Liquoris in other vehicle
Toxicity is reported for this plant. Shown as a historical record for laboratory analysis only — not a preparation to make or take.
Original passage
boyled in fair Water with some Maidenhair and Figs, maketh a good Drink for those that have a dry Cough, or Hoarceness, Wheesing, shortness of breath; and for al the Griefs of the Breast and Lungs, Phtisick or Consumptions caused by the Distillation of Salt humors on them. It is also good in all pains of the Reins, the Strangury, and heat of Urine: The fine Pouder of Liquoris blown through a Quil into the Eyes that have a Pin and Web (as they cal it) or Rhewmatick Distillations into them, doth clens and help them: The Juyce of Liquoris is as effectual in al the Diseases of the Breast & Lungs, the Reins and Bladder, as the Decoction. with some GuIllegible, length unknown. Marked as illegible in the transcription.-Tragacanth, is for Hoarceness, Wheesings, &c.
Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physitian, or An Astrologo-Physical Discourse of the Vulgar Herbs of this Nation (1652 edition) · Entry “Liquoris.” · vertues and use · lines 11187–11207 · passage culpeper-1652:herbal:liquoris:006
What the pipeline extracted
- 1PlantProvisionalNot independently validated. Read it as a lead, not a finding.Liquoris“Liquoris”
- 2PartProvisionalNot independently validated. Read it as a lead, not a finding.juice“The Juyce dissolved in Rose Water”
- 3ProcessProvisionalNot independently validated. Read it as a lead, not a finding.other“The Juyce dissolved in Rose Water”
- 4Solvent / vehicleProvisionalNot independently validated. Read it as a lead, not a finding.Other vehicle“dissolved in Rose Water”
- 5FormProvisionalNot independently validated. Read it as a lead, not a finding.other“a fine licking Medicine”
- 6Use (as written)ProvisionalNot independently validated. Read it as a lead, not a finding.Hoarceness, Wheesings, &c.“Hoarceness, Wheesings, &c”
- Fresh or driedNot stated in source
- HeatNot stated in source
- DurationNot stated in source
- FiltrationNot stated in source
Logged corrections
The fields above are as extracted. These corrections, each with its evidence, are applied in the audit and the ranking (config/m1_corrections.csv).
- Part: juice → rootThe 'Juyce' dissolved in rose water is Culpeper's Succus Glycyrrhizæ, a boiled, concentrated water extract of the root (requested 2026-11-06: correct the rose-water recipes the same way)Evidence: Culpeper 1850 Dispensatory, Succus Glycyrrhizæ simplex (culpeper-1850:dispensatory:s040-rob-or-sapa-and-juices:027): 'Infuse Liquorice Roots cleansed and gently bruised, three days in Spring Water ... then boil it a little, and press it hard out, and boil the liquor with a gentle fire to its due thickness.'Logged 2026-11-06
- solvent: other → other+watersame; the extract is made in water, then dissolved in rose water (other)Evidence: as aboveLogged 2026-11-06
- Heat: unknown → boiledsameEvidence: as aboveLogged 2026-11-06
- filtered: unknown → yessameEvidence: as above ('press it hard out')Logged 2026-11-06