Materia medica; or, A description of simple medicines generally us'd in physick; ... : with an appendix, shewing the nature and use of mineral waters. / Written originally by the learned Monsieur Tournefort, ... ; faithfully translated into English.

  • Tournefort, Joseph Pitton de, 1656-1708.
Date:
1716
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Credit: Materia medica; or, A description of simple medicines generally us'd in physick; ... : with an appendix, shewing the nature and use of mineral waters. / Written originally by the learned Monsieur Tournefort, ... ; faithfully translated into English. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    rical Head, conlifting ot feveral Seeds that are hairy, flat, and running together into a round Head, ending in a lharp Point like a Hair or Thread: The Cup of the Flower is divided into ten unequal and fharp-pointed Parts, rank’d in an alternate Order. Upon a chymical Analyfis, there is obtain’d from Vrlnc Averts an indifferent quantity of Oil, and concre* ted volatile Salt *, but a copious quantity of Earth and Phlegm, both acid and acrimonious; From whence we may probably conclude, that a Salt Ar- moniack embarrafs’d with a Sulphur chiefly predo¬ minates in this Plant; upon which account, the Roots of Avens are fuppos’d to be cardiack, open- virtues. ing, vulnerary, or good to flop the bleeding of Wounds, and Catarrhs or Defluxions from the Head upon the Lungs, Ifc Of the Roots of Avens and Mafterwort a |j, of the Leaves of Clary, Thyme, and Marum of Cor* tufus a m.ij. of Pseony-feeds $iij, of Lavender Flow¬ ers and Lilly of the Valley dpug.ij. of Tartar vi- triolated $j, boil them in a fufficient quantity of fair Water to lfeifs,and make an Apozem for three Dofes, adding to each Dofeof the Syrup of Baum gj, this is us’d to {lengthen the Brain. R Of the Roots of Averts |ij, of Saflafras §iij9 of Sale of Tartar 5j, infufe them in ibi of White Wine, and take $iv of the Colature, adding to it of the Queen of Hungary's Water one fpooniul. CHAP