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Woodville's Med. Bot. p. 551. SCABIOSA succisa. DEVIL'S BIT. The Leaves and Roots. These stand recommended as alexipharmics, but they have long given place to medicines of greater efficacy. SCANDIX Cerefolium. Chervil. The Leaves.
The berries were supposed by the ancients to have a purgative and emetic quality; later writers have recommended them in small doses, as diaphoretics and alexipharmics; and Mr. Boyle tells us, that in the London plague the powder of them was given with vinegar, with good success, as a sudorific. It is probable the virtue of the composition was rather owing to the vinegar than to the powder.
D. Elecampane root possesses the general virtues of alexipharmics: it is principally recommended for promoting expectoration in humoural asthmas and coughs; in which intention, it used to be employed in the Edinburgh Pharmacopoeia: liberally taken, it is said to excite urine, and loosen the belly.
I must send forth to inquire after him, since he hath stuff of the honourable household on hand and, by our Lady, he hath stuff of mine too certain drugs sent me from the city for composition of my alexipharmics this gear must be looked to.
Provided with the most efficacious remedies for the distemper, and acquainted with the mode of treating it prescribed by the College of Physicians, Bloundel was at no loss how to act, but, rubbing the part affected with a stimulating ointment, he administered at the same time doses of mithridate, Venice treacle, and other potent alexipharmics.
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