red-Rofes,, .may,,.b¢.\ as, well made with the: refduum: after the ‘Water. is drawn off, for, the. fame reafon ; and fo. of many others. The fame-alfo holds good)as to Extra&s, of virtues, not communicable to what rifes in vapour, sand.itherefore all fuch'.extrats, as af. Gentian, and many, others, are moft,.conveniently made. with what is left, after diftil- lation; concerning»which we, fhall fee further when wé come to Zx- frags, wnder another fection. re$