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Powder of Drinks

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Source: The farrier's dispensatory. In three parts. Containing first, a description of the medicinal simples commonly made use of in the diseases of horses ... Secondly, the preparations of simples, vegetable, animal, and mineral ... Thirdly, a number of useful compositions and receipts suited to the cure of all diseases. To which is also added, a compleat index of all the medicines contained in the book ... with a table of diseases pointing to the remedies proper in each malady by Gibson, W. (William), 1680?-1750 (1734), narrative-offset-648983.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • Drinks: an Handful of each, and wring out their Juice, otherwife to

Method as extracted

  1. Grind according to the source passage: Se£h IX* Drinks . be a good Remedy enough, only that it is unskilfully managed ; for the Spices are much better given in Powder than boiled, be- caufe the volatile Parts of them are in a great Meafure loft in boil¬ ing ; and the better Way to ma¬ nage the Herbs, fo as to make the Medicine of any Efficacy, would be to take an Handful of each, and wring out their Juice, otherwife to boil them would be too much for the Quantity of the Liquor, and they are too few as they are ordered- This Method will make the Medicine much better, and contain the Virtue of the Simples more efficacioufly. The following is from the fame Author. * Take Ariftolochia rotunda , 4 that is, round Birthwort, Bay- * berries. Gentian, Anifeeds, Gin- 4 ger, and of Trifora magna , of 4 each half an (Dunce ; beat all 4 the Simples to a very fine Pow~ 4 der, and mix them well toge- 4 ther; then take of White- wine, 4 or good Ale or Beer, a Quart, 4 then put into it one Spoonful of 4 all of them, with half a Pint of 4 Sallad Oil, and two Drams of 4 Mithridate, warm thefe upon 4 the Fire, and adminifter it ‘ blood-warm, and exercife him 4 before and after his Drench, but 4 not to fweat him, neither let 4 him drink co-id Water four or 4 five Days together.

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  1. The farrier's dispensatory. In three parts. Containing first, a description of the medicinal simples commonly made use of in the diseases of horses ... Secondly, the preparations of simples, vegetable, animal, and mineral ... Thirdly, a number of useful compositions and receipts suited to the cure of all diseases. To which is also added, a compleat index of all the medicines contained in the book ... with a table of diseases pointing to the remedies proper in each malady — The farrier's dispensatory. In three parts. Containing first, a description of the medicinal simples commonly made use of in the diseases of horses ... Secondly, the preparations of simples, vegetable, animal, and mineral ... Thirdly, a number of useful cPrimary source for the extracted ingredients and method at narrative-offset-648983.
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