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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    Poader de Gutteta,//!f feed of Atrifiex or Or^ge^tm drams : tke Pomier of Mans Skull three drams : : red Coral preparedi Hyacinths f refared of each one dram and an half-. Elks hoof prepared half an osmce X Mus^t^neJcrnple : Leaf Uold one dram : Mix them into Pouder. ^ ■ Take it in a fmall ipoonful or Water againft the Bpilepfy : or inlkad tnereof in Cinnamon water, or Imperial Water, or with fome drops of the Spiritual mixture with a proper Liquow ^ppjy fo jh» hinder part of the head, aPlaiiier of Ammoniacum, the hair being fliaven, for iC hinders a flux of humors that fals horn the Head upon the Back-bone outwdfdly. ■ Ufe this Pouder to the fore part of the Head. „ ■ -Take of Nutmeg half a dram : Peon-^ feeds one dram and an half -.Lavender floaters one pugil • her tvtofcruplesMake a Pouder. , ,,,0. r . • Or apply the ftrengthemngPlaifler prefcribed m the Cure of tne cold diltemper or the Brain. Two or three drops of Oyl of Amber with an equal quantity of Spirit of Vitriol given in Betony.: Water, do prefently free a child from a fit of the Falling-ficknefs. The fame Oyl is good to anoint the Noftrils. Inftead of Oyl of Amber, give the Oyl of Box : as alfo the Water of Tile-tree flowers, ^^'l^hSoaTl^Tobacco doth free children from the Ppilepfy, jf you put in the fmall end of the Pipe into the childs mouth, and blow in the imoakj or if you bloitV It from your mouth. Let the Back-boiie and the Members contraacd be anointed with this Liniment.- ^ ■T:^kQoftheOylofRue,andofEarth-mrms,ofeach tm ounces i Oyl of Caftor one dram i a litk Aqua vitae. Make a Liniment. - ■ - of old Treacle one dram-, ConfeHion ofAlkprmes, and'Hyacynthsy of each one fcruple; Betony^ Sage 3 Marjerom, and Cinnamon Water^o] ea.h half an ounce: Mixthemjand hat he theremth the Nof-r- trih^ Temples^ and Ears. You m .y alio give a fpoonful to be drunk. ^ . ' .-But it is better to anoint the Noltrils, Temples, and Crown of the Hcaa whh-^he Apople^ick Bal- fom'defcribed for fleepy Difeafes; as alfo 'Mouth and.Palate. Skenkiiis in lus 5; Century of Exotick Experim.ents, num.- 85. hath this Receipt out'bf George Ruf- ner: J his is approved Medicine in Childrens Epilepfles : Give a little fine Musk in thin jfine, twice or thrice in a da) and it will cure perfeHly. _ ^ While there things are performing, you muft give once or twice m a day, a Clyfter^ thus made : ^ Take of the 'Roots of round Birfhwort, of Polipedy of the Oak? of Carthamtu feedsy of each half ah ounce: Peony and Cummin feedsy of each three drams : the flowers of. Chamomel and Rofemary, of - each' one pugil : Boyl them to one .pint ; take half a pint of it flrained ; Hiera ■ pier a three drams-. Honey of Rofemary one ounce -,Oyl of Rue and Lillie s-, of each three . drams. r n • j ' • ■ Two fpecial things are to be praaiced : , l-lu r-uu l l • ' The one is the Root of wild Valerian before commended by Cohmna -, which he faith he hath gi¬ ven poudered in Milk, and thereby cured very many. Another is the Gall of a fucking Puppy,' which is mentioned in Untx^ertuy thus; Take a little Hack fucking Puppy (but for a Girl take a Bitch whelp) choafity open ity and ta\e out the Gaily which hath not above three or four drops of pure choller ; give it all to the child in the time of the fit with a little 7ile-tree-flo^er Water, and thofi/halt fee him cured as it were by a miracle pre- ^^la’he Child fuck look that the Nurfes Milk be good, let her have meat of good juyee, and light of di^^eftioniLet her dmk no Wine,but Water or water and Honey,and a fmall drink made of Sarfaperik la ’someChildren are fofubjea to this Difeafe, that it will return again after it is once cured. Nay, in fome Families all the Children ufe to die of this Difeafe. Therefore you muft ufe preventing Me¬ dicines, not only to thofe which are newly born, but to thofe alfo which have recovered, Firft therefore to Children newly born, before they fuck, give one fcruple of the Pouder de Gmte- ta mentioned before, in a little milk, and give the fame quantity thrice in two daies. It is oood both for .them which hive been cured,and children when they are a few daies old to apply a Cauftick to their Necks. But an a^ual Cautery is much better, which our Phyfitians will not ufe, becaufe they abhor violent and terrible Medicines. Rondeletim afliims,thar the aaual Cautery is fo ufed in Florence that the women do ufe to apply it themfelves. Aiidihis doth Aejuapendens vvitnefs in his ehirurgical Pperations,and teacheth the way of applying them in his proper Chapter ot the bur¬ ning of the hinder part of the head in children. ., d l Let the Child be purged twice in a moneth, with Manna, Syrup of Rofes or of Cichory with Rhu- barb. . , . Every new Moon give it a dofe.of the Epileptick Pouder de Gutteta above mentioned. Make a B>ag to flrengthen the head, and a Eume for the head-cloaths, as in the jcure of cold Difei fes of the head; ^nd alfo pouder its hair with the pouder before mentioned.