The Microcosmic Animal Stone, or the Supreme Medicine from the Little World of the Human Body

remains behind / from this extract draw out the Greenness with a good Spirit of Wine Spiritu Vini: Distilled alcohol, used as a solvent to extract medicinal properties, which is the Essence of Emerald. Then distill the Spirit of Wine in a water bath B. M. or Balneum Mariae: A gentle heating method using a vessel placed in boiling water away from it again / until it reaches the thickness of honey.

USE original Latin: "USUS"

This Essence of Emerald is excellent for the brain / of which 4, 6, up to 8 drops should be administered in a suitable water. It drives away melancholy In the 17th century, melancholy was viewed as a physical ailment caused by an excess of "black bile." and madness original: "Aberwitz," referring to delirium or irrationality. It is also a special strengthener of the heart / for it wonderfully dispels heart palpitations / takes away fainting spells / increases the seed / and makes women fertile / It stills excessive menstruation original Latin: "Menses" in women / the piles original: "Gulden-Ader," literally the "Golden Vein," a common historical term for hemorrhoids / bloody flux original: "rohte Ruhr," an old name for dysentery / and stops all fluxes; It is also very good in times of pestilence The plague / and all poisonous, evil fevers.

More on the Mummies of the Microcosm

original Latin: "Plura de Mumiis Microcosmi." In alchemical philosophy, the "Microcosm" is the human body, which mirrors the "Macrocosm" of the universe. "Mummy" refers to medicinal substances derived from human remains or fluids.

see in Treasury of Nature

by Jacobus Lupius, 1651 edition.

The symbol for Mercury, representing the volatile principle in alchemy.