Chap, 57]. ‘Enghjl Herbs. 
or an Ext raft. 'Then add thereto choice Lime Juice , 
choice Canary , pure Spirit of Wine , of each a Lint 
and half: Louder of Cloves i Ounces : Cochinele , 
Saffron , Winters Cinnamon, of each I Ounce: Cam- 
phir half an Ounce diffolved in Oil of Oranges 2 
Drams •, or fo reduced to a Pap mix all and digeft 
fora Month , in a very gentle Sand heat , (baking 
the Glafs once or twice a Day : then let it ft and in 
a cool place , till it is perfetlly fettled , and decant 
the clear Kind ure , keeping it a Glafs clofe ft opt 
for Ufe. The Power and Vertue of this Medicine, 
■flies like Lightning thro’ the whole Body ^ for it 
is no fooner received into the Stomach, but it pre- 
fently refrelhes the Spirits, chears the Heart, and 
gives eafe and relief in any pain, in what part of 
the Body foever. Nor is this Preparation fubjeft 
to thofe ill effe&s , which fome other Opiates re- 
tain, becaufe it is freed from the Malign Sulphur 
of the Concreets, which the Water, in its firft 
diffolution will never refolve, for which jreafon it 
is much pleafanter than many other Preparations of 
Opium. It fiiently and foftly as it were, appeafes 
pain in any part of the Body from Head to Foot^ 
allays Grief, procures a quietnefs of Mind , and 
caufes pleafant Reft and Sleep, reftoring Nature to 
its Priftine State, and repairing the decayed Strength. 
It is of fuch an amicable, and Kind Nature, that 
fcarce any Cordial ftiould be given without fome 
few Drops of it for thereby , 'the Cordial it felf 
is exalted and made more Cordial. It gives eafe 
after an admirable manner, both in Stone and 
Gout, cures Rheumatifms, and alleviates After-pains 
of Women in Child-Bed , giving them reft and 
eafe. It is a Specifick in the Gout, and all raging 
pains in the Joints, Nerves, Sides, and Bowels, 
being inwardly taken , and outwardly bathed upon 
the parts affefled. It gives eafe in an Exquifite 
Pleurify in half an Hours time : ftops Catarrhs and 
Coughs to a miracle, as alfo all lorts of Bleeding, 
as fpitting Blood, vomiting Blood, pifling Blood, 
Bloody-flux and Hepatick Flux, Flux of the Cour- 
■fes, and the extream bleeding of Wounds : It is 
an excellent thing againft Wind, Indigeftion, Co- 
lick, and other Diftempers of the Bowels, pro- 
ceeding from cold and (harp Humors. It gives re- 
lief in Afthma’s, fhortnefs of Breath, Hoarfnefs, 
Wheezing, and the Phthlfick, or Ulceration of 
the Lungs ^ and diflolves the Tartar or Vifcous 
Flegm, which (ticks to the Lungs, Stomach and 
Guts, and is the caufe of Tortions , pricking or 
(harp Pains : It does indeed extinguifli in all Ages 
and Sexes, the acrimonys, (harpnefs, and anguifti 
of Difeafes, giving relief after a miraculous man- 
ner, and this fometimes after all hopes are palt. 
You may give of it from 10, to 20, 30, or 40 
Drops, or more, according to Age and other Cir- 
cumttances, in Wine, as Canary, or in Beer, Ale. 
or other Liquors, every Night going to Bed. 
L. T inffura Opij L trace l ft Diaphoretica , Para- 
celfus his Sweating Tin&ure of Opium. Take of 
one of the former Ext raffs of Opium 1 2 Ounces • 
Tart an si d Spirit of Wine a Gallon Saffron , Co- 
chinele , of each 2 Ounces digeft and make a very 
ft rang Tinffure , which decant from the Laces • to 
this Tinffure add of the Tinffura Diaphoretica La- 
racelfi in our Pharmacopeia Londinenfis , Lib. 4. 
Chap. 7. Se£L 2%. 2 Gallons: mix , digeft, circulate 
for a Month , a?id keep the Tinffure for XJfc. It is 
a moft admirable thing to caufe Sweating, and 
you will find it as good a Sudorifick, as is ordinari- 
ly to be met with , expelling Tartarous Difeafes, 
as the Scurvy, Dropfy, Jaundice, Gout, Rheuma- 
tifm, and Pox. It melts Icy and Refinous Humors, 
expelling Wind in any part. And by its Balfamick 
Virtue, it refills putrefa&ion, expelling themalig- 
mty ot_ 'he Meades , Small Pox, Poifon, and 
Hague it lelt. It may be given from 20 Drops, to 
4 ?j 6o p o' more, without any danger, in any Ve- 
hicle the Phyfitian dlall fee fit. 
LI. Tindura Opij Schcferi. Schefer his Tinflure 
of Opium. TakeThebian Opium, (dryedai Quer- 
cetau advifes) or, fame of the fanner Extrads of 
Opium 12 Ounces -, ;■ edified Spirit of Wine 1 Gal- 
lon, acuatei with Oil of Vitriol 12 Ounces-, Eng- 
hjh Saffron, Species Diambrx, AromaticumRofatum. 
of each 2 Ounces-, Ambergrife 6 Drams: Inf ufe all 
in a Glafs Matrafs clofe flop t for 20 Days, then 
decant the clear , filter and it keep 'for Ufe.' It is a 
molt admirable Soponfick , cafes all pains in 3 
Moment, performing rile fame in a molt admira- 
ble manner, and all that the molt excellent Lauda- 
num can do. Dole from to, or 1 2 Drops, to 20, 
?o, or more, according to Age and other Circu'm- 
ltances. 
L\Vi Spiritus Opij , Spirit of Opium. Take 
choice Thebtan Opium a Round cut into bits, and 
difjolve it in a fujficicnt quantity of fair Water 
fo much as may exlrati all the T mdure of it, and 
till it will yield no more color-, what remains, which 
mil not dijfo/ve in the Water caft away, and let the 
Tmdure fettle t, Hit is perfectly clear, which decant, 
and caft thofe Feces alfo away : to this Tmdure 
add an equal quantity of Spirit of Wine -, digeft 24 
flours, and then in a Glafs Alembick draw off all 
the Spirit , and continue the dift illation till what 
comes over taftes Sowerifli : draw off the remaining 
part of the Water ( which is a thing of no Ufe) 
till the Magma becomes as thick as new Honey ■ 
Cohobate the Spirit upon the Magma, and dift ill as 
before-, whichWork of Cohobation repeat four times 
drawing it off at /aft till an Extrad is left at bot- 
tom, of aconfiftence fit for Fills-, this Spirit thus 
drawn off, is Spirit cf Opium : The Ext rad at bot- 
tom may ferve to make Laudanum of There is 
alfo another way to make Spirit us Opij , which is 
done by Fermentation, after this manner. Take 
l hebian Opium a Found, diffohe it by gentle Boiling 
m a Gallon of Rain Water-, then decant or ftrain 
and caft the Feces away: To this add another Gal- 
lon of fair Rain Water, in which diffolve Brown 
Sugar 6 Pounds, and a good large Leven, and with 
a gentle heat, being about Blood warm, cauje them 
to Ferment for fome Days, till all the Liquor be- 
comes of a Vinous Smell : Then put all into a Copper 
Vefica, with, ts Head, Serpentine and Receiver, and 
daft ill or drawoff 8 or j Pounds of Spirit , which 
keep for Spirit of Opium. Then changing the Re- 
ceiver, draw off the Water till it begins to Talfe 
fower, this keep for Poppy Water. Afterwards 
putting more Water to the Magma, vtajb .it all out 
of the Still, and evaporate it away, till an Extract 
remains of a confiftency for Pills, which may be re- 
ferved, to be put into fome Opiate Preparation. 
There are feveral other ways alfo of making Spi- 
rit of Opium, which you may fee at large in the 
Second Edition, of Our Pharmacopeia Bateana 
Lib. 1. Chap.2 Seft.;8. which fee at your leifure' 
Thefe Spirits are much pleafanter than either 
Tmdure or Extrad of Opium , which contain the 
Body of the ConcAec. Spirit of Opium never 
makes the Stomach tick as fome other Preparati- 
ons do, nor yet diiturbs the Head,ocherwife thin it is 
poffibie as much Spirit of Wine nay do, which is a 
confiderable advantage in its Operation. And 
^ ls n< ^' altogether io itrong and forcible as 
are Tinffure s , Ext raffs , or Laudana , yet it ope- 
rates with much more fpeed and (afety than they 
pombly can. For they fly like Lightning through 
the whole Body, and give eafe and relief’ not only 
to the Spirits, but to the Univerlal Body almolt 
