Volume 2

The practice of physick. In seventeen several books. Wherein is plainly set forth, the nature, cause, differences, and several sorts of signs; together with the cure of all diseases in the body / By Nicholas Culpeper ... Abdiah Cole ... And William Rowland ... Being chiefly a translation of the works of that learned and renowned doctor, Lazarius Riverius ... To which are added, four books containing five hundred and thirteen observations of famous cures. By the same author. And a fifth book of Select medicinal counsels. By John Fernelius ... As also a physical dictionary.

  • Lazare Rivière
Date:
1668
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Credit: The practice of physick. In seventeen several books. Wherein is plainly set forth, the nature, cause, differences, and several sorts of signs; together with the cure of all diseases in the body / By Nicholas Culpeper ... Abdiah Cole ... And William Rowland ... Being chiefly a translation of the works of that learned and renowned doctor, Lazarius Riverius ... To which are added, four books containing five hundred and thirteen observations of famous cures. By the same author. And a fifth book of Select medicinal counsels. By John Fernelius ... As also a physical dictionary. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Thi^'A^ce of Phjpk}- BookVll 11 tn the Dirt \^ith Revulfi'fles, and barn the/, Artery with a hot Iron, but all in vain,for heU^Ml even un Jdeath : beinrcalled, appUejf tfe Ptaifttt of «nfe Aloes, the hairs of art Hare pondered, attd mixed Witfnlio white of an E|», by which 111 a few hours the'blood ftopt and'the Patient reeosered. t . ■ ■ _ >. , u„,oo,i, ,li,r he invented this precious Medicine, lib. 5. mw. cap. f. apd (topped the Arte- rv.nlS And «n?a^ (he la'ljbecOrtfitmeththeE'Mlency thereof by many (lories. , , ■ ' ' 'a ‘t ■ i ' ..J i.< Ghap. %> Of ike Ulcers of the Mouth and THe fmall and fuperficial Ulcers of the Mouth are ufually Aphtha: or a thru^, althoughi in ^/en and //rDo^r^f^iritisfometimesufedtkUlba^^ but they wbch are deeper ar^ abfolutelV'aTfed the Ulcers of the Mouth and Jaws: Such a are in the .French Pox. . CAUSES There Ulcers breed of (harp Humors or Vapors coming from .divers parts iritp the Taws . fain malignant Feaver.s they often happen, or to thoia that have hot Livers or foul Bo^ijes: SotheChiarenhavetheTlj^uaaras^^^ eithepfrom fharptaefspf.yhe Milkvvhuch nicbrates thofe tender part^ mjts palTage, as G4en teacheth in his Comment upon ti]e fame Aphp- rif%or from the Corruption of the milk in the Stomach by which iLarp vapors ate feat to t^e- mc>gth, BIFFERENCES. Now thele^lcers are divers, as fomc are nighter,and feme more dangerous; fome are in Chi'di-en, feme in Men ; fome are joyned with Inflammation, fome are without; thefe di¬ vers degrees are according to the variety of the Humors of which they come. For they proceed ei¬ ther of Blood, Choller, Fiegm, or Melancholy, or Choller Aduft, whicn hath not only a burning, but often a malignant quality, and begets evil conditioned Ulcer^^ -• . DIAGNOS^ICK Thefe Differences are known by their proper figns, tor if the Ulcers be Reddifli t^ieycome of Blood : if Yellow, of Choller; if White, of rFlegm : if Livid or Blew, .from Mel.ancbc^y,iffhey flink they are foul. - • ■ _ _ v PROGNdlSriciC As.forthe Prognoflick. n j • v- -- • f, v' AfhthdSt aThruiL is eafily Cured,but deep Ulcers and putrid, called in Gteek Nomas areharo^ iv CuredVA^fid in Children they are more dangbrous by reafon of their tender flplh which they foo¬ ter devour :* As alfo becaulb flvOng Medicines cannot be applied unto them 5 hence pametimes .Chil- dren die of ihem, when they are Malignant and putrid. . . c, . ^ ^ Alfo in uSba of the Caufe, thofe Ulcers which come of Fiegm are leaft dangevous; thofe that come of Blood or Choller, more : and thofe that come of Melancholy moft of all., ^lackaridCrufty Ulcers are deadly, efpecially in Chi^^^^^ r The JawkUIcevated in a Feaver are hard to be Cured, as Hif. teacheth, 3. Prog, Becaufe as Gaie^ explaineth they fhew the malignity of the matter. j l- j o *.*- CURE the Cure is firft by good Diet, which Cooleth aud dryeth,and hindereth the Generation of the antecedent Caute : Therefore when Children have it from their Suck, let the Nurfe be chan, ged, or eat good Diet, as alfo let her bleed and.be purged, if need be .• efpecially let her eat Cool Aftringent things, as Quinces, Pears, Medietas, Services, Lettuce, and Purflain, prefenbe the fame to men, and let them avoid fharp things, fait,aiid pepper, _ ^ ■Then YOUmufl look to the antecedent Caufe, with Univerfal Evacuations according to the age 5 And firfl Phlebotomy doth powerfully revel the Humors, and tempereth their ftiarpnefs, by Cooling ^^After tl^Cup and Scarrifle, put Horfleeches behind the Ears and under the Chin,and apply aVe- Ecatory totfieli^eck behind. , - , t li u ^ The next d^y aftef you have letblood, you muli prefcribe a purge, agreeable to the humor orten- ding, and the'age of the Patient. . j- • r it, 'i?romthnieginningoftbe CureufeTopicks> called by Galen Stomatica, or Medicines for the .Moi-ithc apaatfiffttheymuft: be mild, as Gargapfms, Mouth-waters made of Plantane, Hone^r flickle and Rofes • W’ater with Syrup of dried Rpfes and ofMulberies; or Decodfions of Plantane, .Bnm&Leaves,Kaotgvafs,PomegranateFlovvers,RedSaundei^ the like; with Syrup afore- here be Inflammation, you may do'well if you .add tha juyee of NightlLade, Houfleek,and !>urfl?in,withasmuchSalPrimelI«.asvvninotmakeittoolLarp.:,Oralittle crudeMum. Iftherebe no Inflamruation, the Chief and oifly .Remedy is,Spirit ofVitrio or Sulphur,which may be ufed aloqe^o. Men, upou a little Unt at tbe^ad gently touching the part,by which it wifl Be prefehtly^Ciured if It be a fimpl'e ApKdia: But to Children you muft mix the Spirit aforefaid with I' 1