Platerus Golden practice of physick : Fully and plainly discovering, I. All the kinds. II. The several causes of every disease. III. Their most proper cures ... In three books, and five tomes, or parts. Being the fruits of one and thirty years travel: and fifty years practice of physick / By Felix Plater, Abdiah Cole, Nich. Culpeper.

  • Platter, Felix, 1536-1614.
Date:
1664
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Credit: Platerus Golden practice of physick : Fully and plainly discovering, I. All the kinds. II. The several causes of every disease. III. Their most proper cures ... In three books, and five tomes, or parts. Being the fruits of one and thirty years travel: and fifty years practice of physick / By Felix Plater, Abdiah Cole, Nich. Culpeper. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Or with this potion. Take of the eleBnary Diacartha-1 Compounds of the aforementioned and other things 9num, tW9 drams i ormeDofi of any other Phle^magoge, 0/ convenient for the Head and appropriate to the me- ^parlekjnfii/edhi Oxymel, one dram i Syrup Lf^iiorifhf mory impzxtedzsMyroholam, Cypenis root, the Skjdof a one ounce t the Waters of Balm and Betorff as much as is fuf‘ Man and the like, are thus made for the ftrengthning of aent: And make a Potion. This being done, and the Brain fcengthned; as It the Brain. Take of confcBion anacardine on^ dram, Frankincenje two ought to be after purging, if the Head be ftil excremen-! drams,Pepper, Ginger, each half a dram i Sugar dijfolved m titious, thefe things may be repeated prefently, or at fit ] Cinnamon and Marjoram water twelve ounces; make Ta- time, or by interuals. give one every morning, or every other morning. Which may be done by a Syrup which may be prepa- Others more efficacious are prepared thus. Take of red out of Se precedent DecoSiiw; adding, wild ^malePrankjncerfe three drams. Pepper, Ginger eagh half a Saffron, Agarick, 'Pwlitb, to which we may add, Sea [dram. Cinnamon twofcruple^Corall one dram, the/havings of Fennel, lince that if it lx new, it doth purge Flegm, and j Mans Skull two drams, H(trts-hom, Ivory,each half a dram, with an addition oi Sugar andHtmey: Boyl ad of Sugar fix ounces or the double quantity andmake a pou- ttonfiftenee. j » or diffiilving the Sugar in Marjoram water make T^- Alib the tifual Pills that purge Flegm, may be made ufe bles 3 or abate of the quantity of Sugar, and with the In- \ fufjon of Gum Tragacanth in i^o/e -water make Lo:{enges, Wines are lefs proper if they ought -to be kept long,' and ufe them, when as they do eafily corrupt; but if purging be to be j EleSiuaries alfo may be made for the fame U fe of things ufed for five or fix dales together, diey may be made of 1 for the head after this manner. Take of the conditures the lame things, as the Decoction was, infufed in ’ of Gingcr^he true Acorus,Pellitory.of Spain, as was faid each j halfan ounce,of Chehul and Emhlic\Myrobalans each two-, of Alfo if a waterilh, humor abound, the Head mviPihQ Marjcfr am, Epfemary-jl lowers. Lavender or French Laven- purged by times; by particular Evacuations, called der, Sage each fix drams, conferve of Epjes, Bugtof each three Headpurges, - - ^ ^ .. ... it hath been l ^ As concerning -all thole things which ^ - ftre^hen the Head, and ftir up its innate heat, being , half a dram, (Mwk^or Amber we may add) of a Mans Skill applied inwardly and outwardly may do good; a-,ifyoupleafe,twodrams,ofHoneyanarcadineas much as is mongft which, thofe that ad potentially, ought to be ^ lufficient: make an EleBuary. Let him take ftom one moftliot in this moift conftitution of the Brain, whereas < dram and an half to two drams going to Bed. this IS fo imprinted, and the temperament of the Brain, They commend alfo Treacle and Methridate, which ib changed, are hardly reduced, and therefore require we would rather omit by reafon of the Opium which ftronger means, that fo their operation may better reach makes al the fenfes more ftupid or languid although the to the Brain; neither can things taken inwardly too Compofition be old; whenas other things are not wan- .much inflame the Brain being a part far diftant, nor ting, and no pain here or Necelfity requires it, neither thingS'OUtwardly applied, by reafon of the thicknefs of is mere any malignity ofthe Humor, foe Head. The rS found out by experience, are' If we muft needs ufe things unpleafing itis beftto thought to reftore foe Memory by a certain pro-' g\VQ.fa£vTm.iotmoiPiIlsT^^ofFrankincenfetwodram, pfiety. Pepper, Ginger, Cubehs each one dram, Cajlor half a dram, * Thole things therefore which are taken chiefly to Musk, Amber each fix grains, with the ConfeBion or Honey ftore. foe Memory in amoift caule as was faid, are as! anacardme makePiiZy, give going to Bed two of them . follow. j fof many dales. In the form ofa Fouder this is cried up to be excellent A Wine convenient for this may be made thus. Take to preferve the Memory; Take of Male Frankjneenje ot ■ of the depots of true Acorus, GalangaU, each half an ounces OUbanum, halfaferuple: Make a Pouder; Let him take Ginger a dram and an half, the he^s Marjoram, Sage, the. it often by it felf or with Wme or fome convenient flowers of Lavender,French Lavender, Epfemary, I(pfes, each jif'Mcr. I ^hree drams i Pepper, Cloves, Cubebs, of each half a dram 5 If both round and long Pepper be added, tis amoft Infhfe them bruiied in let him drink Ibmtimes a commenda 'le remedy thus prepared; Take Male Fran- draught in a morning when he takes l^oath. drams; Pepper, five drams: Make dram every morning for forty k/ncenfe, fifeen . Pouder; give on dales. Ginger condite in Syrup or dry, as tis wont to be pre¬ pared, taken in the morning is approved of; alfo the conditure of the true Acorus, that is, the Aromatick^ Cane. Alfo the Boot of PeUitory of whiles it is new candid eaten like Ginger is highly efteemed, whofe Decodlion . Paracelftts approves of againft forgetfulnels. The ConfeBion Anacardine was diiefly invented to re¬ pair foe Memory, efpecially if it be prepared without Caflor by reafon of its ungratefulnefs,as Gordonim teach- eth, of which half an ounce or an ounce or more may be given according to Gordonius with fome convenient wa¬ ter as of Fennel or Smallage, which if it heat the body too . much may be prepared thus ; Take of ConfeBion Anacardine one dram, Confirve of Marjoram, Hpjemary, of each half an ounce: Let him take 6nce or twice a week a dram for a dole. Dijltlled Waters zxQ approved., xhefimp\e. ofEp/ema;y flowers,ox the like, or compounded of divers, pouring to tliem foe Water of Wine which they call A^ua Vita which they write ( alfo alone } wil do good, if in foe morn the quantity of one fpoonful be taken. A Compound one may be made thus. T ake of the Ma¬ terials above mentioned for the Wine, bruijed, and pour to them Spirits of Wine,or Malaga wine that it may be above it one fingers breadth, ConfeBion Anacardine fix drams: Let them be diftilled in Balneo Maria and let him ufe it. At meals, many of this fort may be given, efpecially the more grateful for Sauces, as the Spices forementio- mAyPepper,Ginger, fcarftuffings. Marjoram, SagS, and the like. Alfo Muflardfeed is a Junket with Honey, as ’tis wont to be prelented to Tables; or the lame covered over with Sugar, becaule this leed doth by a propriety whet the memory. In Wine alfo foe like Herbs may be inftifed and fteep- ed. _ *■ 'i iJ' .}