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The Table.
| Another [Oil]. | 129 |
| Another made of Regulus. original: "Regulus"; the pure metallic form of a mineral, in this context, the metallic part of antimony. | 136 |
| Its Effects. | 137 |
| Oil of the Mercury of Antimony. | 116 |
| Oil of Sulfur by the bell method, how made. original: "per Campan."; from the Latin per campanam, a distillation process using a bell-shaped glass vessel to collect vapors. | 128 |
P
| Powder of Antimony, fixed. original: "fixed"; in alchemy, a substance made stable and non-volatile so that it does not evaporate when heated. | 88, 89 |
| White and fixed. | 103 |
| Its Virtues. original: "Virtues"; the specific medicinal powers or healing properties of a substance. | 105 |
| Of Ruland. Refers to Martin Ruland the Elder (1532–1602), a German physician and alchemist famous for his medical dictionary and chemical remedies. | 104 |
| Fixed powders, why they are called Stones. | 147 |
| Purging through the lower parts is not the way to expel deep-seated diseases. original: "fixed Diseases"; refers to chronic or stubborn illnesses that do not respond to simple laxatives. | 58 |
Q
| Quintessence of Antimony, what it is. original: "Quintessence"; the purest and most concentrated essence or "fifth element" of a substance, believed to have the highest medicinal power. | 43, 74 |
| Its wonderful Virtues. | 76 |
| Quartan, Quotidian, and Tertian Fevers cured. These terms describe the cycle of fever spikes: "Quartan" occurs every four days, "Quotidian" every day, and "Tertian" every three days. These were often symptoms of malaria. | 127 |
R
| Fixed remedies do not purge. | 58 |
| Riches required by all. | 21 |
| The root of diseases, how expelled. | 57 |
| Considered by few. | 125 |
| Rubies of Antimony. original: "Rubies of Antimony"; a deep-red preparation of antimony, likely the "glass" or a specific salt, valued for its potency. | 124 |
S
| Salts, possessed of no transforming power. original: "Tinging Virtue"; the ability to change the color or nature of a substance, often associated with alchemical transmutation. | 148 |
| Are keys. original: "Keyes"; a common alchemical metaphor for substances (usually salts or acids) that "open" metals to allow for further chemical reaction. (In the same place) original: "ibid."; an abbreviation of the Latin ibidem, meaning "in the same place." | |
| Salt of Antimony and its use, when reduced— |
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