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from Ofwald Crollius, which iscrouded with (o many infignificantIngredients, as not to be now at allminded. It hath paiTed thro' allthe College Editions with little or noAlcerations, and is now much inefteem for many Intentions, butchiefly as the Oxycroceum,

Eniplaftrum Stomachicutn Magi-strale, The Magifierial Stomach-Plaißer.

' Take of Mint, Wormwood,£ Stcechas, and Bays, ana 3 i. of

* Marjoram, red Rofes, and yel-

* low Sanders, ana s ii. of Cala-' mus Aromaticus, Aloes Wood,« Flowers of Lavender, Nutmegs,« Cubebs, Galangal, long Pepper,'and Mace, ana 5 i. of Maftich,4 3 iii. of Cloves, 5 iifs. of the Oils

* of Mint, 3 ifs. of Nard, 5 i. and« of Spike, 5 i. of Refin and Wax,' ana 5 iv. of Labdanum, \ iii. of

* ftrained Storax, 5 fs. Make into( an Emplafter, S. a:

There are no lefs than threePrefcriptions under this Title, inthe Pharmacopoeia Repa, and twoin the firft Edition of the College,one of which is afcrib'd to Alefue.Schroder hath one not much un-like. They all aim at the fameIntention, of warming and com-forting the Stomach, by the Steams 1ixov ',of volatile Aromatics ; but whatis now here retained is much pre-ferable to them all, particularly inUniformity of Intention ; tho thisfufticiently abounds with Ingredi-ents, which is fome detriment to agood Confiftence in the whole. Itis now much in efteem, and fre-quently prefcrib'd to ftrengthen theStomach, infomuch that there arehardly any Shops without it.

Emplaftrum Tonforis.

« Take of hard Pitch, it ii. of' Wax, ft i. of Refin of the Pine-' Tree, ft fs. of Fenugreek Flower,' and the Powder of black Cha-' malxon and Briony-Root, ana' 5 iv. of Cummin Seeds finely* powder'd, % ii. Make into a Plai-« iter, S. a:

I cannot trace this farther backthan the laft Editions of the Col-lege, nor guefs at the Reaibn forits pariicular Name. It is howeverfo obfcure both in Practice, and inthe Shops, as to be hardly evermade or called for.

This Clafs of Compofitions hathlikewife had its fhare of Improve-ment, in the prefent Emendationof the College Difpenfatory, both inthe Expulfion of fome ufelefs ones,and the Addition of what were notin before ; of the former fort arethe Emplaflrum Album coilum Vl-me?ife ; Barbarum magnum of Ga-len ; Catagmaticum, both of Vigonand Renodius ; e Ctnnabari, ~è Creta ;de Cnifla Pants ; DiaphœMtccn Cali-dum v frigidum, both of Mefue ;Divinum of Nicolais ; Gratia Dei oíthe fame Author ; de Hermodaflylis ;Hyflericum from Renodnus ■ de Ja-nua oí Nicolaus ; MiiTfowpo^i»-the Ge Minio Comp. Ner-vwum, and de Ranis of Vigon ; Sa-crum ; de Sandyce ; Sicyonium, fin*Pari ; 'S.retipa.vttlov : and of the lat-ter are the A'lhifivum, Epifpafiicum^but efpecially the Pafia Ubi[paßica yEmplaßrum Merc-,¡ale and Opodelrdoc. Befides which 'additions, manyformerlv inferted are much improv-ed, as the Fmblaflrum'e Cym'mo, andothers. Tlip Expulfion of the Em-plaftrum de Rinis is not likely how-ever to diicredit it in Practice, be-ç;;uf; it is. by common Experience,

found

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