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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    L156 ] thofe Arcanums , I fhallaccommodate him with them upon reafonable terms , I will engage,that any Chyrurgion that hath once found the worth of them, he would ra- ther have one Dragme, than a Cheft of ten pounds worth of the laudableft Ca- thartical Medicines he can chufe. My Pillula Balfamica, or Balfamick Pill, is to fettlethe Body, and to reftore it into a good temper, (for a Houle that hath been fired; though the fire be out , yet there may be a great heat and fmoke ) which I give the next Night after my Powder. Ifyou take the Powder in the Morning, take the Pillat Night, if there be occalions that is, if he find his Body much difordered, or out of temper., of feelsany pain, thenitisgood to take one of thofe Pills, otherwife not. If you pleafe you may drink after it.: In the Sum- mer give after it a Glafs of White \Vine, Cider, or Ale; in the Winter a draught of warm Poffet-Drink, or warm Ale, or a Glafs of Sack. My Aurum Vite, is when. the Malignity of the Difeafe hath tainted the Spirits; and that is known by this, though the Caufe be gone, and the Effectremoved, yet the Party doth not become well , but con- tinues a = —