Cochlearia curiosa: or the curiosities of scurvygrass. Being an exact scrutiny and careful description of the nature and medicinal vertue of scurvygrass. In which is exhibited to publick use the most and best preparations of medicines, both Galenical and chymical ... in which the plant, or any part thereof is imployed / ... Englished by Tho. Sherley.

  • Moellenbrock, Valentin Andreas, -1675
Date:
1676
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Credit: Cochlearia curiosa: or the curiosities of scurvygrass. Being an exact scrutiny and careful description of the nature and medicinal vertue of scurvygrass. In which is exhibited to publick use the most and best preparations of medicines, both Galenical and chymical ... in which the plant, or any part thereof is imployed / ... Englished by Tho. Sherley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    HH] i} Hil} The &piftle {trious ard ufeful Society of Men, who ftile themfelves the Curzous In- quifitors after Nature, he compofed it in Latine interlaced with much of his own native Language, the German Tongue, all which for thy benefit I have put into Enelifh, together with a large Alphabetical Table. In the doing which I have not been fo folicitous after the fine and modifh way of Expreflion, as to render the Work intelligible, and confequently ufefal to all forts of Readers. Medicines fromtheir ufefulnefs to the Sick, are {tiled Ose» xeces , tie Hands of God, and are fofacred a part of theArt of Phyfick,that the prepara. tion of them ought not flightly to be committed into unfaithful or ignorant hands, it being too common for fuch perfons to make grofs and dangerous miftakes, to prevent which itis the duty of all honeft, able Phyfitians to make up and difpenfe their own Me- dicines : AndI am fure it was the jau- dable cuftom of all the antient Fa- thers of Phyfick to do fo, even till this laft Century ; andI find it not anely voted honourable to do fo, a- mongit