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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    [153] eat any folid meat that day, but if the party be very fick, never ftand upon any time, whether day or night give. it him ; the fooner the better : but it is belt whenthe Stomach is empty from meat. Ic commonly works about half. an hour after,take nothing before it works of it felf, and then if you pleafe to drink alittle warm poflet drink, or beer, youmay. And if it fhould work by Vomit more then you would have it, takea little thin Gruel or Broth, fo feafoned with Salt that it tafteth well of it; and that makes it work down- ward, but I have given it to Children and others that never took any thing ter it hath wrought upon, it will bring away, whether you take any thing or not. If you are difpofed to fleep, you may freely do it, without the leaft prejudice unto you,for nothing can hinder the work- ing of ir, nor the bringing it away. I never knew it fail to work in my life (where it hath been retained in the Sto- mach). But in cafe it fhould not, you need not fear; it will do you no more hurt, then if you had taken fo much Nutmeg, or Cinnamon, and if you pleafe you may take