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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    [132] come meetly under theconfideration of an experienced Chyrurgion: tolay a plaifter to the Heel for a‘hurt in the Head, 1s like to do but little good.’ | Wherefore I thall give: you fome-figas, that you may know the place, and fome directions for its Cure. | Tf it be below the Dvaphragma, or Midtiff, this Blood is evacnated moftly by Urine. ‘If in'the Mefaraick’Veins (which are annexed:tothe Guts): by Stool. If from the upper Region of the Tho- rax, or Breaft, it muft come through a Thruft of fome fharp Inftrument that hath penetrated the Pleura, or inner skin of theRibs; for.withoutthat there canvot be any Blood come into the Breaft; for the Lungs or Heart-}“which are the two principal parts contained, cannot be inju- red by any Blows, Strains, Bruifes, Ce. without this'Plewra be pierced or broken : and befidess there are no Veins in them, they arenourifhed by Arteries ;' the Lungs by the! Artevialis, which doth beftow many are nourifhed. There ‘hathibeen many great miftakes a- bout this part in this Difafter , fora Vein, having been broken in the Intercoftal Mutcles ~ es Petar ASR mre