Secrets of the Secrets of Ramon Llull and Hermes the Philosophers

And when the skin is thinned with light wiping, and this is done by liniments and ablutions, such as:
Oil of prepared vegetal saltpeter
Juice of the root of the herb of the blessed virgin prepared original: "Ius radicis sigilli beatæ virginis"
and the juice of other prepared herbs, such as
Dragontea,
Viticella, and
Yellow ointment,
Water of lovage root, and
Barley water,
Virgin’s milk, original: "Lac virginis"
all these whiten, clean, and moisten the face, but it is not wiped away. The blood is cleaned and purified in many ways: One way through foods generating laudable blood, such as subtle fragrant wine, and foods generating laudable chyme the pulpy acidic fluid which passes from the stomach to the small intestine, such as are those things which are perfectly cooked, so that they are more easily and better digested, since in digestion the root of good blood is generated: Another way through the assumption of things purifying and cleaning the blood, such as
Preserved Myrobalans,
Pearls,
Gold,
Juice of fumitory,
Hops,