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

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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$livid, his Father being Tent for, feeing the parts began to run into a Gangrene, firft prefcribed this Cataplafme ; Pan. tritic. Siligm. ifc f. Furfur. fnbtilifs. pulv. 5 ij. Pub, Pad. Heir. 5 j. pulv. Scord. 5 _//. Me Mat. Chamo- ntel. Rofar. Ruhr. an. png. 3. Far in. Orob. 5 ij. cum Oxy- melit. q. f. fiatCatapl. lhe Wrift and whole Arm was anointed even to the Nuch of the Neck with thefe Un¬ guents, R. Ol. Rofar. Lumbricor. Qamomel. an. * {]. FuU pin. Scorpionium an. 3 iij. mifce. The Night following, both Delirium, Fever and Convulfion feized her- and for this was prefcribed a Cordial,wherein was Hqu.Lan- gij &fl. Till£, and over the whole hand and arm was applyed the aforefaid Cataplafme; the Wound being dilated, was afterwards dreft with this; Terebinth. Tenet, lot. in vino albo 5 j. Mel. Rofat. Colat. 3 ij. Myrrh. 3 ij* pulv. Scord. 3 j. Lumbricor. terrejlr. praparat. 3 mifce. The Gangrenated parts within a few dayes began, to feparate, and by the application of thefe Medicines, ftopt; the efchar of which being removed, under this was the Nerve, or rather the Tendon feen to look black-' thewdiich was amputated, and extratted: After this was applied an Incarnative Medicine, and at length the part was cicatrifed. The Elbow and the whole Hand was immoveable - for which, with great Succefs, were applyed thefe following Medicines, Ol. Lumbricor. Rofar. an. Tulpin. Lilior. albor. an. 3 iij. QhamomeL Unguent. Dialth. cum Gum. Huxung. Human, an. 3 ij. mifce pro Linimento. With this was embrocated his hand and his whole arm, it being firft fomented with this, I^. Rad. Hlth. recent.Confolid. Major, an. $ j ft. Herb. Flth. Malvar. Tiolar. an. M. j. Salv. Marjoran. an. M.fs. Hader. Terrejlr. Hbfinth. Summitat. Hyperic. an. p. iij. Coquant ur in aqua font ana, ad fomentum. The parts be¬ ing thus fomented and embrocated, lafHy was applyed this Emplaifter fpread upon Leather, R. Huxung. Por- Dd 2 c in. ZOf Qrapl. Okn. Unguent, Liniment. Fomentation.$