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
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    538/822 (page 254)
    This compofition is as old as Mefue, who was its original author. The firft Difpenfatory of the College and the Augujian have received it alike. Zewelfer hereupon orders the Myrrh, as likewife allGums that are brought into this form, to be dif- folved ina proper quantity of Wine, or any convenient liquor : as being thus much better reducible to a due confiftence in the whole, than if But the compoier herein is left to his difcretion ;. who, if he be an artift, will always be governed by the-tex- ture and body of any Gum fo order- ed ; which will fometimes better fuit one management than another. Thefe are reported to purge pituitous humours ; and to be good againit afthma’s, dropfies, and the gout ; but the prefent practice hath almoft difowned them, and they are very rarely prefcribed. The dofe is from, 1 {cruple to 1 dram. Pilule Aloephangine, Aromatic Pill with Aloes.. Take of Cinnamon, Cloves, the leffer Cardamoms, Nutmegs, Mace, Calamus Aromaticus, Carpobalfam, or in its defect, Juniper Berries, Scheenanth, yellow Saunders, Ga- langal, and red Rofe. Leaves, of each half an ounce.. Let thefe be grofly powdes’d, and a tin@ure be drawn trom them, with Spirit of Wine, in a glafs veflel clofe Ropped, enough to itrain off 3 pounds ; in which dif- folve 1. pound of the fineft Aloes ; and to itradd of Maftich, and Myrrh of Saffron, 2drams; of. Peruvian Balfam, halfadram; and reduce the whole into a due confiftence for Pills, by evaporation .of the fuperfluous moifture over a heat of warm afhes. Thefe ‘are faid to--purge and firengthen the ftomach and head ; and are good to carry off pituitons and cold humours, which clog the ferfories ; to procure appetite, and promote digeition. And without doubt it is a good compofition for elteem’d as an alterative than-as:a cathartic ; and therefofe its ufe ought to be continued for fome time to an- {wer any end of confequence. | ‘This is not greatly in the prefent practice ; though a very good medicine ; the Pil. Rudii moiftly taking its place ; tho’ preferable only where a brifker purge is required. ‘The dofe of this is from 1 f{cruple to 4 {cruples, or more. Itis much the, better way to give all things of this kind over night ; becaufe by fo long continuance they get more into the blood, and havea greater effet upon the remote parts ; which “is their main intention. When this grows too brittle to form into Pills, as all of this kind will, moiiten it afrefh witha little Spirit of Wime. Pilule de Aloe lota, Pills of wafhed Alves. Juice of Rofes, and again in{piffated, 1 ounce; of the T'roches of Agaric, 3 drams; of Maftich, 2 drams; Sy- quantity, to make them into a mafs for Pills, S. 2. Aloe Rofata, Rofated Ales. - . Take of bright Succotrine Aloes in Powder, 4 ounces ; of the depu- rated Juice of Damafk Rofes, 1 pound ; and digeit them together, a Se - humidity is exhaled; and the remain- der become of a due confiftence for Pills, S. 4. | The dofe is from 1 to 2 {cruples. Pilula de Ammoniaco Magiftrales, Magifterial. Pills of Ammontacum. Take of Gum Ammoniacum, pre- pared with the Vinegar of Squills, z ounces ; of Succotrine Aloes, ,1 ounce and half; of Myrrh, Maftich, and. Benjamin, of each half an ounce ; of Saffron, and Salt of Wormwood, of each 2 drams ; of Syrap of Worm- weod-a fufficient quantity, to make them into a mafs for Pills.