52 2 The Complete Englifh T>ifpenfatory. Parr III

« ther, and make them into a Plai-; fter, S. A.'

This is afcribed to Nicolaus inthe Auguftan Difpenfatory, as like-wife by the firft of the College, in-to which it is tranfcribed ; but herethe Quantity of Saffron is muchabridged. This feems to have ta-ken its Name from the Saffron andVinegar, both which are exprefTedby it, notwithstanding the fmallfhare Vinegar hath in it ; and in-deed the Augufian Collection givesone Prefcription, under this Title,from Vigon, which is alfo in thefiríl Edition of the College, thathath in it neither Saffron nor Vine-gar, but that whole Compofition isvery juftly cenfured by Zwelfer.

The Pharma-copasia Regia gives like- Emplaftrum Sticticum, Sticlic Plai-wife a Prefcriotion hezr-nn »h. - *

Emplaftrum de Sapone, Soap Plai-fier.' Take of common Oil, lb ¡i. ofc red Lead, It i. Let them be put

* upon the Fire, and briskly ftirred' about a good while, until they

* are very well mixed ; then take' the Mixture off the Fire, and be-' fore ir is quite cold, ftir in of' Venice Soap, cut into thin Slices,' ft fs. and make into a Plainer

« s. a: '

This is hut a very modern Con-trivance, tho much in efteem a-mongft fome Perfons, chiefly fordifcuffmg Gouty Tumours, and theJuices Stagnating after Sprains.

Viife a Prefcription bearing thisTitle, and not greatly differing inMaterials. This hath been in greatefteem for many Intentions ofConfequence ; tho Hildanus, Cent.4. Ob£ 99, 100. takes notice offbme Inconveniences and Mifchiefsarifing from its ufe. The mannerof its Compofition hath been veryparticularly directed by Zweifer ;but what the College have thoughtfit to give here, is fufficient for anyCompounder. Notwithstanding theAbridgment of the Saffron in itsquantity (which in the njes/bremight probably be from the Vir-tues of ours being fo much beyondany that is foreign) yet the Cove-toufnefs of our wholesale Medicine-Makers hath found out a way todiminifh even that, and it is to befeared Sometimes, to imitate itsColour, without putting ir. anv Saf-fron at all ; fo that it is needful tobe cautious, when any great dé-pendance is had hereupon. It ischiefly ufed to warm and ftrengtheadebilitated Parrs.

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Litharge

niacum, and Bdellium

3 ivfs -

1 Take of theOil of Olives, | vi.

of yellow Wax, ? ifs. of Ground

of Gum Animo-

____, ana % fs.

of Galbanum, % vi. ofOpopanax,- Oil of Bays, Calamine, both the' Birthworts, Myrrh and Frankin-' cenfe, ana 3 ii. and of fine Tur-' pentine, 3 i. Let the Oil and Li-' tharge be boiled, and incorp-<ra-' ted together, Stirring all the vv:,:!e' with a Spatula, till it ceafes to* flick to the Fingers ; then remo-' ving it off the Fire, melt in it the' Wax, next the Turpentine mixed' with the Gums, and l.ift of all the' Powders, v.'i m all is cold, put' in the Frankinceùi; and Oil of' ¿ays, fo as to make the whole' into a Plaifter, S. A.'

This is originally t!-e Prefcriptionof Parece'- 1 '--!, Sor which reafon itis frequently, in the Shops, calledraracel/us's Plai? er, L. differs notmuch from the Ernpiaßrum Cero-neum, and the Divinum of Nice-laus. The Augufian Difpcnfatorygrvc;s sjnç under the. Ùtsic Title,

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