The royal pharmacopœea, galenical and chymical according to the practice of the most eminent and learned physitians of France : and publish'd with their several approbations / by Moses Charras, th Kings chief operator in his royal garden of plants ; faithfully Englished ; illustrated with several copper plates.

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approbations

The Approbation of Monsieur Anthony D'Aquin, Counsellor in Ordinary to the King in his Councils, and First Physitian to his Ma∣jesty.

The Approbation of Monsieur de la Chambre, Counsellor to the King in his Councils, Physitian in Ordinary to His Majesty, and First Physitian to the Queen.

The Approbation of Monsieur de Renaudot, Counsellor to the King in his Councils, and First Physitian to Monsieur the Dolphin, and Doctor Regent in Physick of the Faculty at Paris.

The Approbation of Monsieur Esprit, Coun∣sellor to the King in his Councils, and First Physitian to Monsieur, the Kings only Bro∣ther.

The Approbation of the Dean and Doctors of the Faculty of Physick in the University of Paris.

The Approbation of Monsieur Fagon, Coun∣sellor to the King, Physitian in Ordinary to the Queen, and Professor in Pharmacy at the Garden Royal.

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THE Royal Pharmacopoea, GALENICAL AND CHYMICAL.

CHAP. I. Of the Definition and Names both of the one and the other Pharmacy.

CHAP. II. Of the Subject, Object and End of both the one and the other Pharmacy.

CHAP. III. Of the Principles of Chymical Pharmacy.

CHAP. IV. Of Flegm.

CHAP. V. Of the Spirit.

CHAP. VI. Of Sulphur.

CHAP. VII. Of Salt.

CHAP. VIII. Of Earth.

CHAP. IX. Of Medicament in general.

CHAP. X. Of the Vertue of Medicaments.

CHAP. XI. Of Election, or Choice.

CHAP. XII. Of the Place, Number, Bigness, Neighbourhood and Time which concur to the choice of a Medicament.

CHAP. XIII. Of Preparation.

CHAP. XIV. Of Lotion, or Washing.

CHAP. XV. Of the Purgation of Medicaments.

CHAP. XIV. Of Trituration, or Beating in a Morter.

CHAP. XVII. Of Cribration, or Sifting.

CHAP. XVIII. Of Infusion.

CHAP. XIX. Of Humectation and Immersion.

CHAP. XX. Of Nutrition.

CHAP. XXI. Of Dissolution; Where occasion is taken to speak of Chymical Solution.

CHAP. XXII. Of Making hot, or Calefaction.

CHAP. XXIII. Of Insolation, or Exposing to the Sun: And of the heat of Dung.

CHAP. XXIV. Of Coction and Maturation.

CHAP. XXV. Of Fermentation.

CHAP. XXVI. Of Digestion, and Maceration.

CHAP. XXVII. Of Tincture, and Circulation.

CHAP. XXVIII. Of Cohobation.

CHAP. XXIX. Of Elixation.

CHAP. XXX. Of Ebullition, Despumation, Streining, and Filtration.

CHAP. XXXI. Of Clarifying, and Pressing forth.

CHAP. XXXII. Of Aromatization, and Colouring.

CHAP. XXXIII. Of Frying, Assation or Roasting, Torrefaction.

CHAP. XXXIV. Of Ʋstion, Cineration, and Extinction.

CHAP. XXXV. Of Calcination.

CHAP. XXXVI. Of Amalgamation, Fumigation, Cementation, Stratification.

CHAP. XXXVII. Of Fusion, Granulation, Projection, Detonation and Fulmination.

CHAP. XXXVIII. Of Reverberation, Lapidification, and Vitrefaction.

CHAP. XXXIX. Of Precipitation.

CHAP. XL. Of Sublimation.

CHAP. XLI. Of Distillation.

CHAP. XLII. Of Rectification.

CHAP. XLIII. Of Extraction, Evaporation, and Exhalation.

CHAP. XLIV. Of Liquefaction, Melting, and Coagulation, Curdling.

CHAP. XLV. Of Fixation, Congelation, and Chrystallization.

CHAP. XLVI. Of Spiritualization, and Corporification.

CHAP. XLVII. Of Reduction, and Mortification.

CHAP. XLVIII. Of Mixture.

CHAP. XLIX. Of the Composition of Medicaments.

CHAP. L. Of Fire, and its degrees.

CHAP. LI. Of Furnaces.

CHAP. LII. Of Lutes.

CHAP. LIII. Of Instruments, or Vessels requisite, as well in the one as in the other Pharmacy.

CHAP. LIV. Of the manner of Cutting Glass.

CHAP. LV. Of Weights, and Measures.

CHAP. LVI. Explaining several Physical Terms.

THE Royal Pharmacopoea, CONTAINING GALENICAL PREPARATIONS AND COMPOSITIONS. THE SECOND PART.

THE FIRST BOOK, OF INTERNAL PREPARATIONS, AND COMPOSITIONS.

CHAP. I. Of Juices.

CHAP. II. Of Infusions, and Decoctions.

CHAP. III. Of Juleps, and Apozems.

CHAP. IV. Of Emulsions and Almond-Milks.

CHAP. V. Of Potions, Mixtures, and Bolus's.

CHAP. VI. Of Gargarismes, Masticatories, and Errbines, or Tents to put up into the Nostrils.

CHAP. VII. Of Injections, and Pessaries.

CHAP. VIII. Of Clysters, and Suppositories.

CHAP. IX. Of Wines.

CHAP. X. Of Vinegars.

CHAP. XI. Of Robs.

CHAP. XII. Of Sweet-Meats.

CHAP. XIII. Of Gellies.

CHAP. XIV. Of Conserves.

CHAP. XV. Of Syrups.

CHAP. XVI. Of Honeys.

CHAP. XVII. Of Looches.

CHAP. XVIII. Of Tablets, or Solid Electuaries.

CHAP. XIX. Of Powders.

CHAP. XX. Of Opiates, Electuaries, and Confections.

CHAP. XXI. Of Trochisks.

CHAP. XXII. Of Pills.

THE SECOND BOOK, OF EXTERNAL PREPARATIONS, AND COMPOSITIONS.

CHAP. I. Of Oyls Extracted by Pressing.

CHAP. II. Of Oyls prepar'd by Infusion, or Decoction.

CHAP. III. Of Balsomes.

CHAP. IV. Of Embalmings of Dead Bodies.

CHAP. V. Of Oyntments, Liniments, and Sear-cloths.

CHAP. VI. Of Emplasters.

CHAP. VII. Of Cataplasmes.

CHAP. VIII. Of Fomentations, Baths, and Half-Baths.

CHAP. IX. Of Evaporating Baths, and Dry Baths.

CHAP. X. Of Epithemes.

CHAP. XI. Of Bags and Caps quilted with Powder.

CHAP. XII. Of Perfumes.

CHAP. XIII. Of Frontlets.

CHAP. XIV. Of Lotions.

CHAP. VII. Of Collyriums.

THE THIRD PART OF THE Royal Pharmacopoea, CONTAINING CHYMICAL PREPARATIONS.

The First Book: Containing the CHYMICAL PREPARATION OF VEGETALS

CHAP. I. Of the Distillation of Vegetals in general.

CHAP. II. Of the Distillation of Roots, and the various sub∣stances that may be drawn from them.

CHAP. III. Of the Distillation of Juicy Herbs, esteem'd to be Cold.

CHAP. IV. Of the Distillation of Sorrel.

CHAP. V. Of the Distillation of hot Herbs, bitter, and without scent; and of some other Preparations that may be made at the same time.

CHAP. VI. Of the Distillation of Wormwood.

CHAP. VII. Of the Distillation of Scurvygrass, Cresses, and other moist Plants, accounted Antiscorbu∣tick.

CHAP. VIII. Of the Distillation of Baume.

CHAP. IX. Of the Distillation of Myrtle Leaves.

CHAP. X. Of the Distillation of Flowers in general.

CHAP. XI. Of the several Distillations of Roses.

CHAP. XII. Of the Distillation of Lavender Flowers.

CHAP. XIII. Of the Distillation of Flowers of Rosemary.

CHAP. XIV. Of the Distillation of the most odoriferous Waters which are to be drawn from the Flowers of Ve∣getals.

CHAP. XV. Of the Distillation of ardent Spirits very odorife∣rous, which may be drawn from odoriferous Flow∣ers and Herbs.

CHAP. XVI. Of the Distillation of Seeds and Berries; and in the first place of Anniseseed.

CHAP. XVII. Of the Distillation of the Seeds of Scurvygrass, Mustard, and Cresses.

CHAP. XVIII. Of the Distillation of Elder-Berries.

CHAP. XIX. Of the Distillation of Juniper-Berries.

CHAP. XX. Of the Distillation of Wheat, Rye, Barley, &c.

CHAP. XXI. Of the Distillation of Pulse.

CHAP. XXII. Of the Distillation of Beans.

CHAP. XXIII. Of the Distillation of VVoods.

CHAP. XXIV. Of the Distillation of Lignum Rhodium.

CHAP. XXV. Of the Distillation of Guaiacum.

CHAP. XXVI. Of the Distillation of . foot

CHAP. XXVII. Of the Distillation of Fruits. And first of Gourds, Coucumbers, and Melons.

CHAP. XXVIII. Of the Distillation of Citrons.

CHAP. XXIX. Of the Distillation of Raspiss, or Framboises, and Strawberries.

CHAP. XXX. Of the Distillation of VValnuts.

CHAP. XXXI. Of the various substances of Grapes.

CHAP. XXXII. Of the Distillation of VVine.

CHAP. XXXIII. Of the Distillation of the Spirit of VVine.

CHAP. XXXIV. Of the Spirit of VVine Tartariz'd.

CHAP. XXXV. Of the Distillation of Tartar.

CHAP. XXXVI. Of the Distillation of Vinegar.

CHAP. XXXVII. Of the Distillation of Sugar.

CHAP. XXXVIII. Of the distillation of Manna.

CHAP. XXXIX. Of the Distillation of Cinnamon.

CHAP. XL. Of the Distillation of Cloves.

CHAP. XLI. Of the Distillation of Camphire.

CHAP. XLII. Of the Distillation of Turpentine.

CHAP. XLIII. Of the Distillation of Mastich.

CHAP. XLIV. Of the distillation of Benjamin.

CHAP. LXV. Of the distillation of Myrrh.

CHAP. XLVI. Of the Distillation of Gum Ammoniack.

CHAP. XLVII. Of Chymical Tinctures of Vegetals.

CHAP. XLVIII. Of Elyxirs.

CHAP. XLIX. Of Elyxir Proprietatis.

CHAP. L. Of Extracts of Vegetables.

CHAP. LI. Of the Extract of Opium.

CHAP. LII. Of Laudanum.

CHAP. LIII. Of the Extract of Aloes.

CHAP. LIV. Of the Extract of Rhubarb and Senna.

CHAP. LV. Of the Extract of Coloquintida.

CHAP. LVI. Of the Extract of Tithymal.

CHAP. LVII. Of the Extract Rosin, or Magistery of Scam∣mony.

CHAP. LVIII. Of the Extract Rosin, or Magistery of Jallap.

CHAP. LIX. Of the Panchymagogue Extract.

CHAP. LX. Of Dregs.

CHAP. LXI. Of the Salts of Vegetals.

CHAP. LXII. Of the Salt of Carduus Benedictus.

CHAP. LXII. Of the Essential Salt, Cream or Crystal of Tar∣tar.

CHAP. LXIV. Of Crystal of Tartar Chalybiate.

CHAP. LXV. Of Crystal of Tartar Emetick.

CHAP. LXVI. Of the fix'd Salt of Tartar, and its dissolution in Liquor.

CHAP. LXVII. Of Tartar vitrioliz'd.

CHAP. LXVIII. Of Salt of Tartar Foliated.

CHAP. LXIX. Of the volatile Salt of Tartar.

CHAP. LXX. Of Oily Volatile Salt.

The Second Book: Containing the CHYMICAL PREPARATIONS OF ANIMALS.

CHAP. I. Of Medicines extracted out of the Body of Man.

CHAP. II. Of the preparation of Mans Scull.

CHAP. III. Of the Chymical Preparation of Human Blood.

CHAP. IV. Of the Distillation of Urine.

CHAP. V. Of the Distillation of the Viper.

CHAP. VI Of the Chymical preparation of Harts-horn.

CHAP. VII. Of the Preparation of Toads.

CHAP. VIII. Of the Preparation of Frogs.

CHAP. IX. Of the Distillation of River-Crabs.

CHAP. X. Of the Distillation of Storks.

CHAP. XI. Of the Preparation of Bees and their Honey.

CHAP. XII. Of the Distillation of Wax.

CHAP. XIII: Of the Distillation of Cheslops and Earth-worms.

CHAP. XIV. Of the Distillation of Cantharides.

CHAP. XV. Of the Distillation of Emmets.

CHAP. XVI. Of the Preparation of the Peacock.

CHAP. XVII. Of the Preparation of Castor.

The Third Book: Containing the CHYMICAL PREPARATIONS OF MINERALS.

CHAP. I. Of the Preparation of Earths and Bolus's.

CHAP. II. Of the Preparation of Waters.

CHAP. III. Of the Preparation of Stones, and pretious Stones in general.

CHAP. IV. Of the Preparation of Lime.

CHAP. V. Of the Preparation of the Stone of Judea, and that of Linx.

CHAP. VI. Of the Preparation of the Bloodstone.

CHAP. VII. Of the Preparation of Crystal.

CHAP. VIII. Of the Preparation of Coral.

CHAP. IX. Of the Preparation of Pearls.

CHAP. X. Of the Preparation of Talk.

CHAP. XI. Of the Preparation of Common Salt.

CHAP. XII. The great Inclination that Sea-Salt has to Fu∣sion.

CHAP. XIII. Of the Dulcifying of the Spirit of Salt.

CHAP. XIV. Of the Preparation of Salt of Niter.

CHAP. XV. Of the Fixation of Niter.

CHAP. XVI. Of Salt Polychrestes.

CHAP. XVII. Of the Spirit of Niter.

CHAP. XVIII. Of Aqua-Fortis's, and Regal Waters.

CHAP. XIX. Of the Preparation of Allum.

CHAP. XX. Of the Preparation of Salt-Ammoniack.

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CHAP. XXII. Of the Distillation of the Acid Spirit of Salt-Am∣moniack.

CHAP. XXIII. Of the Preparation of Vitriol.

CHAP. XXIII. The Stiptick water of Monsieur Matte La Fa∣veur Distiller in Montpelier.

CHAP. XXIV. Of Precipitates, Earths, or Sulphurs of Vi∣triol.

CHAP. XXV. Of the Distillation of Vitriol.

CHAP. XXVI. Of the Spirit of sweet Vitriol and some other Spi∣rits of Vitriol.

CHAP. XXVII. Of the Salt and Earth of Vitriol.

CHAP. XXVIII. Of the Preparation of Sulphur.

CHAP. XXIX. Magistery or Milk of Sulphur.

CHAP. XXX. Of the Distillation of Sulphur.

CHAP. XXXI. Of Salt of Sulphur.

CHAP. XXXII. Of the Preparation of Arsenick.

CHAP. XXXIII. Of the Preparation of Ambergrise.

CHAP. XXXIV. Of the Preparation of Amber.

CHAP. XXXV. Of the Distillation of Amber.

CHAP. XXXVI. Of Metals in general.

CHAP. XXXVII. Of the Preparations of Gold.

CHAP. XXXVIII. Of the Calcination immersive of Gold, by Regal Water, or by the means of Gold Fulminant.

CHAP. XXXIX. Of the Calcination of Gold by Inquart.

CHAP. LX. Of the Purification of Gold by Cementation, or by Antimony.

CHAP. XLI. Of Purifying or Refining of Gold by Mercury.

CHAP. XLII. Of the Calcination of Gold with Harts-horn.

CHAP. XLIII. Of Tinctures or Extracts of Gold.

CHAP. XLIV. Of the Preparation of Silver.

CHAP. XLV. Of the Refining of Silver by Lead.

CHAP. XLVI. Of the Dissolution and turning of Silver into Cry∣stals.

CHAP. XLVII. Of the Tincture of Silver.

CHAP. XLVIII. Of the Caustick Luna, or Infernal Stone.

CHAP. XLIX. Of the Preparation of Iron.

CHAP. L. Of Saffrons of Mars opening and Astringent.

CHAP. LI. Of Salt of Mars.

CHAP. LII. Of Vitriol of Mars.

CHAP. LIII. Of Tinctures of Mars.

CHAP. LIV. Of the Extracts of Mars.

CHAP. LV. Of the Preparation of Copper.

CHAP. LVI. Of the changing of Copper and Verdigrise into Vitriol.

CHAP. LVII. Of the Distillation of Crystals of Venus.

CHAP. LVIII. Of Preparations of Lead.

CHAP. LIX. Of Salt and Magistery of Saturn.

CHAP. LX. Of the Distillation of Lead.

CHAP. LXI. Of Balsoms of Saturn.

CHAP. LXII. Of the Preparation of Tin.

CHAP. LXIII. Of the Flowers of Tin, and the Preparations of the same Flowers.

CHAP. LXIV. Of the Distillation of Tin.

CHAP. LXV. Of the Preparation of Mercury.

CHAP. LXVI. Of the Purifying of Quicksilver, and of turning it into Cinnabar.

CHAP. LXVII. Of Red Precipitates of Mercury.

CHAP. LXVIII. Of. Yellow and Rose-colour Precipitates of Mer∣cury.

CHAP. LXIX. Of white Precipitates of Mercury.

CHAP. LXX. Of Corrosive Sublimate.

CHAP. LXXI. Of Dulcify'd Sublimate, or Mercurius Dul∣cis.

CHAP. LXXII. Of Mercurial Liquors.

CHAP. LXXIII. Of Antimony in general.

CHAP. LXXIV. Of Glass of Antimony.

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CHAP. LXXVII. Of Martial Regulus.

CHAP. LXXVIII. Of Flowers of Antimony.

CHAP LXXIX. Of Diaphoretick Antimony.

CHAP. LXXX. Of the Icy Liquor of Antimony.

CHAP. LXXXI. How Monsieur Pelegrin uses the Icy Liquor of Antimony, and the various effects which may be expected from it.

CHAP. LXXXII. Of the Emetick Powder, Philosophical Spirit of Vi∣triol and Mineral Bezoar.

CHAP. LXXXIII. Of Sulphur of Antimony.

CHAP. LXXXIV. Of some particular Preparations of Antimony.

CHAP. LXXXV. Of the Preparations of. Bismouth.

The Fourth Part OF THE Royal Pharmacopoea: CONTAINING Several Particular Receipts taken out of SEVERAL FAMOUS AUTHORS; With others Freely communicated by several Learned And Curious Persons.

An Apopletick Water.

A Bezoardick Water.

A Water to break the Stone of Quercetan.

A Water for the same, of the same Author.

A Cosmetick Water of Pidgeons.

Another Pidgeon-Water.

Another Cosmetack Water.

A Diuretick Water of Monsieur D'Aquin.

Another Diuretick Water.

A corrected Anti-Epileptick Water of Langius.

A Water to take away Freckles and Morphew in the Face.

A Water against quartan Agues.

A Water against a stinking, virulent, and inveterate Gonorrhaea of Quercetan.

Schroderus's water against the Distempers of the Throat.

A corrected Anti-Epileptick Swallow-water.

A Hysterick Water.

Another Hysterick Water.

An Imperial Water.

Aqua Mirabilis.

An Anti-Nephretick Water of D. de Bellegarde.

A Famous Odoriferous Water.

An incomparable Water for the Eyes▪

A Paralitick and Apoplectick Water.

A water to asswage the pains of the Gout.

A Water against the Scurvy.

A Treacle Water.

A Royal Aqua-Vitae.

The Green Water of Hartman corrected.

A Bezoardick Balsome.

A Histerick Balsome.

An admirable Vulnerary Balsome.

Another Vulnerary Balsom.

A Stomach Claret-water.

An Antimonial Claret-water.

A Collyrium or Wator for the Eyes of Monsieur D'Aquin.

A Collyrium of Monsieur Fouquet.

A blew Collyrium.

A Soluble Cream of Tartar.

Soluble emetick Cream of Tartar.

A Choler-purging Electuary of Francis de le Boe Silvius

A Water-purging Electuary of the same.

A Cephalick Elixir.

A Hysterick Elixir.

An Antiscorbutick Elixir Proprietatis.

A Stomach Elixir.

A Plaister of the Abbot of Grace.

A Plaister to strengthen the Womb.

A Plaister for the Kings-Evil.

A Powder against the Ague.

Another Ague Curer, attributed to Riverius by Rolfincius.

A more Probable Febrifuge of Riverius.

A Cosmetick Ox Gall.

Virgins Milk.

Contrayerva Stone.

The Medicamental Stone.

A Liniment for the Emrods.

A Liniment for Tettars.

A Liniment for the Sciatica.

A Liniment to prevent the Scars of the Small Pox.

A Liniment to stay Vomiting.

A Sleep provoking Liniment.

A Hyacinthine Antimonial Liquor.

A Histerick Liquor.

A Caustick Liquor of Vertdigrise.

A Muscilage against Chops of the Brests.

An Anti-epileptick Oil.

An Oil or Liquor of Antimony.

An Oil against Deafness.

A Precipitate against the Jaundise.

An Opiate for the Tooth-ach.

A Paste to scoure the hands.

Another Paste for the same.

Pills against Cachexies.

Diuretick Pills.

Sennertus's Fever Pills.

Pills for the Dropsie.

Pills against the Green-sickness.

Pectoral Pills.

A Powder against the Gout.

An Astringent Powder.

A famous Bezoardick Powder.

A Caustick Powder, or a Specifick Corrosive of Paracelsus.

A Dentifrice Powder.

A famous Anti-epileptick Powder.

An Incarnating Powder.

A Powder to asswage the pains after delivery.

A Powder of Violets.

An exquisite Powder of Vipers.

A Chalybeate Salt against an ill habit of body.

A Diuretick Salt.

An Epileptick Spirit.

An Anti-scorbutick Spirit.

A Treackle Spirit.

A Uterine Spirit.

An Epileptick Syrup.

A Scorbutick Syrup of P. Forestus.

Tablets of Saffron of Mars.

Diuretick Tablets.

Tablets to stop a Gonorrhea.

Tablets against Burstness.

Pectoral Tablets.

A Cerate for a Mask for Women.

A Cerate to be laid upon the Breast after Child-bearing.

Odoriferous Trochisks, or little Cyprian Birds.

Other Trochisk, or little Ciprian Birds.

Other Richer Trochisks.

An Ointment to cure Burns.

Another Ointment for Burns.

A Yellow Ointment.

A black Ointment to open all Apostemes, though Pestiferous.

A most approv'd Ophthalmick Ointment.

An Ointment to catch Fish.

A Green Ointment.

A Specifick Purger and Sudorifick of Helmontius.

illustrations

CHYMICALL CHARACTERS

THE INDEX FOR THE Chymical Part.

THE INDEX FOR THE Galenick Part.