CHEMICAL MEDICINE IN PRACTICE

...of Antimony Sulfur original: "Sulphuris Antimon.". The dose is from 10 to 15 grains. It is an excellent agent for inducing sweat, especially in malignant and epidemic diseases, when taken in appropriate sweat-inducing waters. It is given with some preserve, or mithridate A famous ancient semi-mythical cure-all containing dozens of ingredients, or with a decoction of Hartshorn shavings original: "rafuræ CC [Cornu Cervi]".

VI. Croll’s Theriac Water original: "Aq. Theriacalis Croll.", specifically for the plague. The dose is from half a spoonful to one full spoonful.

VII. Paracelsus's Diaphoretic for acute illnesses, also called the Simple Mixture. Dose: 1 dram symbol: $ℨj$.

VIII. Alcoholized Spirit of Tartar, described in Croll's works. Dose: 1 to 2 drams.

IX. Bezoar Stone A "stone" or mass found in the stomachs of goats and other herbivores, highly prized as an antidote to poison. The dose is 6 to 7 grains. If used daily, as in chronic diseases like heart palpitations, use 2 to 3 grains in suitable waters.

X. Antimony Cinnabar mixed with equal parts Magistery of Coral and Pearls. Dose: 8 to 12 grains. If an equal weight of Magistery of Human Skull The use of "mumia" or human remains was a common, though controversial, part of 17th-century pharmacology is added to this mixture, it becomes an excellent sweat-inducer for Epilepsy. The dose of the latter is 16 or 20 grains.

XI. Arcanum of Blessed Thistle original: "Cardui bened.". Dose: 5, 6, or 8 grains. Also, the Salt of Blessed Thistle dissolved in Spirit of Salt Nitre and reduced again into crystals. Dose: 1 scruple symbol: $\exists j$. It is highly recommended for quartan fever A form of malaria where fever recurs every fourth day.

XII. English Potable Gold original: "Aurum potabile Anglicum". Dose: 1 drop dissolved in 1 ounce of Malmsey wine.

Hartmann's Steam Bath

XIII. Dr. Hartmann’s Steam Bath original: "Laconicum" is as follows: Let a square cabinet be made of boards, five feet high, two feet wide, and 4 or 5 feet long. In the upper cover, let a hole be made through which the head can emerge (using small movable boards on either side). At the bottom, place a wooden grate, and in the middle, a seat with a footstool reaching to the grate to support the feet. In the front part, let there be a small door with a glass window that can be opened and closed. On the outer sides, let iron handles be attached so it can be moved and carried. Under the grate on all four sides, let there be sliding wooden windows through which iron bowls (tin ones are consumed by vinegar) containing vinegar or burning wine High-proof alcohol/spirits can be placed. The vapor of the burning or ignited liquid can then strike the whole body of the patient placed within, except for the head. Sometimes a decoction of herbs or aromatics, as required by the specific disease, is placed inside while still boiling in a wooden pipe; its vapors can be better stimulated for sweating by the burning spirit of wine. The process is continued as long as necessary and as reason dictates.

Image description: A perspective drawing of a wooden steam-bath cabinet designed for a person to sit inside. The person's head would emerge from a hole (a) at the top. The interior features a seat (d) and footstool (e). The exterior has a small door (f) with a window (g) and handles for transport. At the base are two small drawers or doors (h) for placing bowls of liquid.

a. The hole through which the head can emerge.
b. b. Small movable boards.
c. c. Wooden grate.
d. d. Seat.
e. Footstool.
f. Small door.
g. g. Glass windows.
h. h. Movable boxes into which the bowls are placed.

XIV. Flowers of Antimony Sublimated powder. Take half a pound of Calcined Antimony. Let 1 ounce of Flowers of Salt of Tartar be sublimed A process of heating a substance until it becomes vapor and then solidifies again so that the flowers of antimony are raised once with the Salt of Tartar, then a second and third time. Antimony Flowers Finally, wash them in simple water or rose water. Thus, you will have diaphoretic flowers.

(Arsenic Rubies original: "Rubini Arsenici"; likely realgar or red arsenic glass are excellent for driving out sweat; you shall make them thus: Take any quantity of Arsenic; sublime it in a gourd-shaped vessel cucurbit without any addition three times, so that the volatile sulfur—the worst part of the arsenic—rises like a very fine powder; discard this. Grind the hard and crystalline part with an equal portion of Flowers of Sulfur on a marble slab and sublime it in a sand bath. You will receive red crystals like rubies; collect these and keep them in a well-sealed glass. They are given in doses of 3 to 8 grains with Theriac for diseases of the chest and where the lungs are blocked with "Tartareous," phlegmatic, and viscous matter. However, I advise you to beware of the smoke during sublimation, lest you encounter danger. I would personally prefer to use the Antimonial remedies mentioned before.)

XV. Take 1.5 scruples of prepared Hartshorn, 1 scruple of Magistery of Pearls, and 5 grains of Bezoar Stone. Mix and make a powder; it is to be taken with 1 ounce of Blessed Thistle water.

Water of Hartshorn Tops

XVI. A very useful sweat-inducer for all malignant diseases is extracted from the "tops" or fresh horns of deer still stiff with blood original: "Hirschkolben-Wasser". If these are cut into very thin pieces and distilled in a retort via a Water Bath original: "MB" for Mariae Balneum or by "Dew" A slow, gentle distillation, either by itself or with a little noble wine, until all the liquor comes out. Dose: half a spoonful either by itself, with some opiate or citrus flower conserve, or in a suitable liquid for all burning, malignant, and epidemic fevers.

XVII. Theriac Water.
Take roots of both types of Birthwort, Angelica, Snakeroot, Cyperus, Tormentil, Scorzonera, Elecampane, Cinquefoil, Valerian, and White Dittany: half an ounce of each.
Zedoary and Burnet Saxifrage: 2 ounces of each.
Fresh Laurel berries: 2 ounces.
Juniper berries: 6 ounces.
Citron seeds: 1.5 ounces.
Blessed Thistle and Mountain Parsley: 1 ounce.
Galangal, Aloes-wood, and Yellow Sandalwood: 4 ounces of each.
Orange and Citron peel: 1 ounce.
Citron flowers: 6 ounces.
Water Germander leaves: 1 handful symbol: $Mj$.
Leaves of Devil's-bit, Speedwell, Blessed Thistle, and Scabious: half a handful each.
Flowers of Borage, Bugloss, and St. John's Wort: half a handful each.
Sorrel juice: 1.5 pounds.
Juices of Sage, Scabious, and Borage: half a pound each.
Best wine: 3 pounds.
Camphor: 1.5 ounces. Best Mithridate: 1.5 ounces.
Theriac of Andromachus: 2 ounces.
Pomegranate wine: 1 pound. Spirit of Wine: 4 ounces.
Once cut and crushed, infuse them together and digest in a warm place for 8 days, then distill in a Water Bath.

Theriac Vinegar

XVIII. Theriac Vinegar:
Take roots of Bistort, Gentian, Burnet, Angelica, and Tormentil: 10 ounces of each.
Laurel berries...