The practice of physick. In twenty and four books ... / Written in Latin, and in English. By Lazarus Riverius ... Nicolas Culpeper ... Abdiah Cole ... And W.R.

Lazare Rivière

Date:: 1661 [1663]

Credit: The practice of physick. In twenty and four books ... / Written in Latin, and in English. By Lazarus Riverius ... Nicolas Culpeper ... Abdiah Cole ... And W.R. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$TbeTraHiceofThyfick. Book i C V F^F. Since then the pain of the Head comech either of a cold ot hpt caufe, we iruft diced the Cute foe the taking away of both. For the Cure of a cold Head-ach the flegmy matter isfirft to be evacuated being prepared, as is fhewed in the Chapter aforegoing. Then we mu ft correft the cold difteaiper of the Brain, and the reliques of the humor are to be difeuffed with Bags, mentioned in the former Chapter, or w the Chapter of the cold diftempt r of the Brain : With which being warmed, let the head, being fbaven, be rubbed for an hour and an half every morning til tbecaufe of the pain be fpent and exfaaijfted. After the head is wel rubbed, fprinkle upon it this following Fouder, having upon it Cotton oc Wool. ‘ . Take of ‘Nutmegs, Cloves tFepper,Felhtory,of eachhalf an ounce: the Leaver of Sage, Fay- berries, of each two drams: fiVluftdrd, feed, and Water-crefi feeds bruifed, of each fix drams: eMakg a louder of thefe,fprink!*uPm tfje Fteadas aforefaidy and comb it in the morning before tbeuje of the little ‘Bags, that the pouderJaid on the day before may be talgn off» Ecrhsnes are alfo profitable, Neelings, and Apophlegtnatilms, or things to chew, which were ch- feribed formerly. A Magiftral Syrup alfo made asfolloweth is very profitable. Tike of Quajacum wood, an&*l\oots ef C hina Jliced, of each one ounce and an half; Infufe them twelve hours in four pints offpring Water : ‘Boylthem till half be cmfumed, adding in the end, the Leaves of Vervain one handfuls the flowers of ‘French Lavender and ‘Marjoram, of each a final handful: dijfolve in it being flrained half a pound of white Sugar, Boy l it up to a Sy¬ rup ; but before it beperfeftly boy led cajt in two ounces of. Senna tied in a clout ; the heft Agrtcl^ two ounces ; FJjuba’ b three ounces : let him tahg two or three ouncess once a week, Thele Pils alfo following are very good which in times paft were of great eftcem in Italy intbe daies of <Eujlachius Fjidim chief Fjfofcftor in the llniverfity otFadua, who was reported lobethe Inventor of them, and accounted them a great Secrecy and therefore gave them to one Apothecary only to be made by him, left others fliould know the Receipt which indeed he borrowed ouc of Wzcke-* mi, who propounded! ic from«Andernacui: and it is thus ; Take of Coloquintida fix drams: Agaricl^trochifcated, *Diagridium, blacl^‘Hellebore, and Turbith, of each half an ounce: Aloes one ounce: Diarrhodon Abbatis half an ounce : Let the purging things be bruifed and beaten together.and put in a glafi with the fpirit of Wineffo much at is fufficient, and let them be digefiedfor eight dales in a warm place, and then adthepouder of Diar¬ rhodon, and infufe them four dales longer, then flrain them andprefs them, and let the Liquor fo preffed forth be dijiilled in Baineo, fo long til the extract in the bottom of the Alembicl^grow Jo thicks that it may mahg Fills, the dofe whereof is one ferupie. But the following Pills are aferibed to Ftrnelim, of which he affirmed he found by Experience fuch excellency, that be never met with a Cephalalgia, or FLemicrania, that is, halt Headacb, hue be cured it. Take of the beft Aloes half an ounce: the Fouder of the FXeliuary of Fearls, the three Sanders, and red T\ofes, of each three grains: With Syrup of Wormwood, and Violets, mahg a Mafs, Give a dram thereof twice in a week one hour or two betore Supper. Aod finally, in a ftubborn pain that is old, al rhofe Medicines are convenient-, which were before mentioned in the Cure of the cold diftemper of the Brain; among which, Epifpafticks, or bliftsr- dcawing Plaift ers are not the meaneft. W bich ?lfo not prevailing fome are fo bold as to apply Vigo's Emplaiftec with Mercury, which they fay hath cured old headaches fomtimes, by caufing them to lpicmuch. Baths of Brimftone and Bitumen are very efficacious in this cafe, ufed both to the Head, and the whol Body. Alfo in an old Headacb, fweating Deco&ions are very good, and famous Authors declare that ma¬ ny have been cured thereby. Which not prevailing, ‘Mercatus is bold to fly to the ufe of Stibium, and commends it highly in his fkft Book of rbe Cure of internal Dileafes, and the eighth Chapter, But in an old grief, it is better to ftrengthen cfce head*often, than to ufe coo many Evacuations: Therefore Pouders and Caps, and other topick or external Medicines are very neceffary before mentioned in the Cure of the cold Di¬ ftemper of the Brain. But Pouders are more commendable, becaufe the vertue of a Cap is not fo much communicated to the Brain, and the pain may beencreafed by the filth which is concra&ed by the long wearing of them. Moreover, An Qy hjtment may be applied of the the Oy] of Almonds, in which wild Bertony, Bay leave?, Maftico, Lavender, Mints, Marjoram, Thimc, Penyroyal, Nutmeg, Cloves, and Cinnamon, or lame of thele have been boy Jed, adding in the time of the boy ling a little red Wine, Or ebu following Chymical Qyl: • Take$