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trous Salts, withibmefmall Portionof the Antimony along with it.

TincTrura Antimonii Diaphorecici,TinBure of Diaphoretic Anti-mony.' Take of Antimonium Diapho-' reticum ft i. Salt-Vetre ft iii. let' them be finely pouder'dand well

* mix'd; then by a Spoonful at a' time put them into a red-hot Cru-' cible : let it Hand half an hour in' a ftrong melting Heat, then pour' it into a warm Iron Mortar ; beat' it to Pouder, and before it attracts' the Air, return it into a Matrafs,4 and add to it of tartariz.'dSpirit' ofWine ft iii. Let it digeft three' days and nights, and there will be

* a fine Tinclure, pleafant to

* the Talle, very flagrant, and far« excelling all other Antimonial« Tindures.'

The Dole is from ten to fixtyDrops. It is very Diuretic, aswell as Sudorific, and good in allkinds of Cachexies, and chronicalDiftempers. The Cerufs of Anti-mony is made with the Regulus andNitre, in the fame proportions andmanner as the Antimonium Dia-phoreticum; it is given in the famequantities, and is of the fame Vir-tues, but not io often prefcribed.Or thus:

CerufTa Antimonii, Cerufs of An-timony.' Take Regulus of Antimony' finely pouder'd J iv. put it into a' Retort, and add ( by an Ounce at

* a time ) Spirit of Nitre j xii . then

* fhake it ; place it in a Sand-Fur-

* nace, lute on a Receiver, and' give it a gentle Eire till it begins to' drop; then increafe the Fire gra-

* dually to the fourth Degree, keep' it fo till no Drops fall from the

' nofe of the Retort, or Fumes fly' into the Receiver. Let it cool,' and take out the Remains from

* the Retort; pouder and waih it' fweet as the other Cerufs, and' dry it.'

It is Diaphoretic, and by fomereckon'd to equal Bezoar Mineralin its Virtues. Its Dole is fromgr. x. to 5 i. But this meets withthe fame Fate as the DiaphoreticAntimony, in being adulterated withWhiting.

Magifterium Antimonii, Magifieiyof Antimony.' Take of Antimony in very fine' Pouder § iv. put it into a large' Matrafs, pour upon it one Pound' of Aqua Regis by § i v. at a timej' fet it upon a Sand-Heatin a Chim-' ney, that the Fumes may alcend' without offence. Make a fmall« Fire, and let it ftand in a Heat of' Digeflion ten or twelve hours,' fhaking it once in two or threes' hours : Then let it cool, and put' to it a Gallon of Fountain-Water,' which you muH pour off before

* it fettles. Put to it more Water,' ftir it, and pour it to the other be-' fore it fettles ; repeat this Opera-' tion till nothing remains in the' Matrais but a yellowiili Pouder ;' which is the combuñible Sulphur' of Antimony. Let the white Pou-

* der fettle, and decant the Water,' until by lèverai Ablutions the' Magiflery becomes iniipid : dry' and keep it for uie.'

The Operation of this is moreCathartic than Emetic, and itibmetimes operates by Sweat. Itis given in Apoplexies, Valfies, andall nervous and hypochondriacal Dif-tempers. Its Dofe is from v toxv gr.

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