Praxis Catholica; or the countryman's universal remedy. Wherein is plainly and briefly laid down the nature, matter, manner, place and cure of most diseases, incident to the body of man ... / Written by Robert Couch, sometimes practitioner in physick and chyrurgery, at Boston in New-England. Now published with divers useful additions (for publick benefit) by Chr. Pack.

  • Couch, Robert.
Date:
1680
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Credit: Praxis Catholica; or the countryman's universal remedy. Wherein is plainly and briefly laid down the nature, matter, manner, place and cure of most diseases, incident to the body of man ... / Written by Robert Couch, sometimes practitioner in physick and chyrurgery, at Boston in New-England. Now published with divers useful additions (for publick benefit) by Chr. Pack. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [irs ] Lungs, thofe who have AGieral Sulphur’ well prepared, or Opium divefted of its Narcotick or Stupefactive Power ( which fleepifying force is not its virtue, but its vice) fuch I fay may be able to cure this Difeafe fafely and pleafantly. But {eeing thofe Remedies are known but to few, therefore after ( the forementionedSalt d1 advife the Balfam of Sulphur of Antimony, er good Balfom of common Sulphur, to be taken twice or thrice a day to fix or feven drops, or more at a time rhixed witha lit- tle white Sugar, and taken upon the point of a Knife. But the 4ycanum and Balfamick ) Pill do not mifsthe cure, if nature be not | too far fpent. - : — i _—Ssare. 3 2 > Ss aS , ~ — cee eae? — ; => - a —— The Rickets. “ya | He Rickets is a Difeafe amongft Chil- 4 dren, that hath been but of late aears : but ingenious Coke tells us, it hath ‘@peen Known among the Ancients, who fave excellently treated of them: {0 like- I 2 wife :