A compleat discourse of wounds : both in general and in particular: whereunto are added the severall fractures of the skull, with their variety of figures. As also a treatise of gunshot-wounds in general / collected and reduced into a new method by John Brown.

  • John Browne
Date:
1678
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Credit: A compleat discourse of wounds : both in general and in particular: whereunto are added the severall fractures of the skull, with their variety of figures. As also a treatise of gunshot-wounds in general / collected and reduced into a new method by John Brown. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Digeftive. IFomenrar. Another liftory. Of Wounds in General. panied with a large Flux of bloud, the which being flop¬ ped, his whole Thigh was anointed with 01. Rofarumr over which was applied Emplaft. Diapalm. cum fitcck. To the Wound was applied this Digeftive: Be Terebinth, lo^ 01. Rif far. Unguent. Diatth. cle Peto, an. $iij. Thur. t.vJu.oJ.n*. j. Croc. 9j. Over which was applied this Cataplafm : Be Fol. Violar. m. j. Summitat. Abfinth. Rofar. rithr. an. wp. FI. Cham. Melt lot. S cord. an. pug. ilj. Farit/. Hard. Fabar. an. §ij. Tritic. §j. cunt Vint rubric]. C fiat Cat apt. fine addendo 01. Chamomel. §)p. Rofar. $vj. Croc. 3). wife. With the Digeftive the Tents were ar¬ med, and applied untill the Wound was perfedly di- gefted, and the Efchar removed by applying Unguent. JEgyptiac. $)p. And this method was obferved untill the ieventh day : the Wound being kept from Accidents by ordering a good Diet, and well regulating of the Body* And the Efchar being removed, this following Injeftion was made ufe of, both for Mundifying and fncarning the Part : Ri Fiord, bene mund. mtf. bulliat in q. faqu. ad ftj. cui adde Sanicul. Conjolid. Saracen, an. pug. ij. FI. Hyperic. Rofar. rubr. an. pug. llj. faff a altera ebullition e cola, & co- laturds adde Syr. de fkcc. Nicotian, fj. Alel. Rofar. Syr. dc Rof ficc. an. §jp. mfee. The Tents were armed with an Incarnative medicine, and every other day leflened and made dhorter, and the Gataplafm left off 5 but the Parts comforted with Stupes dipt in this following Fomentation: Be Herb. Abfinth. Hyperic. Salv. Betonic. Agrimon. Scabiofi Rofar. rubr. FI. Cham. Melilot. an. m§. coquant ur in Vino* ruhro. The Wound with thefe was well confolidated, and perfeflly cured. A Souldier atfo being (hot into his Thigh about its middle, upon fearch by the Probe for the Bullet, k was found to lodge upon the Thigh-bone. The Te- rebcllum being applied before any Tumour appeared, the Inftrument catching hold thereof drew it forth 3 and by following the fame method which I have fet down . i V .Vs.