T H E

B OO K OF FO R MU L A S

A C O LL E C T I O N O F CH O IC E S PA G YR IC PRE PA RAT I O NS ,
PRE D ES T I NA T E D T O T H E C U RE O F D I S E A S E A ND
TH E C O NS ERVA T I O N O F H E A LT H 2 I N C LU D I N G
S O M E O F T H E RA RES T A ND MO S T VA L
UAB L E S E C RE T S O F T H E A N CI EN T
M E D ICA L A ND H ER M E T IC
PHI L O S O PH Y .

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C OL LAT D AND R N D R D I N T LLI G IB L E E E E ,

W I TH EX PLI CA TO R Y AN N O TA TI ON S ,

B y JO H N HA Z E L R IG G . F . HS . .

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of be n e fic en t a n d u pli f ti ng p urpose this colle ct ion
of valuable for m s an d m edica m en t s c ulled an d ,

tra n sc ri bed i n t o m ore lu cid ph rase f ro m t h e c h e m ica l an d

Her m e t ic wri t i n gs of s uc h lea r ned wort h i es as Pa race lsus ,

Faber Q ue rc etan Ha rt m an n R ulan d us Myn si ch t an d

, , , , ,

n um e ro us o th e r philosophe r s i n t h e Spagy r ic A rt Th a t .

t h ese pr e pa ra t ion s a nd m an y s i m ila r o n es whi c h I hope t o

—

t rea t of i n a s ubse q ue n t wo rk — h a ve r e m a i ne d a bs en t fro m

t h e ofli c i n a l ca t e go ry i s n ot a m a t te r for wo n d er chi e fly ,

be ca use of a r e cogn i t io n by t h ei r a u tho rs of specific power s

a n d po t e n ci e s i n n a t u ra l p r oc es s es of too a rc a n e s na t u r o to

be a ppr e h e n d e d by t h e d e n se se lf su fii ci e n cy o f t h e m a t e rial
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i s t ic a n d i n c re d ulou s m i n d ; a nd pa r t ly by r ea son of t h e fac t

t ha t whi le d e a li n g wi t h ob v io us pr i n ciples t ho ugh o n ly ,

occult ly un d e rstood th e y we r e co u ch ed i n te rm s th e m ean

,

i ng of which w as wi se ly ve i led fro m th ose o f dis respec t ful

an d a n ta go n i s t ic a t t i t u d e
.

Th e i m po rt a n ce to th e oc c ult ch e m ist of wo rk in g i n
ha r m o n y wi t h as t ral la w t ha t t h er eby t h e na tu ral an d a rt i
,

fici a l q uali t i e s of a ll thin gs fro m t h e Un i v e r sal t o th e P ar

t i c u la r m i gh t be p ro pe r ly a t t a i n ed m ay be th e be t t e r
,
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a ppre ci a te d i n t h i s e x t ra c t fr o m Sa lm o n an ast ro phi losoph e r

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a n d ph ys ici a n of t h e M i d d le Age s

.1 Th e t i m e of t h e pr e pa ra t ion ou gh t to sym pathize

wi th th e n a tive pr od uc tion of t h e t hi n g to be pre pare d ;
which i s i n re s pe c t of q ualit ie s m anife st or occult .

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2 As t o th e Ma n i fe st Q u ali t i es t h a t t i m e i s to be chon
.
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in which t h ey n a t u rally flo ur is h : wh e rei n you are to 011

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a h ot and m ois t seas no for dissolut ion d i ges tion an d fer

, ,

m e n ta ti on ; a cold t i m e fo r c oag ula t io n ; a m oist t i m e for

d is t illa ti o n and m eltin g ; a nd a d ry t im e f or exs iccat ion an d
calcin in g .

.3 As t o th e Occult Q ualiti es th e preparat ion i s t obe

,

begun when t h e pla ne t gove r n in g t h e t hing i s s tron g an d

vigorous i n h i s house or e xalta tion and i n good as pe ct of
,

Sol L una Jupi t e r, or Ven ue or all of t hem

, , , .

4 Th e p lace of pr epa ra ti on m u st be t h e laborat ory

.
,

whi ch m ust be h ot, cold m oist d ry airy close, etc

, , , , .

acco rd i n g as th e na t ure of th e m a t te r t o be pre pa red

r equ ir es
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.

Th e significan ce of plan et ar y in fluen ce and i ts rela t ion ,

to th e ast ral pot en cies in volved i n all na t u ral ope rat ion s i s ,

to o com plex a subj ect t o en t er in t o h e r e e xce pt t o say t h a t,

t h e t r u th of t h e above b ri e f i n t i m a t io ns h as bee n a m ply

ver ified i n th e wri ter s e xpe ri en ce No r when th e ra tion
’
.

ali ty th e r e of i s on ce u n de rstood th ro ugh ca r e ful s t udy a n d

,

in ves tiga t ion of the stellar hypot hesis, will on e m ar vel t h a t

i t shou ld be so .

Like wise i n d eali n g wi th t h e spi ri tual pr i n ciples of

,

t hin gs ph ysical t h e Spagy ri c a rt i st was ena bled t o pe rc ei ve

,

t h e ad m i rable analogies th a t h e lped ve r ify t h e o n en ess of

m e t hod t h ro ugh ou t t h e s ph er es of m a n ifestati on a n d i t s ,

id e n ti ty wit h t h ose of th e High er or C ausa t ive r ealm an d ,

t h ere by t h e n ecessary i nt era c t i o n an d de pe n den c e of t h e

on e u pon t h e o t h er . Pr oce ed in g th us u n d er th e logical

,

assu m p t ion tha t t h e On e La w m ust e x pr ess i tse lf si m i la rly

u po n all pla n es of ac t ivi ty t h e y d e m on s trat e d t h e r eali ty of

,

a phy s i cal t ri n i t y— s pa gy rica lly class ifi e d as Sa lt Sulph u r , ,

an d M er c u r y — t h a t cor re spo n d ed wi t h t h e B ody So ul a n d , ,

Spi ri t of t h e n ou m en al wo rld or t h e Fa th e r So n an d
, , ,

Holy G h os t o f th e d e vot ion al s chool ; also th e fact th a t

t h ese th r ee pr i ma l p ri n ciple s e m b ra c e a n d c o m p re h en d t h e
 P R EF AC E

fou r elem en ts , E ar th , F ire ,

Ai r , Wate r t h e sepa rat ion
and , ,

p u rifica tion a n d i n se pa ra ble conj u n c tio n of whic h consti

,

t u te d a fift h of t h e p ur es t po t e n cy which t h e y te rm ed a
, ,

Q u i n t e sse n c e . Thi s o n t h e s pi ri t ual plan e as em bodied i n

,

t h e eso te ric t ea c hi n gs of t h e an ci e n t r eligi o us m ys t ics i s ,

id en tical wi t h R ege n erat io n a p rocess t h e m ean ing of

,

which m od ern ch u r chia n i t y k n o ws as li t t le of as t h e m ater ial

s ci e n t is t does of t h e a bov e t r i n i ty i n n at u r e Wi th t his
.

a t ta i n m en t i n c h e m ical p r oc es s e s all poi s on h as been eli m i

u s t ed fr o m t h e m a tte r ope ra t e d u po n an d th e spi r i t ual or

,

c u ra tive fac u lt y i s e xalte d t o t h e highest degree as i s ,

shown i n so m e of t h e fo r m ulas which m a k e u p t his collee

t ion . Th e a n t i m on ial p re sc ri pt s of B asil V ale n tin e an d

th e m e r c u ri al pr e para t io n s of Pa ra celsu s w e re n ot t hose
which pass t o d ay as m e dici n e s bu t which i n r ea lit y are
-
,

poison s m ost da nge ro us t o th e vi t al pr in ciple i n th e physical

orga ni sm Th e alche m i st s sc orn ed t h e use of re m edi es t hat
.

y e t r e m a i n e d i n s u ch i m p e r f e c t g u i s e .

I n a la t e r t r ea t ise I hope to e labo rat e m o re f ully a n d

prac tica lly u po n t h e He r m e t ic P hilosophy as concerns th e
pr e para ti on of m e t allic m i ne ral an d vege table m edicam en ts
, , ,

th e i r spi r i t ual ba ses a nd wh e r e by t h e i r diff e r e n t fa culti es

,

m a y be d eve lope d i n t o t h e highe st vi tal e n e rgi es .

Wi t h th ese con cise hi n t s by w ay of in t rodu ction I ,

c om m e n d t h e c on t e n t s of t h e followi n g pa ges t o t hose of

ea rn e st m in d an d pa r tic ula rly t o su ch whose obj ect i s t h e

,

m i t iga t ion of h u m a n physical su ff e ri n g on e of t h e gran dest

—

m iss ions t o wh i ch an ea rt hly pilgr i m age ca n be consec ra t ed .

JOHN HAZ E L RI G G .
 M e n st ru u m s .

C C OB DI NG t o Dr Joh n s o n , t h e u se of t h e word
.

m ens tr u u m o rigi n a te d i n t h e n o t ion of t h e old

ch em ists re spec tin g th e i n fluen ce of t h e M oon
i n t h e i r p re pa ra tio n s a fac t t hat co n t ai n s t h e
-

ess en ce of a t rut h su ch as t h e m ode rn c h em is t , unfa m ili ar

wit h th e ast ral pri n cipi a, i s both in disposed to conced e, a nd

u na ble to ppreh en d
a .

I n all th e form ula con ta in ed i n t his h oo k th e pract i t ion er

i s advise d t o u s e only s uc h m enst rua or dissolven ts as a re
m ad e i n th e pri va t e labo rat or y for t hos e of co m m e r c e a re
,

u n d e pe n dable ge n e rally by reason of th e i m pu ri ty of th e

,

su b stan ces u sed o r els e t h r o u gh a n u t t e r di sr egar d of t h e

,

spi ri t u al p r i n ciple s i n volv ed .A pe r fe ct e xalt a t ion of m edi

cin es can n eve r i n any wi se be acco m plish ed t h ro ugh ad ul
t era t e d o r i m pe r fec t m e d i u m s .

Dive rs ch e m ical e xpe rim en ts d elive red by th e a n ci en ts

ha ve been beli e ved false o n ly b e ca use t h e m enst ruu m s
,

e m ployed i n t h e u n s u cc ess ful t r ials of t h em we r e n ot as

highly r ect ifi ed or o t he r wi se as e xq uisit e ly d e pu rated as

, ,

t hose t ha t w er e u se d by t h e d eli v e re rs of t ho se expe r i m en ts ;

so t h a t oft e n t i m es t h e fa ult of a ba d m e n s t ru u m i s i n j u

r i ously i m pu t ed t o a good a r t i st M an y su ch pu r ch ased i n

.

th e apo th eca ry shop a r e wholly u n fi t b a r ely by t h e i r n ot

,

bein g su ffi cien tly fr e e d from th ei r w eake n in g a qu osity as ,

i s ve ry oft e n th e case wi t h s pi r i t of wi n e On t h e o t h e r
.

han d while som e p rocesse s fai l t o su ccee d accordi n g to

,

e xpect ati on be ca u se t h e m e n st ru um s e m ployed abou t t h e m

were n ot pure en ou gh so som e m i scarr y b ecause su ch m en

,

struum s a r e bu t t oo e xactly d e pur at e d Agai n while t h e

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,

pur i ty of t hese i s a pr im e desid e ratum on e pri ncipal r egard

,
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is as t o th e i r fi tn ess for th e pa rt ic ular p u r pose to which

t h ey ar e de s igned . Th us an a q ua for t i s t ha t i s pr oper i n
,

on e ope ra t io n m ust be di ff e r e n tly com ple xi ona t ed f or t h e

,

bet te r su cc ess of an ot h e r For w h ich r eason th e diff e r en t

.

solv e n ts a s h e r e gi v e n f or u s e i n t h e s u cc e e din g fo r m u la s
, ,

are su cce ss i v ely n u m be r e d a n d so r e fe rr e d t o t h er e in i n

,

br acke ts th a t t h e ess e n tial on e m ay be u t iliz e d

, .

I n m os t i n stan c e s of d i ge s ti on a n d p u t r e fact ion an d ,

m or e es p e cia lly wh e r e a qu i n te ssen c e i s t h e e n d to be

a t ta i n e d a ho m oge n e e m n s t r u u m — as th e spi r i t s phle g m
, , ,

or wat er of t h e s u bj e c t m a tt e r i t s elf — i s absolu tely a r e qu i

si t e
, that t h e a s t r al pr i n c iple s i n h e r e n t t h e r e in be n ot
fatall y dist u r bed or t h e i r e ffi cacy i m pa ir ed As sait h
, .

Pa race lsu s E v e r y fr u i t m us t d i e i n t h a t wh e re in i s i ts
!
life (A r ck i d ox i es ) .

M ode r n c h e m i sts for t h e sa k e of expedi e n cy a n d con

,

v e n i e n c e a n d lar gely t h r o u gh ign o ran c e of N a t u r e s i n t e

’
,

r io r m e t h od s op e r a t e wi t h m e di u m s fo r e ign t o t h e i r m at t e r
, ,

a n d t h e r e by i n j u r e i t s n a t u r al o r c u ra t iv e pot en ci e s
.

I give h e re car e f u l an d co m ple t e di r e c t ion s for t h e m aki n g

o f s uch m e n st r u u m s as a r e n ecessar y i n th e m edicinal
form ulas t hat follow .
 B OO K OF FOR MUL AS

HE ord inary way of puri fyin g all salt is by si m ple

T solut ion fi lt ra t ion a n d c rysta lliza t ion

, ,

n ot e t his i n t h e pu rifica t io n of a ll (D
B ut
t hat
aft e r solut ion an d fi lt ra t io n yo u m us t a f or
.

a m e di ca l m on t h (40 days ) be ginn i n g a t t h e wan e of th e

,

Moon when pu t re fa ct i ve p rocesses a re m o re easi ly carr ied

,

f orward t hen e va po rat e an d c rys tallize Th is $1 i s n ecessa ry

,
.

before t h e solut ion can p rope rly be se pa ra ted from th e

fa ces . R e pea t t h e ope ra t ion t i ll n o m ore fm es w ill se tt le .

Accord in g t o Pa rac els us 2 3 i t i n V fi lte r an d e va pora te

. , ,

t ill a c r ust a ppe a rs at t h e t op pla ce i n a cold place to

,

crysta lli ze e v a po ra t e t h e V a ga i n and a ga i n se t to c ryst al

, ,

li ze whic h re pea t t h ri ce m o re
,
.

C om m on 6 a n d (D are p u rifi ed by solu t ion i n ord i nar y

v followed by fi lt ra ti o n an d c rystalli za t ion wi t hou t t h e 51
, .

C OMMON AF (AF )
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. . oom m u m s .

D ried Hungarian (p
(D re pa r e d as f o r o f (D
lbii m i x and pu t i n t o a ret o rt t w o t h i rd s full,
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with a large re ceive r place i n a li t tle re ver

,

h orat ory A Pr oc ee d wit h t h e fi rst degree of

A t ill t h e phle gm di sa ppea rs ; wh en t h e re d
va po rs fi ll t h e rec ei v er then i n crease th e A
,

by d egre es t ill th e spi rit i s d raw n ofl This ‘

.

sh o uld ta k e t welve ho u rs or lon ger I t is .

kn ow n by i ts yellown ess or gree n ish color , and

,

i t s s ti n k ing sm e ll This i s a dissolvent for D

.

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F R MU AS L

Norm— HNO of com m e rce lacks th e e ssen t ial dis

Th e ,

i ntegrati ve poten cies of th e above a nd will be fo un d of ,

d oubtful u t ili ty for th e p urposes n ee d ed Ou t of (D and .

CD und e phlegm a te d lbi yo u m ay h ave 3xvi of AF

. For . .

certai n o th er o perat ions, AF i s m ad e of (D p i e —x p i . . . . .

AB .
( g
R e i s ) com m u n i s .

HI S passes i n t h e m od e rn dis pe nsat ory as n it ro

m u r iat ic a ci d a nd as ch lo r o n i tr ou s acid (N
,
-

t his la t t e r b e i n g m e re ly a m ix t u re of ch lo ri n e
an d hy po n i tr o u s a ci d Wh ile i t di ssolv e s gold
.
,

platinum etc i t does n ot e xt ra ct t h e spi ri t ual t in ct u re

, . , .

L i ke m an y o t h er ch e m ica l p re pa rat ion s of co m m e r ce i t ,

fails i n t h e pu r pose f or which d e sign ed A com m on AB . .

t hat w ill di ssolve G) i s th us p re pa r ed :

(2 ) B . AF lbi. om m on 6 d ecr i pi tated g iv 1 m wi t h a

. c .

st ro n g A t h r ee o r fo u r t im es t ill all th e 6

c o m e s ove r wi t h t h e s pi r i t ; i n e v e ry § iii of .

which Q3 e x t h r ice subli m ed gi Or t h us .

B .S pi r i t of (D § iii e x 3 L dig e s t
. O r , .
,

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3 A R Ten tzeli i , Th e Gold e n Di sso lven t of Ten t zeli us
. .

B (D lbi , powder of fli n ts lbi ii , di stil t h e water

. . .

fro m t h e m by a r e tor t ; fr om t h e cap u t m or

tu u m e x t rac t t h e (D with h ot wa te r ; wi th t h e
r e m ai n i n g ash es m i x 9 * lbi dist il by a re tort .
,

i n a n aked fi re so ha ve you AR ; which di s

, .

t illin g i n B M or ash es i n a glass alem bi c, will

.

ye t be c le a r e r . Or ,

()
4 B . Dissolve e x 3 vi . i n AF lbi . . Or, acc rd n g o i to
B asil Vale nt in e , th e alc hem ist of th e XIVth
cen t ury ,
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nanc y is very hu rt ful t o th e b ra in an d n er es, v t en din g to

paralysis Th e phlegm t hat is m ixed wi th th e spi rit will
.

do i t n o in j u ry beca use i t will be so sm all a proport ion to

,

th e spi r it as t o m ake i t lose n on e of i ts e n e r gy or for ce .

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B . R ecti fi e d pi r i t of (D b ut t e r of 5 a na “ll i n a
s , ,

r e t o r t so h a ve yo u t h e B e zoar dic Spi r i t of (D

, .

Th e cap u t m or t u u m se r ves t o m ak e B ezoa r

M in e ral of (D If t h e abov e be s t ro n gly for ced
.

th e spir it will be r ed a n d be a ble n ot on ly to

,

di ssolv e 0 bu t also to vola t iliz e i t

, .

Th e B e zoa rdic Spi r i t of C o m m on 6 i s m ad e

si m ilar ly t o t h e abov e .

or C OMMON 9 .

HI S i s pu r ified by

T
solu t io n
c rystalliza t ion t ill
an d

i t be wi t ho ut fa c es a n d swee t Sa lm on says .

t h at 6 s hould first be d e c r e pi ta te d le st b e i n g ,

t i n to an y h ot vessel i t sho uld b r eak i t A d

p u n .

B asil calcin ed co m m on 9 t h r ice wit h lim e m ixi n g wi th i t ,

e ve ry t im e as m u ch fr e sh qu ic kli m e .

()
8 Common Oi l or Sp i r i t of e .

B Of F r e n ch or S pa n i sh B ay 6 as m u ch a s you w i ll ,

dissolve i t i n wat er a n d filte r i t ; m i x wit h t his

brin e (i n a copper vessel) fi n e powde r of tile s
or br ic k d o uble or t r eble t h e w e igh t o f t h e 6
,

before dissolu t ion se t i t i n a n e q uable h eat and

,

let t h e wa t er e vapo ra te awa y (co n t i n u ally sti r

ri n g i t ) till i t be v e ry d r y ; t h e n p u t th e powde r

in t o a glass re t o rt w ell lu ted to a large r ece iver ,

,

an d give a n ak e d fi r e by d egr ee s t o th e h e ight ,

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so s allh you have iver Oil or sharp

in th e rece

Spi r i t of e ; r ec t ify this liqu or i n san d by

se para ti ng t h e ph leg m , a ccor di n g t o ar t ; t hen

keep i t i n a vessel close st opped f or use .

Nor m — Th ere i y of ways of prepa ri n g thi s

ar e a v a r e t

o il or spi r i t , acc o rd in g t o t h e opin ions of va r io us m en .

So m e take comm on 9 and di stil i t alon e i n a re t o rt ,

when ce c om es first a sour water secon dly a phlegm t h en , ,

t h e (3 be in g taken out an d spr in kled wi t h wa t e r an d di s

ti lled again you have th i rdly an ac id spi r i t which you m ay
, ,

r e peat t i ll all t h e e i s t u r n ed i n t o s pi ri t which r e c t ify i n ,

BM . So m e to e p ii tak e of clay b rick sa n d or ea r t h

. .
, , ,

p iii which t h ey m ake in to balls an d t h en d ry a nd dist i l

. .
, ,

as be fo re i n a r e t or t O th e rs to e p i m i x clay sa n d
. . .
, ,

ea r t h e t c
, p v a nd (wi tho u t m a ki n g of i t i n to ba lls) fill
.
, . .

a glass r e t o rt wi t h i t lu t e d u p to half t h e n e ck t h e n se t i t
, ,

i n t o a close re ve rbe rat o ry fi tt i n g to i t a la rge r ec eive r t h e n ce

, ,

gi vi n g fir e by d e gree s co m i ng as soo n as m ay be to t h e las t

,

degre e which i s to be con t in u ed 2 4 hou rs or u n t il th e

,

r e cipi e n t fe els cold t h e r eto rt b e in g viole n tly h ot

, B y t his .

r ule you m ay e x t rac t ou t of lbi of 6 n ea r fi x of oi l or

. .

spi r i t . In t h ese processes t h e e o u gh t n ot to be d ec ri pi

t a te d or sepa rat e d fr om i ts ph le gm n or th e m a t te r m ad e ,

r ed h ot i n t h e fi re ; for t h e ph le gm co m i n g fi rst helps t h e

acid oi l o r s pi r i t an d i s as a ve hicle to i t an d wit ho u t which

, ,

y o u wo u ld a t ta i n t o n o a cid spi r i t s Thi s spi r i t i s

. m a d e

s tr o n g a n d p u r e by d e ph le gm a t i n g of i t i n a san d h ea t .

Thi s Oi l or Spi ri t of e i s a n an t idot e aga i n st t h e plagu e,

an d r es ists all m an n e r of co rr u p t ion bot h i n wa rd ly t a k e n ,

an d o u t wa rdly a ppli ed ; i t i s a s pe ci fic a ga i n st m ali n fev e rs

g ,

whe t h e r con t in ual or in te r mi t ti ng ; m i xed with a little

wat e r i t whi t e ns a n d pr ese r ves t h e te e th won d e rfully ; i t i s
a po we rf ul d i u r e ti c a n d th e m os t fo rm idab le e n e m y t o
,
 BOOK OF F O R MULA S

th e scur v y;
open s all ob st r u c t ion s of t h e s to m ach li ver
it , ,

spleen bowels r e i n s a n d bla dd e r t n e re uy dissolvin g t h e

, , , ,

st on e an d gra ve l a n d e x p e lli n g of i t ; i s good i n j a u n dice

, ,

go u t s
, e t c ; i t q u e n
. ch es t hi r s t wo n d e r f u lly a n d co n s u m es ,

by co rros ion wi th o u t pa in a ll co r r up t io ns i n u lce rs or ot her

old sores fis t ulas e tc I t i s t rans pare n t a n d a lm os t of
, , .
,

a ci t r in e c o lor an d i s of an acid t as te
, Dos e a gu t vi . . .

ad xv . or xx .

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am , m ix a n d p u t t o t h e m s pi r i t of digest
i n a lu t ed ves se l for a n hou r t h e n i n as h es d i s ,

t il t o d ry n ess ; t o t hese salt s t h us d r ie d lbx .

ad d t r i po li lbxx x an d d ra w a spi r i t by a r e t ort

.
,

w i t h a s t ro n g fi r e This i s u se d as a m en st ruu m
.

i n t h e m ak i n g of t h e 6 of 5 t h a t e n t e rs i n t o
t h e fo r m u la for Ti nct u r a A n t i m on i i cu m A ur a .

Nom Th e re a r e m a n y o th e r p repa ra tion s of e of

.
—
,

rare valu e as m e dici n es a n d by which gold i s n o t o n ly d i s

,

solve d b u t vola t iliz ed a n d m ad e pot able

, Th e hyd r ochlor ic .

aci d (HCl) of com m e rce i s of n o u t ili t y i n t h ese pro cesses .

OF
E
.

( )
1 00 Sp i r i t a nd Oi l of 53 .

B . Powd e r of whi t e 2 , dist il i t o in wi t h a glass re t rt

san d (or a n a k ed fi r e ) ; fi rst you h a ve a ph legm ,

t h e n a s pi r i t like a clou d an d las tly a t hick oi l,

,

whi ch sepa rate f ro m t h e spiri t Th e spi r i t you .

m ay re c t ify by th r ee coh oba ti on s u pon 00100

t h a t or by di stilli n g i t four t i m es i n B M
,

always wa shin g t h e st ill wi t h a st r on g lixivi u m .

Th e oil i s rec ti fi ed by adding to i t a good quan

 BOOK OF FOB MU L A B

filte r , coagula te t o t h e j ust consistency

an d .

Or , 6 of if or be st of ca lci n e d wh i te ; p ut i t
“
,

in to a co tt on bag a n d h a n g i t i n a cellar or i n
,

so m e m o i s t pla c e to di ssolve t h e n filt ra te , .

N or m — A lit tle of 3 m ixed wit h an y m en st ru u m facili

p u trefact ion
ta t es , a n d m a k e s i t e x t ra c t t h e v i r t ues of a n y

vege table th e eas i e r .

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purifica t ion (D i s e it h er nat ive or fact it ious

.
,

th e form e r b e i n g ta ken o u t of th e ea rt h e i t h e r
i n i ts own for m or i n wa te r Th e fac t iti o u s i s m ad e ou t
.

of Q or 6 se ve rally o r con j un c tly O f t h e se ki n d s i t will .

be good t o choose t h a t which h as m ore 9 th a n 6 i n i t t h e ,

Hun gar ian be i n g t h e bes t , which r u bbed upon br igh t i ron

m ak es i t look r ed .

(1 2 ) Oi l f
o (D
B . As m uch of ive Hu n gar ian or E n glish (D as
nat

u pleas e ; m e lt i t i n a n u n gla ze d ear t h e n

y o
pa n ,

a n d e xh a le a way all t h e h u m idi t y con ti n ually ,

s t i r ri n g i t t i ll i t i s b r o ugh t i n t o a ye llo w w
p o

d e r which plac e i n a r e t o r t t ha t will e n dur e a

,

st r o ng fi r e fi lli n g i t a bo u t t w o t hi r d s fu ll
, Plac e
-
.

on a n ope n fi r e which giv e by de gre es for

,

t h r ee d ay s or u n til t h e re ce ive r (h a vi n g bee n

,

f ull of f um e s) be co m es clea r an d t h e s pi ri t or ,

oil co m es ; r e ct ify t h e dis t i lled liq u or se pa ,

ra t i n g t h e ph le gm by a sm all r et o r t i n sa n d .

Note i n dist illi n g t h e ph le gm co m e s fir st by

, ,

a v e r y s m all fi r e t h e n i n c r eas e by d e r ee s t o
, g
 BOOK OF FO E MULAS

th e high est which con t in ue t ill

, perce ive you

bla ck ve i n s t o t r ickle down t h e r e cipien t ; which

t h e n re m ove d ecan t t h e ph legm , an d fi t th e
,

re c e ive r a ga in wi t ho u t lu t i n g to t ak e t h e o i l , .

Th e ph leg m be i ng se para t ed i n dis t illi n g wh a t ,

com es af te r i t i s spi ri t a n d oi l ; se pa ra te i n a

glass c u c u r bit lu ted to a rec e ive r d rawin g o lf ,

abou t on e half pa r t w hich i s t h e v ola t i le a n d

-
,

sulph u ro u s spi r i t of (D which kee p i n a v ial

close s t oppe d ; wh a t re m ai n s at th e bot to m i s

t h e ca us t ic oi l of (D or t h e t ru e spi ri t d e

ph leg m a t e d .

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o Te n tzeli u s .

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e (-
i n t h e su n w i th ,

a b u r n i n g gla ss c a lle d phi losophic calci n ati on)

,

lbi S c a lci n e d black a h alf lh ; ad d to t h em

f .
, .
,
.

(be i n g i n powd e r ) S V D i s ti l i n an ale m bi

. c

wi th a st ron g fi re cohobate i t an d se parate th e , ,

SV from t h e spi r i t of e
. by recti fyi ng i t in
sand.

OF D .

F t h is i s pre pa r ed som e ver y rare di ssolvents of

s i n gu la r fo rce I i n clu de h e re on ly t hose
.

n eed e d i n o u r pr axi s .

Sp i r i t of D
B . F res h o r n ew m ad e boy s D t h a t d ri
- n ks
’

wi ne dist il by an alem bic i n B M coh obate i t

,
.
, ,

an d you h ave ph le gm a n d spi r i t ; se pa rate th is

accor d i n g t o ar t (which i s d on e by a sm all

re t o rt i n san d) an d e le va te t h e spi ri t i n a glass

,
 BOOK OF FO R MULA S

body so shall i t be ve ry vola tile an d whi te, but

,

e xcee din g s t i n ki n g This is a n otable li th on

.

t r i p ti c an d w ill di ssolve th e st o ne if i n j ected

,

i nt o th e bladd er w i t h a p rope r syr i n ge .

Oi l of u

B O f t ha t g r i t t y o r t ar t a re o us m a t t e r wh i ch
ad he res t o t h e bo tt om a nd sides of t h e ur i nal,

calcin e , disso lve , coag ulate , a n d t he n dissolve

agai n pe r deli qu i u m . This if given

, 3
) i i n a .

v i
con e n en t veh icle , perfectly dissolves th e stone .

Vola t i le e of D

B . Th e D of a boy or young m a n , SV .
, a na ,

m ix an d v po rate
e a o ito th ecy o f n ew c n s s te n

honey ; pu t i t i n to a long necke d glass a nd di s -

,

t il i t wi t h so s m all a h e a t i n as h es or san d th a t
i t m ay co n de nse i n t h e a le m bic an d t he re will ,

com e fo rt h i n th e ale m bic a whi t e spi ri t li ke

sn ow which i n t h e cold will coa gula te

,
If t his .

s pi r i t be joi n e d w i t h t h e salt of t h e fa ces an d ,

volat ilized by often coh obat ions i t will be a ,

n ot able m e n s truu m t o d raw th e vi t r iol of

m e tals c hie fly of
, if ye t i t be d igested wi th
com m o n 9 an d p u r ifi ed by of te n solu ti ons and

coagula ti o n s fo r a bou t t e n d a ys a n d n igh t s i n

B V i t wi ll r e so lve ; a n d by th e ad d iti on of
.
,

recti fie d SV a n d te n d ays diges ti on i t will be

’
.
,

a good m e ns t r uu m t o di ssolve G ) .

os q t

HAT of w ine i s best an d

, ye t bet ter if vi tri olated .

Th e m od e rn ch e m i st is of th e pi ni on t hat
O

alc ohol can n ot be acet i fied if , an y essen ti al oil

or pyrolign eous ac id is prese nt .

I of
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 BOOK OF F O R MULA S

pu rity is to dip in it cot t on wick lik e t ha t of a can dle, and

a

se t t in g i t on fi re ; if th e fla m e fas te n o n t h e wic k i t i s a si gn

of th e good n ess of t h e spi ri t ; but if i t does n ot i t is wea k an d

n ot s u ffi ci e n t ly d e p h leg m a t e d Tha t k n o wn as Canary is
.

bes t for t h ese p u r po ses .

( )
2 0 Co m m o n S V .

B . D i s t il by a v es ica t i ll th e fi n es t pa r ts a re

asc e n de d (which i s k n ow n by t h e t as te ) ; let i t

be se ve ral t i m es re c t ifi e d i n B M dra wing ofi th e .

ha lf t hir d or fo ur th pa r t t ill t h e spi ri t i s high

, , , ,

a nd n o h u m idi t y wi ll re m a i n t h a t w ill fla m e .

Wh e r e n o te t hat t h e o r ifice of t h e s till be i ng

,

cove re d wit h a fo u r fold thi n pa pe r or t hi ck -

clot h t h e s pi ri t ual pa r ts o n ly wi ll pe netrate,

,

a n d th e w a te ry fa ll ba ck a ga i n ; a nd if you ha ve

a s t ill wi t h a lo n g n ec k o r se r pe n ti ne glass

( w o rm
) y o
, u wi ll r ec t ify i t t h e b e t te r .

( )
2 1 T a r ta r i ze d S V .

B . O f S V l h 1 1
.
53 i n .po ,
w d e r g i D i s t il i n.

a bath f u ll of sa wdu st or st ra w m ois te ned

wi th wa te r so t h a t t h e d rape m ay fall
,

le is u rely which cease wh e n th e ph legm be gi ns

,

to co m e ; but i f t h e phlegm asc e n d wi th i t ,

r e c t ify i t B e for e r ec t ifica t io n yo u m a y re peat
.

th e for m e r wo r k wit h t h e addi t ion of a n ou nce

,

m o re of 2 Se n n e rt us say s if you re c ti fy th e
.
,

spi r i t u pon t h e sam e wi th se ve ral coh obat ions ,

ma ki ng a st ro n g fi re a t t h e con clu sion (cast in g

away t h e phle gm t h a t co m e s i n t h e m idd le
) ,

y o u s h a ll h a v e S V t a r ta r i z e d. .

th e e xpe r i m e n tal phi losoph e r a n d He rm e ti c

ch em ist of th e XV I I th c e n t u r y give s th e followi n g process, ,

whi ch i s to be reco m m e n d ed as i t dis pe n se s wit h fre qu en t

,

rect ificati on : Pu t a bo u t a n i n ch thick of i calcin e d to

 BOOK O F FOB H U LA B

wh i teness (for I fin d i t c
no t n e essa r y to i t to a
r ed uce sa lt )
an d ve ry d ry i n to th e bot to m of a gla ss ta ll an d sle n de r
body an d pour on i t as m uc h SV b ut on ce re ctified as
, .
, ,

will wh en t h ey ha ve been sh a ked toge t he r swi m above th e

, ,

3 nge r s bread th a n d th e n t h e h ead a n d r ece i ver be i n g

’
$ a fi ,

care fully fa s te n e d on aga i n i n a ge n t le h e a t d ra w ofl th e

,

SV shif ti ng if you please t h e re ce i ve r wh e n about half i s

.
,

com e o ve r a n d if n e ed be re c t ifyi n g o n ce m o re all that you

,

di stil u pon d ry calx of i b e

as fo re an d t he ref ore
thi s alcohol of SV w e . pec ulia rly call t h e Alcalizate SV .
,

an d th e h e r be ca u se S V Ta r ta r i za t ua which pe rhaps
ra t .
,

may be t ho ugh t t h e p r ope res t n a m e for i t i s e m ployed by ,

e m i ne n t c h ym i ca l wri t e rs t o s ign ify a d i fi e re n t th ing

!
.

( )
2 2 S p i r i t u s e s
B e x p i as hes p iv , 1 111 by an ale m bic in
. . .
, . .

sa n d so h a v e you a spi ri t w hi ch rect i fy i n a

, ,

long s till Or t h us : q ue nc h red h ot brickbats

.

i n th e solu t io n o f e x i n fa i r v till s uch ti m e

-
,

as all t h e V i s dr u n k up t h e n 1 01 i n a re tort , .

Or th us : which m a kes a wo nd e rft pier cing

spi r i t d ue to th e v ol 6 of D I m pregna te v
.

wi th 6 96 as m u ch as i t wi ll hold i n whi ch
, ,

i m b ibe leaves of brown paper m ad e i n to balls ;

p u t t h e m i n t o a st ill an d w i t h san d or a re ver
,

h ers tory d raw an ac id spi ri t o f a golden color,

which recti fy ti ll i t is white or clea r Or thus .

Mi x th e 9 wit h clay and m ake i t i nt o balls ,

th en up i n ,
a re tor t as wi th com m on 6 .
 the re we re sev e n par tic ular o n es , e n um erat ed

as follows : A u m m P ota bi le, fl uc t u r a Au r i , P r ecip i tat u

J a m s , A a r wm Vi t a , Her cu les B ov i i , Ha n na ! n ew “,
an d B ezoa r t i cwm Sola r e Th ese we re ac co u nte d no table
.

re m edi es i n th e t rea t m en t of m ost i f n ot all d isea s e, and

are he re give n in full an d d e m o ns t rable m ann er . Di fl e r

en t au t ho rs so m e of which w e re ve ry c om ple x an d obscu re

, ,

bu t th e analogies an d p ur por t of t h e va rio us proce sses were

obvi ous , and th e results fo un d to be id e n ti cal i n all cases.

()
1 w a rm m u ms .

B . D i sso lve lea f (9 3m i n A B .

p r e ci
.
pi t at e i t by
th e ef fusio n of oleum $ r i p er deli qu i u m (l l ) eo will i t look ,

whi te li k e li m e ; t h en wash 0 3 th e salts wi th com m on V ,

and d ry th e I ge n tly by i t self or in th e sun, for if dr i ed

in an ov en h ea t i t i s lia ble t o exploei on I n thi s form i t i e
.

an d porosi ty or ofte n P with A R ) 51 i n spi r it of D (1 4)

,
°
, ,

wit h a gen tle h ea t i n a close lute d vessel for a mo nt h , or

, ,

u n t il t her e is a r e d ti nc t ur e li k e blood ; d ecan t an d ad d fr e sh

 B OOK OF FO R MULAS

i s, as Q ue rce tan sa s, y of in cr e dible vi rt ues f or alm ost

Au m m P ota bi le Gr u li ngu , Potable Gold of G ru li n gi us .

B I . o f G) m ad e by re v e r b e ra t io n t o t h e high es t
t en u it y, u po n which put a m enst ru u m m ad e of e q ual par ts
of volatile e of D (1 6 ) a n d r ec t ifi ed SV (2 0) dige st e d 1 2 .

days i n B M wi th an e qual an d ge n tle hea t ; bein g m ixed i n

.

a glass v essel sea l u p th e I an d m e ns t ru um h e rm e t ically

, ,

an dn t hem 40 d ays, till th e t in c tu re

,
i as blood r se r ed ,

which wor k ofte n r e peat Put these ge n e ral t in ct ures

.

t oget h er an d $1 e igh t ee n da ys t h en by up wi th a ge n tle

, , ,

heat se parate t h e spir i t an d th e Q will r em a in i n t h e

,

bot tom i n t h e fo rm of a m oi st r ed oi l This s olu ti on 1111 .

by a glass r e to r t i n san d so ofte n t ill t h e t in ct u re of (9 co m e

over of a m ost blood re d color an d t he re r em ai n i n t h e
-
,

bott om n o th i ng but a d ry s pon gy black eart h , , .

Th e re are m any oth e r pre pa rat ions of A u r um P ota bi le ,

bu t t h es e wi ll sufi ce h e re Thi s fo rm ula of Gr u li ngi u s i s

.

of es pec ial vi rt ue i s u se d as a u n ive rsal r e m ed y f or i t

, ,

restor es a n d p rese rves t h e ra dica l h u m idi ty bo t h i n q ua n t i ty

an d q uality e n t ir e an d frees th e powe rs of th e whole body
,

from th e m alignity of di seases kee pi n g i t sa fe from corru p ,

ti on dur in g t h e t e r m of th e n a t u r al life I t i s e xcellen t i n .

apo le xi es epid em ical di seas e s pe s t ile n t fe v ers pa lpi ta tion

, , ,

of e h ea i t provok es t h e t e r m s ca u ses spe edy d elive ry ,

i n child bir th , ye t pr eve n ts m i s ca rr iage ; t a k es a w ay t h e

-

mali gni ty o f can cers ca us in g t h e i r speed y h ea lin g ; r e s tor es

,

i n consu m pt ions Th ese m edici n es ar e s t ron gly su d ori fic

.
,

causi ng a swea t t h at ca r ri e s a way w i th i t t h e se e d s an d r oo ts

of m ali gna n t an d pois on ous a fi ec t i on s I t i s i n vain to .

en um era te i n rti c ular all th e y a re ca pa ble of d oin g so ,

un i versal are ei r curat i e v fac ulti es .
 BO OK O F P O lt MU L A B

()
2 TI N C T U R A AU R I .

fi nc tur a A u r i B as i li a n a , B a s il Vale n t i ne ’
s T inc ture
of 0
B O f t h e I o f t h e m o s t fi n e 0 , m a d e b y di sso lu t i o n

i n B asi l s AR
’
. which v ola tili ze wi t h s pi ri t of e (8)
ac ua t ed wi t h spi r it of e x pre cipita t e wi th oi l of i
( ),
1 0a o r b y a g e n t le a b st ra c t io n r e v e r b e ra t e w i th fl ow e rs

of i , th e n wi th rectified SV an d spiri t of e e x t rac t th e

.

3. o f 0 , wh i ch 51 , an d a b s t rac t g e n t ly t h e s p i r i t s ; t h e n 2 3
i t aga in i n th e aforesaid AR an d vola ti liz e wi th SV. .

Thi s i s a Golden Liqu or of grea t fo rc e, ha v in g all t h e

virt ues of Au m m P ota bi le An ot he r form ula , give n by
.

Q ue rce tan , and which h e says i s of alm ost in c redible v ir t ues

f or in n u m e rable di seas es , i s th u s :

B . Spongy li gh t I of o d ra w a t in ct ure by $1 i n
, BM .

wi th spi ri t of ‘l ‘ whic h e xalt by ci rc ulat io n wi th SV .

An o th e r form ula , gi v e n by Salm on :

B A u ru m F ulm i na ns (see fi rs t fo r m u la f or A u r u m
P ota bi le) , w ell swee te n ed , p i , vola tile sp i ri t of (D p i v ;
. . . .

51 i n a warm ba th for 40 days or m ore ; d eca n t th e re d

t i nged piri t and e vaporate to dryness ; put to i t SV
s , .

( C an a r y) wi t h wh i te 53 a n d i n a g,e n tle h ea t e xt rac t t o th e

colo r of a ru by wh i ch an an d b rin g to a con s isten cy like

,

powde r ; wash oi th e SV with 1 111 V and you m ay 2 3 i t i n

.
,

an y c on ven i e n t veh i culum No te if you have n ot th e

.
,

a fo resaid spi r it of (D you m a y use th is :

-
B 0 lbi (D 5 vi . . .

1 01 a spi r it whi ch m i x wi t h equ al par ts of SV an d d raw 0 3

, .

t h e m i xti on from a great ale m bic .

()
3 PRE C I P I TAT U S AU R E U S .

B . L ea f 0 , or fili n gs of fi n e (9 3 8s , 2 3 i t i n AB . wit h
 BOOK OF F O R MULA S

out e x ; t a ke glass of 6 3 as
-
.
, 2 3 i t i n AF . b cleans ed
iii
g , .2 3 i t a ls o i n A F ; m i x . a ll th e so lu t io n s a n d d ra w a V

by a n ic t h e n a d d f r e sh A R d ra w o ff t h e sa m e oft en ,
ale m b .
,

ti ll t h e p r e c i p i ta t e f u m e s n o t wh e n la i d o n a r e d h ot i ron ;
1 all t h a t t h e A R m ay be s p e n t ; t h e n Tm from i t SV si x
c°
.
, .

t i m e s a n d W t h e m a t t e r ge n t ly .

I t pu rifi e s t h e w h o le m a ss of blood a n d t h e w h ole body ;

i t c u r e s j a u n dic e sc u r vy d ropsy gou t ; i t p ro vok e s u ri n e
, , , ,

d r i e s u p all m oist h u m o rs a n d Ope n s all obst r u ction s ; i t ,

c u r e s t h e epile psy colic q u a r t a n an d all ca n ce rou s a n d

, , ,

m align u lc e rs D ose d gr iv a d v
.
,
Th is i s called th e
. . .

G olde n Pr ecipi ta t e .

()
4 A U R U M V I TA ! .

A u r u m Vi ta Sen n er ti , Au r u m V i tae of Se n n er t u s .

B . p u r ifi
6 e d § v fi n e pla te s of G).
,m a k e an

am a lgam a a n d was h i t w i t h
,
t ill all t h e black ne ss be
gon e ; t h e n p u t i t i n t o a r e t o r t a n d a d d AF (1 ) on e pi n t , .
,

$1 i n ash es or san d t h a t t h e £5 a n d 6) m ay be a t t h e
,

bot tom i n a powde r ; t h en up a n d i n c r ease th e A at t h e

e n d , t h at t h e bot t o m of t h e r e t or t m ay be r ed h ot a n d all ,

th e con ceiv e spi r i t s co m e fort h ; t h e v e ss e l b ei n g cooled

powde r t h e m at t e r an d po u r on t h e abst ra c t ed A F again .
,

a n d coho ba t e a n d t h e r e will be a r e d powd e r a t t h e bo t t o m ;

,

which k e ep c as t in g a way wha t w as s ublim e d at t h e sides of

,

th e r e to r t ; t h e n h ea t a n i r on re d h ot a n d sp r i n kle on i t th e
ca l powde r n ot o n ly t o d r y i t bu t t o e v apo ra t e wh at i s
,

vola t ile t h e n k e ep i t i n a closed glass ves sel

, .

Se n n e rt us says : This i s on e of th e m ost n oble m edicin es

ye t t hi s d ay k n ow n i n t h e w o r ld , a n d will do as m u ch a s

an y wh a t soe ve r I t wi ll easi ly, safely , an d spe e dily c u r e

.

an y old , m align , an d d e plor a ble di se ase I t i s a won d e r f ul .

A r ca n u m i n th e d r opsy, pox , a n d gou t , a s also i n t h e

 BOO K OF FO R MULAS

()
e M ANNA ME R C UR I I .

Ha n na Mer cu r u or G olde n Pan ch ym a gogon

, .

B O f
. 5 d u k i s q v e le v
,a t e i.t by of.t e,
n A t ill i t t u r ns ,

to fix e d crys tals which QB i n to a liq u o r ; of which t ake

,

3v i a nd of 0 Pe d 31 1 m i x a nd SI for 40 da ys ; cohobate
.
c
. ,

ti ll i t m elt i n t h e st ill li ke wa x Mer cu r y d u lczs is th e

'

swee t su bli m ed M e rc ur y or Ta m ed D ra gon of Q ue rce t an

, , .

I t i s a gr eat spe cific an d secre t aga ins t t h e Fre n ch pox -

,

an d all m a n n e r of ve n e r eal e vi ls B t his 5 i s b rou gh t t o

y .

th e high e st de gr ee f or ph ysi o an d 1 8 m ad e of won d e rf ul ,

vir tue for curi n g ver tigos m e gri m s and oth e r diseases o f
, ,

th e b ra in It i s i n n o wa ys i n fe r ior bu t c on tain s all t h e

.

vi r tu es of Au r um Vi ta I t i s a good su d ori fic an d cu res

.
,

chiefly by s wea ti n g Dose at yr iii ad vi ii

.
, . . .

()
7 B E Z OAR T I OU M SOL AR E .

B ezoa r ti cu m Sola r e , or Sola r B e zoar .

B T i n c t ure of o (e x t r a c t e d fr o m th e o i l lik e so lu ti o n -

of G) an d sweeten ed by abst ract in g often fr om i t st ron g

i i i b
. u t t e r o f 5 2 5 d i n s pi r i t o f e () §
8 x i v m i x .
,

them , u n i t e by cohoba t ion t h e n $ wh er e n ote t ha t th e

,
3
,

t i n ct u re of G) i s e xt r a ct e d wlth t h e m en s t ru u m of B as il
Sl in g t h e m a m o n t h Th u s Te n tz eli us
. .

Or t hu s : B . of 5 l
B u tt er
b s s a i t by po u r i n g on i t .

d t i m s pi ri t of e t h e n t a ke fi n e leaf 6) g m 2 3 i t i n
g ra a

AR . m i x both, and abs tr act t h e m ens t ru u m by d e grees ,

an d po u r i t on aga in ; ad d fr esh spi ri t of e , abst rac t ,

r e it e ra t e i t oft en wash, d ry, and fi r e th e I w i th rec t ifie d

,

SV . Thus C rolli us .

Or t h us : B . Spi ri t u al G) (spiri t uali ze d by th e bezoardic

 BOOK O F FO R M ULA S
i it of e
sp r , 7) 3 8a , QB i t i n AR . 13
C i n th e sa m e

bu t te r of 6 c t ifi ed
re or vi g m i x bo t h abst ra c t t h e
i v
.
,

m e ns t r u u m s by a r e t o r t by of te n di s t illa tion s ; t h e n wi th a
gen t le 3 br i ng i t to a viole t colo re d po wd e r or wi th a
° -
,

st r o n g l t o a p ur ple w hich i s be t t e r t h a n t h e fo r m e r
c°
.
,

Th us Schr od e r .

Or th u s : B . G) (a t s up r a ) ad d t o i t bu t te r of
Spi r it ual ,

5 sad i n s pi r i t of e or i n A R u n i te a n d fix t h e m by of te n
.

dis tillat ion s ; th en abs tra ct and by F you will have a

,
C

B ezoar dic G) of p u r ple colo r an d gr ea t fo r ce Th u s Ha r t .

m an n .

This is won derful m edicin e an d i s th e se v e n t h Medica

a ,

m en t i n n a m e n u m be r an d n at u r e of t hose w h ich m ay be
, ,

called powe r f ul a n d u n iv e r sal ; i t p e r fo r m s all t h a t th e

ot h ers will d o I t i s a gr e at su d or i fi c a n d m ay be given
. .

from gr ii to gr x
. . . .
 BOOK OF F O R MULA S

C h oi ce Sp a gyr i c P r e p a r a t i on s .

A bst r act ed f r om t he Tm elt i ng: f

o the A nci ent s , a nd

Tr a nscr i bed i nt o clea r Fam ulet :

qf P r act i ce .

THE V ULNE R AR Y c s
' ’

q>
B . P ure re c ti fi e d oil of (D (1 2 ) g i . SV . rec t ifi ed , lbn .

Mi x an d 51 .

This is th e gre a t est c

se re t
q ) in
I t cu res m os t d i s
eas es of t h e h ea d , as t h e m e gr i m , e pile p sy, a pople xy ,
ve rti go, etc , an d i s a won de r ful thin g i n all m a n n e r of
sores, u lce r s, can c e rs , an d t h e lik e , a n d cu res gree n wo u n ds
a t on e dress in g In war dly i t cu r e s cough s, colds, ast h m a s,
.

ulce rs of t h e lun gs , con s u m p t ions, p le u ris i es , s t on e a n d

gravel i n t h e r ei n s an d bladder , an d a ll so rt s of fe ve rs ,
whet he r con ti n ual or in t e rm i t te n t I t open s all obs t ru c tions
.

of th e stom ach, bowels, an d k idn eys, u ri fies an d swee ten s

th e m am of blood , c ures t h e s c u r v y , F en ch - p x , an d ot h e r
o E
ill-ha bit s of th e body Dose , a 3ii ad Si v in an y um per
. . .

v eh i cle.

THE ST AR OF B .

(Ste lla Mar cea u ) .

B . 6 sev en ti m es ze d an often rect ified wit h qu ick

d as

li m e , wit h a gen tle h eat 8 i t i n s pi ri t of e

abs t rac t th e spi r i t swee ten an d boil th e b i n
,

disti lled a n d wash i t wit h and rai n V ,

d ry i t , an d $1 i t i n SV , which wit h a gen tle

, .
 BOOK OF FO B M ULL B

TO V O L AT I L I Z E o .

0 leaf or fil in gs of G) , i n t h e B ezoa rd ic Spi ri t of

c om m o n 6 r ec t ifi e d of e A R or .
,

of 6 by a ge n tle h ea t (les t t h e spir its

sh o ul d asce n d t oo fas t ) a bs t rac t t h e m en st ruum
,

a nd add fresh r e pea t i t fo u r or fi v e t i m es t ill

, ,

i t is oily ; t h e n up t his solu ti on i n a glass r e tor t

,

wi t h a st rong A to force away th e spi r i ts,

,

c ohobat e a n d r e pea t t h i s wo rk t ill t h e 0 be

blood red Lastly, havi ng freed th e solu tion

-
.

from all co rrosi ve spi ri ts cohobate wit h SV , , .

worm wood or any other ve ge ta ble spi rit , an d

,

up by an ale m bic ; le t t h e cohoba t ion a n d up h e

, ,

ofte n r e pea te d a n d t h e G) will co m e ove r i n a

,

li q u id form a n d ha ve a ll t h e v i rt u es of t h e m ost
,

e x q u is i te A u ru m P ota bzle
'

THE ANO DYNE MAG ISTE RY ,

OR Q OF CD
of 6 or best Hu n ga ri a n CD lbi 2 3 i t i n a sum
th e .

c ie n t q uan t i t y of ra i n wat e r which filte r ; then

-
,

ta ke filin gs of p u re 6 or stee l an d oft en ,

m oi ste n or sp r i n k le th e m wit h th e aforesai d (D

A as oft e n d r yi n g t h e m wi t h a ve ry ge nt le h eat ,

repea t in g t hi s so lon g t i ll t h e fi li n gs are re d uced

to a ru bicu n d m ass which h ea t i n to a sub tle

,

powd er u pon which afi use spir i t of

,
so

m u ch as m a y ove rt op i t th e b read t h of fiv e fin ge rs .

i n a gr ea t an d la r ge glass 51 with a su ffi ci en tly

.

i n t ense h e at ti ll t h e i s ti n ged wh ic h whils t , ,

warm d ecan t ; afi use m ore fresh spi ri t whic h

, ,
 BOOK OF F OR MUL A S

repeat so oft en t ill t h e n e w afi used will be no

m o r e t i n ge d r e d M ix t h e se solu t io ns or ti n c
.

t u r e s t oge th e r , wi th 2 p er d eli qu i u m (1 1 )
an d

pr e cipi ta t e th e ye llow of (D f rom which

deca n t t h e su pe rna u t liq uor a n d e d ulcorate ,

wit h m a n y aff usion s of fa i r v wa rm ed t ill t here ,

be fo u n d n o t as te ei th er of o r (D to r e m ai n
;
which t h e n d ry pu t i t i n t o a bolt head seal i t
, ,

up h e rm e t i cally a n d i n san d 3 i t t o r ed n ess,

°
,

which will be don e i n a shor t t im e .

N OTE — If you wo uld have th e Q in flam m able you ,

m ust i n stea d of co m m on (1) t a k e t h e (D of 8 pr e pa red

acc ordi n g t o a r t a n d u se i t as afo r e sa id u pon th e fili n gs of
,

st ee l n ot p r e cip i t a t i ng i t wi t h oil of 3 b u t e vapo ra t in g i n

, 3 ,

BM .

From t hi s Magi st e ry o r Q wi th SV an d e of f i s pr e .

pa red a n oble m e d i ca m e n t an d e sse n ce of so grea t vi rt ue s

t h a t t h ey e xce e d t h e s ph e r e of m y com m e n da t io ns ; pe r fo r m
i n g all an d m o re t ha n a n y pr e pa ra t io n of opi u m ca n do an d ,

wit h fa r gr e a te r sa fe ty I t i s a pe rfec t cu re for th e falli n g

.

sickn ess , ve rt igo m ad n ess m elan ch ol gout an d ot he r

, , ,
chron ic a n d ra di ca te d di seas es Dose v i d ii
.
gr, a I or.x . . .

M AG I ST E R Y OF (D
(Acco r di n g t o Se n n e rt us .
)
Spi ri t of CD r ect ifi ed wit h t h e oil with th e ph legm
d ra w a e fr o m t h e Q which se parate fr om th e
9 by an ofte n cohobati ng an d digest in g
.
.

Take of thi s p ii of t h e a for e sa id spi ri t a nd oi l

. .
,

p 1 m 1 x an d e xhale th e h u m 1 d 1 ty 1 n E M wh 1 ch
. .
, .
,
 BOOK OF FO R MULA S

igh t or t en da ys ; lastly coagulat e in

m at rass for e

san d o r as h es whi c h wi ll be don e i n six tee n or

,

t wen t y days .

Th is i s a grea t d i u re t ic br ea ks an d e xpe ls t h e ston e opens

, ,

all m an n e r of o bs t r u ct ion s c h ie fly of t h e splee n c ools t h e

, ,

heat of fevers an d cu res d ropsy sc u r vy e tc Do se d gr

, , , .
, .

i v ad vi
. .

OIL OF THE 9 or gy .

B .
Q of (D Z e iv
of f 3
. 1 1 m i x a n d u p b
.y a re.t or t a t ,
,

las t m a ke a A of su pp ression so have you a red ,

oi l .If you d r op spi r it of ( )

1 8 u po n t h i s oil
u h a v e a p ec t o r al po wde r which ed ulco ra te
y o ,

and d ry .

B ot h oi l a n d po wd e r ope n ob st ru c t ion s of th e lun gs , a n d

cur e alm ost all d i sea se s affl ic t i n g t hose pa r ts ; e xt e rn ally i t
cu res woun ds a n d u lce rs Dose , at yr v a d x From t his . . . .

powd e r you m ay m ake an ess en ce or t i n ct u r e , for which see

follow in g .

E SSE N C E or THE 9 or

B . Precipit a te of t h e Q of (D (a t sup r a ) $1 i n
of th e oi l ,

SV i n a h ot pla c e i n a close v es sel for e igh t or

.

t en d ay s so t h e E sse n c e will swi m at top like

,

oi l wh i ch , f ro m t h e SV .

Th is E ss en c e i s swe e t a n d accor d i n g to Har t m an n i s of

,

as gr eat pow e r an d f o r c e a s t h e T i n c t ur e of An ti m on y .

G iven wi t h e sse n ce of balm an d ch oic e can ary wi n e i t d ot h

won ders i n th e a rt of h ealin g I t e xpe ls all bad h u m ors by .

swea t c u r es d ropsi e s con su m pti on s an d th e st on e ; i t

, , ,

st r en gth e n s t h e wo m b ta k e s a way b a rr en n e ss an d cau se s

, ,

fr u it fuln ess i n bot h sexes Dose at yr i ad iv .

, . . .
 B OO K OF FOR MU LA S

wi pe i t clean , an d pi c k
i t ; t h en pu t i t i n a st on e m or t ar ,
an d by labor ious beat i n g red u ce i t i n to a t hin pap .

T ake t h is glut in ous an d odorife rou s s u b sta n ce an d pu t i t

in t o a bolth ead which i s t o be he rm e t ically sealed place i t
, ,

i n a d u n ghill o r som e gen t le h ea t e q u ivale n t t h e r e to w h e r e

, ,

i t m us t $1 for for ty da ys
,
Wh en i t i s ta k e n ou t t h e m a t t er
.

will a ppea r clea re r t h an e ve r an d h a v e a q uicke r sce n t , .

Then 1 11 t h e grosse r pa r t s which howe ve r a re n o t to be

, , ,

t hr own awa y P ut t his liqu id in to a ge n t le ba th t ha t t h e

.
,

rem ai n i n g gr oss par t icles m ay pe rfe c t ly su bsid e I n th e .

m ean t i m e d ry ,an d e x t ra c t t h e fixed 9 of th e gr o ss e r

pa r ts (which r e m a in ed after th e above w hich fix e d 6

i s t o be joi n e d t o th e liqu o r wh en fi lt ra t ed .

Ne xt ta ke sea 9 well p u r ified m elt i t an d by se t t in g

, , , , ,

i t i n a cold plac e i t w i ll 93 an d b e c om e cle a r a n d lim p i d

, .

Tak e of bo th liq uors a na m i x t h e m t hor ou gh ly an d h a vi n g

, ,

h e rm e t ica lly se aled t h e m i n a pr ope r glass le t t h e m be ,

ca ref ully e xpose d to t h e su n i n t h e wa rm est season of th e

,

year for abo u t si x we e k s At t h e e n d of t his space t h e

,
.

p r i m u m e n s of t h e ba lm wi ll a pp ea r swi m m i n g on t h e t o
p
like a b r igh t gree n oil which i s t o be ca r ef u lly "
, I an d ,

p re se r ved .

O f t his oil a f ew d rops ta ke n i n a glass of wi n e for

,

se ve ral day s toge t h e r wi ll br in g t o pass t h os e won d e r s t ha t

,

a r e re po rt e d of th e C o un t e ss of De sm on d a n d o t h e rs ; f or i t

will en t irely ch an ge th e j uices of t h e h u m an body r evivi n g ,

th e decayin g fra m e of li fe an d re st o r i n g t h e spi r it s of lo n g

,

lost you t h Th e a u th or who re cor ds t h i s c u r io u s discove ry

.
,

r e m ar k s : If a fte r t h e m edi ci n e i s t h u s prepa red a n y

dou bt be h ad of i ts e ffi ca cy or of i ts m an n e r of ope ra tion
, ,

le t a fe w d rops be giv e n e v e ry d ay on r a w m eat t o an y old

d og o r ca t a n d i n less t h an a for t n igh t by t h e cha n gin g of
, ,

t h e i r coa ts a nd ot h e r i n con te s table ch an ges t h e vi r t u e of ,

t hi s p repa rat i on w ill suffi ci en tly appea r .

 BOOK OF F O R MU LA S

This is of th e nat ure of a Q u in tess en ce— be in g si m ilar ly

pre pare d t h e alch e m ica l p ra x i s f o r which w ill be fully
—
,

an d clearly ex poun d ed i n a wo rk I now ha v e i n p re para ti on .

TE E PHIL O SO P HE R S W ATE R ’
.

A
( q ua P h i los op h or u m .
)
B .
°
i
3 f !t ill i t be gree n is h -
b lu e o r s k y-colo red
,
po u r on

SV tar tar ize d . a , t h en rm, a n d a t las t

force i t wi t h a viole n t A
This is wonder ful i n cu r in g d isease s ar isin g fro m ta r ta r ,

i n t h e scu r vy quartan s m ela n choly as t h m a d r opsi es a n d

, , , , ,

obst ru ctions of t h e live r splee n a n d bo wels I t i s t h e be st

, , .

m e ns t ru u m to m ake all pu r gi n g t i n c tu r es a n d e x t ra c t s ,

wh ethe r ou t of vegetable or m i ne ral If i t be ci r cu late d .

in a bolth ead h e rm e t ically seale d i t bec om es balsa m ic an d

,

sw ee t sc en t e d an d f ro m a c rys talli n e colo r i t beco m es th a t

-
,

of a r uby be in g as i t we r e a B alsa m of L ife an d V i ta l

,

Powers exalt in Na tu re to h e r high e st d e gr ee of pu r it y a n d

,

c la r i ty by q u i c s u in g t h e in te r n al fi r e a n d h ea t Th r e e .

or four d r ops o f i t given wi t h esse n c e o f safl ron giv es eas e

an d rest , an d res tores i n co nsu m p ti ons .

ARG E N T UM P O TA B IL E .

(Potable Silve r of Clossmus .

)
Pla te s of which 3 oft e n wit h Q pou r on v an d
1) °
,

se t i t to s hoo t i n t o c r yst als ; 93 t h e m i n t o a

spi r it by r ec tifi e d SV (2 0) ac u a te d wi t h spi ri t

, .

of e (8) a n d spi ri t of (D a t h e n 1 1 1 an d , ,

brin g t h e a z u re or blu e t i n c t u r e t o a powd e r ,

which £ 25 i n r e c tifi ed SV .

This is a won d e rfu l an d e x ce lle n t m edicin e a gai n st th e

 BOOK OF F OR MULA S

ep ilepsy , an d
oth e r diseases of t h e h ead as t h e M oon
m ost ,

bea rs ast r ological ru le ove r t h e br ai n Y ou m ay also m ake .

Potable L una af t e r th e m e t hod of C lossmus i n t h a t of 0 ,

already given .

SP IR IT OF D

(p
S i r i tus A r en ti
g .
)
crystals of (
J) )
u t sup r ab e i n g t we n t y t i m e s 3 d °

( t h a t i t m ay yi e ld i t s s pi ri t t h e eas i e r ) o r y o u
,

m ay ta k e c rysta ls m ad e of fili n gs of fi n e wit h

Z i ii of
. w a t e r of l il i es of t h e v all e y a c ua t ed
,

wit h sp irit of (D of Q gi Si 40 days i n ash e s.

, . ,

t ill t h e m en st ru u m i s of a gr e en i sh blu e ; Tl! ,

t his an d a d d m or e s pi ri t of (D of 9 a n d
,

e x t rac t t ill t h e D i s n ea r ly a ll di d . Put t h e

s olu t ions or t in c t u r es t oge t h e r e va pora t e a n d
,

crystallize which d ry ; p u t t h es e d ri ed c rystals

,

in to a r etort from when ce d raw first a phlegm

,

a n d spi r i t of 9 which k e ep a pa rt ; th en wi th a
.

st r on ge r A fo r ce ove r th e sp i ri t of 1) a n d las tly

an oi l.

It is a t hin g fou n d by e xp e r i en ce t h a t t hi s L u n a Spi r i t

t ak es aw ay t h e falli n g Si ck n ess by th e r oo ts ; i t s e cifically
p
st r e n gt h e n s t h e h ea d a n d co m fo r ts t h e an i m al s pi n t e I t is .

good agai n st pal pi t at i on of t h e h ea rt , m adn ess, an d all

m elan cholic di s t e m p e rs Th e o il tak en gu t iii or iv i n
. . .

balm , sage , r osem a ry , or peon y wat e r , i s m ore eff e c t u al to

all t h e pu rpose s a fo r esaid .
 B OO K OF F O RMULAS

solve th e sugar in wi ne or som e co rd ial w ate r prope r to th e ,

E LIXIR O F PR OPE RTY .

B . Of aloes, m yrrh, safl ron , a . 5 i m o i

. st e n a ll w i t h tartar
i s ed SV . an d b ri ng the m t o an alcohol

(see No te on B oyle, p u t a ll i n to a gla ss

bod y wi th a p in t of tartari ze d SV
, and so .
,

m u ch oil of Q p er ca mp a uu m as m ay flow t wo
or thre e i nches abo ve all ; close i t we ll and
ci rc ulate all for th r ee m on ths e x t rac t th e ,

ti n c ture and d eca n t i t ; ad d tart a rized SV . to

th e m at t er re m a n ni i g , e x trac t aga in and d ecan t
i t ; then up th e fa c es that rem ain , an d ad d i t to
,

th e form er ; an d aga in for a m on t h (wi t ho u t an)

c ircula t e t h e m Oth ers ext rac t th e ti ncture
.

lon g ti ll th e bi tt ern ess of th e aloes is not per

cep ti ble, whi ch se em s to be a bet te r way th an

t h e form er s

is th e fam ous E li xi r P r ep n eta ti s of Paracelsus

’

Th is noble m edi cam ent is of very h ot and thi n parts, con

taining all th e vi rtues of th e natu ral balsam , co n se r vin g
nature i n ext re m e age I t cures q uartan s, an d di ssolves th e
.

s tone ; i t qu icke ns all th e se n se s , an d st r engt h ens t h e b rain

an d m e m ory ; i t c ures t h e ve r t i o, le thar y, ep ile psy, h ead
g g
ac h e, con vulsions , a lsy, ple u r isy, j aund 1 ce , consu m pt ion ,
p
ov e rs , go ut , an d sciat ica ; i t e xpels
m akes th e h ear t lad Lastly, diseases.

proceedi ng e it her from hea t or col by a ce rt ain occ ult

property 1 t stran gely cu reth Dose, at yr vi ad xxx , or
. . . .

m o re, i n wi n e or ot her con ven ie n t veh icle .

 BOO K OF FOR M UL AB

OIL or a .

(Oleu m Q p
i s er Ca mp a uu m .
)
B . Accord i ng to th e old dispe nsa tories i t i s prepared in a
large bell st ill by t h e b u rn in g an d cons u m in g of
a quan ti ty of Q by which a sha rp spiri t
large ,

flyi n g fro m th e k i n dled Q an d beat in g aga i nst

t h e s ides o f t h e st ill will t urn in to liq uor an d ,

flow down li ke wate r or oil .

Here i s to be n o te d : 1 t h at t h e Q be pu t in to an earthen
.

cup h av i ng san d i n i t le s t be i n g inflam e d i t sh oul d b rea k

,

it . 2 That th i s be placed upon an ot h er ea rth en cup t h e

.
,

bott om tu rn ed upward s an d t h es e th us disposed be set i n

,

th e m ids t of a gre at ea rt h en pa n t h en wi t h a r ed h ot i r on ,

inflam e t h e Q 3 Th at t h ese be covere d wi th a great glass

.

h ell or glass fu n n el wi t h a n e ck as lon g as t h a t of a bolt

, ,

head h aving a hole at top to give brea thin g t hat t h e

, ,

flowe rs m ay fly away by which m eans you will h a ve a ,

g re a t e r q u a n t i ty an d m o r e e fi e c t u a l o il 4 Th a t i t b e.do n e .

i n a close m oist pla ce (as i n a colla r) an d on a m oist d ay

,
.

5 Th at you lea ve an e m p ty spac e be tw een th e b ri m s of th e

.

bell an d t h e pa n that t here m ay be ai r en ou gh to keep t h e

,

Q i n fl a m e d 6
. Th a t
. by r eas o n of t h e ho le a t t o p of t h e

h ell or fun n el t h e m ore phle gm ati c par t eva porate s while ,

th e ac id spi ri ts n ot be ing a ble t o rise so h igh con d en se

, ,

agai nst t h e sides of t h e glass 7 That thi s s pirit i s n o thi n g

. .

but a spi ri t of (D drawn fr o m a vi t r iolic e i n t h e Q .

8 Tha t fr om lbi of Q you will have § i of spi ri t

. . . .

I t cases all pa in s of th e gou t an d t hat only by ba thin g ,

( m i x i n g of i t w i t h w a t er o r I t st r e n gt h e n s t h e n e r ve s

an d m us cles a n d c u res a con fi rm ed

, le prosy I t c u res .

hect ics, consu m pt ions ast hm as an d ulce rs of th e lun gs

, , .

I t m akes t h e te et h whi te r esto res radic al m oi st u re e x tin

, ,

g u i s h e s a ll p r e t e rn a t u ra l h e a t p u r ifi es t,
h e b lood a n d r e n o ,

vates t h e whole body e xpelling p ut re fact ion I n th e Fren ch

, .
 BO OK O F FORMULAS

p ox i t i s excellent , an d m ay se r ve i ns te ad of a d ie t . Th ere
i s n ot h i n g m ore powe r ful i n e xpe lli n g of poi so n , pla gue ,

an d all pe st ile n t an d m align fe ve r s Do s e , d gu t . .

, vi. a d
x vi or xx
. . i n b r o th , bee r , a le , win e , or c r o dia l juleb .

Taken alone i t k ills .

E LI XIR O F SU B TmTY .

B . Of v
oli e oil, honey SV re c tified and tartar iz ed
, .

a nd Tr
, y t h,
e m a ll t og e t h e r i n as h es t h e n 1 11 all ,

th e phlegm from t h e oi ls which w ill be d i s ,

t i ngui sh ed by th e colors ; put all of t h ese in t o a

pelican and ad d to them th e t hird par t of th e
,

esse n c e of balm an d celand i ne ; 51 i t for a ,

m on t h then ke e p i t for u se
, .

This i s th e Eli xi r Su bti h ta ti s of Pa rac elsus I t n ot only

’

resist s p u t re fact io n bu t als o pr e se r ves all t hin gs f ro m p u

,

which a ppe rta ins t o a n im ate bodi e s This i s t h e

t r e fact i on .

B alsa m of Philosoph er s which n o s e n sible bod y i s able to

,

resi st i t be i n g s ubt i le an d a ble t o pe n e t ra te e ve ryt hi ng ; i t

,

c pe ns a ll obs t r uc t ion s i n th e body a ft e r a wo nd er ful m a n ne r ,

wit h m any other things whose v ir tues are n ot fi tti ng to be

,

d eclared only to th e Sons of Ar t .

THE G RE A T E SSE NCE .

R osemary, Laven der, Sage , M arjo ram , Thym e , B alm ,

An gelica, all full of j u ic e ; br u i se all i n a m orta r
dili gen t ly , pou r on a s u ffi cie n t q uan t it y of
malm scy win e (so m e say of th e i r own s pi ri t o r
-

ti nct ure ) , t hen i n a v e ssel wi t h a bli n d h ead s et

i t to $1 i n baln eo wi t h a ge n tle he a t f or tw o
.

m on ths, e xpress all wi th a press , 3 th e

°
fa ces ,
 B OO K O F FO RMU LAS

Th is cuts and dissolves th e ta rt arou s coa gulu m i n t h e

whole body an d e xpe ls all ill h u m ors ; i t pr ese r ves from th e
,

s t on e ta ken on c e a m on th be fo r e t h e n ew m oo n a n d cu r es
, ,

c ons um pti ons won d e r f ully Dose gr x .

, . .

MAGI STE R Y OF 6
(Acco r d i ng t o Mynsi ch t ) .

B C rystalli n e e o f w o r m w ood u po n whi

, c h d r op r ect ifi ed

s pir i t of e (8 ) so m u ch as will coagula te an d

u n i te w it h a pre va ilin g sa po r an d fo rc e abo ve

,

th e spi r i t of e
It i s a m ost e xcelle n t m edicin e h a vi n g a ba lsa m ic pr op
,

e r ty ; i t r e n ova tes th e whole m a n p u r ifi e s t h e blood , ,

s t ren gt h en s t h e h ead h ear t a n d s t om a c h ope n s obs t r u c

, , ,

t ion s of bo t h live r an d sple en ; c u ts dis c u sses a n d clea n se s, ,

fro m all put re fac tion I t i s on e of t h e m ost efii caci ous

.

d iu re t ic s an d a s pe cific agai n st t h e d ropsy t a ki n g a wa y a ll

, ,

fla t ule n t wa t e ry a n d tar tar o u s vi sc osi t y

, ,
I t b rea k s an d .

e xpels t h e st o n e ; i s p re va le n t aga i n st t h e ilia c a n d cholic

passion th e jaun dice all sort s of fevers, lsi es apoplexies
, , , ,

g o u t s , l e p r os i es
, wo r m s ru , p t ure s e t c ose
, d gr. v i a d , . .

I n a f ew d ays i t d issolves t h e dropsy tym pan ites .

LIQUO R AL KAHE Sl
'

(P a r ace lsi .

1 . Pre pare an alk ali fr om 3 an d e r oya ls by cem en t

.

i n g t h e e r oya ls wi th t h e 2 , an d boilin g t he m
i n fa i r V t o m a k e a lixi v iu m , filt rat i ng an d
coagulat in g by e vapo rat ion ; of which 6 pre pa re

a la rge quan t i ty 2 L et pu re Span ish or

. .

Hungarian u be beate n wi th th e alkali , i n a

 B OO K O F FORMULAS

o m ortar a little wa rm ed so long till n one

st ne ,

of th e 6 can be se en wh ich pu t i m m edia tely

,

i n t o a glass re tort , wit h a rece ive r well lute d to

i t, an d “ ll w i t h a n a k e d A w hic h ope ra t ion so
ft en repeat t ill th e 6 be co m es ve ry liqu id a nd
o ,

appears t r uly s pi r it ual 3 This spi r i t u al u

. .

di st il t h r ice i n a t u bula ted ret o rt c lose ly

j oi n e d w i t h lu t u m s ap i e n t i a t o t w o o t h e r v esse ls

wi th n ecks at bo th e n ds t h e la t t e r of which le t,

be well lu te d to a la rge rece ive r th e 5 le t be ,

cast in to t h e r ecei ver by t h e t ube which t ube ,

ought to rise a bove t h e furnace an d afte r t h e ,

i n j ect i on of t h e 6 e ve ry t im e to be close
st oppe d which t h e n will pass wi t h i ts a q uo sit y
,

i n to i ts c ive r t ill i t i s all t u r ned i n to V 4

re e , . .

Pu t t h is Sal V i n to a bolt h ead so la rge as i t -

m ay fill abo u t a n e igh th pa r t of i t wh i ch for ,

som e m on t h s pla ce i n $1 i n a n e qua ble h ea t t i ll

, ,

all t h e V is co n v e r t ed i n t o f rot h Th e p ut re .

fact ion still con ti n ue t ill t h e frot h van ishes ,

an d th e liq u or i n th e bo tt om o f th e vess el be

aga i n clea r At last re c t i fy i t once or t wice by

.

a ret ort i n san d a n d kee p i t care fully for use

, .

Wh ethe r this be t h e Alk ahest of Pa racelsus wi t h which

h e di d s uch won de rs and which Helm on t so pra ises even
, ,

to t h e skie s is ve ry doubt ful ; for a s t ha t Alkahes t was

,

dest inated to t h e pr epa ra t ion of all sor ts of m e dicines ,

e xt ra c ti on of all so r ts of t in c t u res a n d esse n c es wh e t h e r ou t ,

of m i n era ls vege tables or an i m als so also i t was reported

, , ,

t o cu r e e fl e ct ua lly a ll di seases a n d to r oo t ou t t h e se m i na
,

t i on s of eve r y m a lad y a n d t o do m i rac les a bove an y ot h e r

,

m edici n e e xce pt t h e P hilos oph e s Ston e

r
’
H e t ha t de si res
.

t o kn o w m o r e h e r eof m ay fe tc h i t out of th e m ost lea r n ed

Helm on t wh e re h e m ay i n dee d re cei ve a ve ry grea t deal of
,

sat i sfa c t ion

. T h e e r oya ls m en t ione d a bo ve i s m ad e t h us
B °
3 t h e Q of t h e si m ple spi ri t , or n ew 2 ( w h i c h us e .
 B OO K OF FOB I UL AS

) i p f ’
k x v
g
eese , n a ot te r s ur nac e , m a e a li i i u m i n wa ter ,
ter and e vaporat e ; if i t be no t whi t e e n o ugh, d issolve,
filter , and e vapora te aga in .

ALL - HE AL OF PARAC E LSUS .

B . O f th e highe st ifi d
rec t
e spi r i t s of ba lm of m u gw o r t of , ,

Vale ria n o f bu rn e t of j u n i pe r, a nd 3h ; QE
, , .

of 9, oil of e whi te sugar candy, A .

3vi , m i x them an d kee p th e m i xt ur e i n a

. ,

glass wi th a glass st oppe r .

This n oble m ed icine preserv es th e bod y, as Hor t i us says ,

p e r t ota m v i t a m i n tegr u m i n h ea lt h d u r i n
, g t h e w ho le
I t ta kes away hea vi ne ss of t h e h ead c ures t h e a pople xy , ,

p a l sy , e p ile p s,y a n d o t h e r d a nge r o u s di seases of t h e h ea d ; i t

us t h e e yesigh t st a ys vom i t i n g an d st re n t h en s a
, g ,

weak stom ach ; i t helps ast h m as an d m ost diseases of th e ,

lu n gs ; i t cor rect s th e vi ces of th e li ve r an d splee n ; i t is

profitable again st le prosy ja un dice, colic st one disafi ec, , ,

t i ons of t h e wom b, and m an y oth er d iseases D ose, d 9 i . .

ad 3ss .

SPIR I T O F FIVE THINGS .

(p
S i ri tus Di ap m te .
)
B Paracelsus ’
E li xi r Si m ofS pi Property
ri tus t hori .

acalis cam ph orate d , 3i ss Spir i t of (D rect i .

fied 3i Spi r it of 9 rectified , D i i (1 0a )

. . .

Spi rit of e recti fied (8) i n wh ich let lea ves of

0 No X be a d , 3i
. . Mi x all t oget he r and.

a t wenty d ays, and keep i t for use .

Th is powerfully resi sts all putrefacti on, i s an an ti do te

 B OOK OF FO RMULA S

an d acc r o din g to th e p i
s a gyr c a rt e xt rac t an

m en e c ; m i x bo t h t h e s e t o ge t h e r , ci r c ula t e i n

BM . for 2 0 d a ys, a n d kee p i t f or 11 80 .

E xperi en ce t es t ifi es t ha t t h e re i s sca r c e ly a m o re n oble

an d efli caci ous st o m achic 1 n t h e who le r e p u blic of m e dicin e
‘
.

I t 1 8 a great sec re t i n all a ff e c ts of t h e v e n t r icle , give n i n

m i n t -wat e r , for i t c o m fo r t s all t h e 1 n wa rd pa r ts a n d pri n
e ipe l m e m be rs ; i t cools b ea t s, a n d ca u se s ap pe t i t e ; i t 1 s m ost
e xce llen t i n th e epile ps y, a pople xy, ca t a r rh s , ph le at ic
d i s osit ion of t h e whole bod y, pa i n of t h e h ead , let a rgy,
an p 3 88 a d a i i n a pp rop ri a te liqu o r
. . .

PHI L O SO PHI C SP I RIT or e .

B . e q . v . , su ppose § viii c t ified gi v V

. of e re .

q s f o r .“ I.of t h e 6 F i
,
r s t t h e r e co m e s off
. a

ph legm the n p u t th e m a tt e r i n to a glass re t ort

,

an d up i n sa n d t h e n ch a n ge t h e re c e ive r a n d
, , ,

rm to d ry n e ss ; so wi ll you h a v e t h e m os t e xalte d
sp i r i t of 9 B ut th e . of (D wi ll be coag
ula te d i n th e bot t o m of t h e r e to rt wi t h t h e

alcali or Q of t h e co m m o n 9 Ta ke of t his .

ssolved i n V
ac id spi r i t Si i 9 (d i .
) i i m i x .

and up i n sa n d as be fo r e ; so wi ll you ha ve
, ,

§ iii o f s pi ri t . T h u s m a
y y . ou p r o c e e d i n fi n

i t ely an d in cr ease t h e q uan t i ty of spi rit with

,

li t t le or no charge as lon g as yo u plea se , .

Th is spi ri t h as m an y use s i n ch em i st ry fo r diss olvin g

bod ies pr e cipita ti n g of t hings di ssolved i n AF s i r it of
, .
,

vin egar etc and m e xt rac t i n g t in ct ures In war d y ta ke n

, ., .

i n win e ale or wat e r i t ope ns cools r esists p ut r e fa c tion

, , . , , ,

take s awa y a ll m an ne r of fe ve rs a n d un na t ura l h ea ts a n d i s ,

a po t e n t re m e dy agai n st t h e pla gue I t str e ng t h e n s th e .

st om ac h forti fi es th e h ea r t ch
,
h ee rs th e spiri ts a n d re fr es h es
, ,

wea ried an d decayed na ture Dose fro m 1 0 d rops to 2 0 1 n

°

an v p rope r li q uo r or ve hic le .
 B OO K O F FOR K "L AB

O IL OF 0 .

(Oleu m Soli s v ol Au r i .
)
of 0 mad e by re ve r be ra t ion wi th ro al cem en t ;
y
cleanse i t an d 51 i t 2 4 ho urs i n ified Aqua r ec t

V it a , so sha ll yo u ha ve of 0 Th us Para .

c elsus. Or th us : B O f t h e sh a rpest j u ice of

.

lem ons filt rated i v i le a ves of fi n e 0 No 6 0 $1

. .
,

t he m in a glass ves se l wi t h a ge n t le heat for four

or fi v e da ys t h e n filte r a n d a bs t ract t h e j u i c e
,

by 1 111 and th e G) wi ll rem ain i n t h e bot tom

,

i n t h e form of but te r Th us Gesn er

. .

Thi s m ixed wi th w ine will give i t th e color of gold I t .

won de r fu lly r e sis ts pu t re fa c t io n ; i t a ls o pur ge s a n d m ov es ,

t o swea t ; i t c u r es th e le prosy an d su ch as ha ve bee n spoile d

,

by m e rc u rial un gue n ts .

No m Th e above reverbe rat ion m ay be d o n e by pu t tin g

r —

th e fili n gs of 0 alon e in to a c r u cible i n a re ve rbe rat o ry

fu rna c e a n d bu rn i n g t he m (wi thou t m elt in g) t ill t hey com e
t o a calx of a p u rple color t h i n a nd ligh t ; or you m ay m i x
,

wi t h th e filin gs or flowers of Q an d th en reverbe rate t ill th e

calx becom es as afo resaid Fur t he rm ore often di ssoluti on
.
,

i n AB d oes t h e wor k as well

. .

THE SI LVE R HE LL STO NE -

.

L
( pa i s I n
f erna li s A ryeu teus) .

Fili n gs of fin e p i good AF or spiri t of (D, p ii

. . . . .

1 11 i n a sm all m at rass wi t h a lo n g n ec k lut ed

h alf way ; e vapo ra t e th e h um idi ty i n a ci r

cui ary A t o d r yn ess lea vi n g a blac ki s h sc u m
,

on i t ; th e n gi ve a m elti n g h eat till th e fu m es

 BOO K O F FO RMULAS
cease ; t ak e off t h e m atrass, and forthwith cast
i t i n to lit tle brass or iron m oulds .

I t is causti c, i g forever if kep t from ai r I t

rem ai n n .

c on su m es by t ouc hin g wart s p ro u d an d d ea d fle sh can ce rs

, , ,

ulce rs, et c if you w et th e m wi t h a li t tle wa te r ; i t dyes

.
,

h ai r and ski n an un chan geable blac k .

MAG I STE RY OF (3 .

B . “I. fili ngs of steel in pu rifi ed j uice of lem ons, n for , a

m o nt h, t h en fi lte r in t o a glass a vesse l, an d i n

san d h eat i n s pi ssa t e t o t h e consi s tence of a

liq uid e x trac t Th e r e m ai n de r of th e chalyba

.

which will not go t h rough th e paper d ry and ,

red uce i n t o a sub t ile powder for t h e sam e use,

or for s te eled wi n e .

B oth th e li quid e xt rac t

t h e powd e r h a ve a won de r ful
an d
force i n ope n i n g all obst ruc t ion s, an d dissolvi ng all tartar o
o u s an d coa gula te d m at t e r , a n d st re ngthen i n g all t h e
i n t e rnal vi sc e ra Th ey a re an e xce lle n t cure for m elan
.

c h oly, quart a n s, d ropsy, and all diseases of th e wom b

occasion e d t h ro u gh obst r u ct ion D ose of th e e xt ract d
.

i ss . a d 3 i ; of t
. h e po w d er , d D i . ad B ii .

MAG ISTE R Y or a (V i tr i ola t e d ) .

u lat e , so h ave you a m agi st e ry green li ke v i t ri ol

.

It p obstr uc ti on s of th e li ver
o e ns an d pleen
s , and cures
t h e jau n dice q uarta ns m elan choly ,
, , an d th e green s ickn ess .

‘
) ose , gas i n Rh e n i sh win e
. .
 BOOK OF FOR M U LAS

su bli m ate 3ss . i

st r them an d t h e re will be an

o ran ge color , an d t h e s u bli m a te will fall to th e

bot t om If t h e v be too st ron g pu t u pon i t
.

m ore lim e v t ill i t i s as you wo u ld have i t .

B ut Fallopi us m a k es i t by p u t t i n g in to lim e
v lbi M e r c u ri u s D ulcis a s uffi ci en t q uan t i ty
.

( viz .ii
3 ) a n d di
. ss o lv i n g i t by boi li n g :

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