Volume 1

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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    AM UMmlu„fds,fj0|ln rf.- Item, Take Hormwetsd, Mints, Red Rofes, of each 1- ,„A(.:. r , 7 ferus xml Ce, crack, of each tm drams ; liiyl them inZcrIlli' , °7 Whitc-Winc. J mtn *aUr> fading m conclujian half fo much Foment his Stomach herewith morning anr] >vmino t- W,„,««1 h=«d, f„,h„ isjjgilno»„&» ASSSMfiSSf * , The XXVII,' CounfcJ. •A: - ' w . , j i '> Of a Windy fain in the Stomach• \ ' . V ' f . ' , oftbe foimch comin2 by fits proceeds from much Wind,wbich when lovv m thlfc!(>Sfm*/trU Lbs ProP°“nded al7ainft Crudity, which neverthelefs I dare n£t af-‘ .u C 1 for/5.ar ot b^tung the Liver. For neither flrong Openers, nor Deterfives 'l?r- edlcamencs ofHiera or of Aloes are fitting in this cafe} bccaufe they “rate noon the Veins, and open their Mouths, out of which afterwards the blood iflues Therefore I con ceive no Medicament fafer than Rhubarb, which purges both crude flegm and choto opens Obfti unions, and,ftops the blood, if every third or fourth day half a°dramor two fcruoles theieofbe given, reduced into moft fine powder in White-Wine or Plantane-Water • or in form of Pils two hours before meat. No purgation will be found fafer, and more eflkacious for to prevent the pain. It will alfo fomerimes be good to foften his belly with a Clvfter Alfo !he ST8 E tLiai'y WiI1 wonderful,y fil-engthen the Stomach, and the good digeftion of Take Red-Rofes, yellow Sanders,Cinnamon of the l eft, of each four fcrmles -.Choice Pearls, Red Coral, Hans-horu, of each one ferule : Sugar di/Johed in Ref,'e-water four ounces. Make tteeTemngSeluppef/^ LetbflnWke 0112111 tiie m°»uing} another in If peradventure his pains (ball return more violent,they nut ft be affwaged with a Fomenta- f j\°/r?°feS,’,Ba auft‘n^ Mlnts> Wormwood, Chamomel and Annis-feed boiled in Water and White-Wine. Other Medicaments mull not be ufed, unlefsgreat neceffity require, for tear ot thofe things formerly exprefled. Among other things pertaining to his courfe of Life let him (bun labor and immoderate Exercife, whether by running or hard ridiiw • let him (bun bams, liberal and over-much eating and drinking of Wine : alfo all meats very ’hot and bitin®. The XXV HI. Couneel. . ' Touching fain of the, fomachfor Msr.de Lairzun.' 0THat SymPtome which moft of all troubles the Patient, is a long lafting pain of the Sco- | ^ frequent and tedious in Summer than in Winter. Searching out the Caufe hereof, behdes thofe things which I was informed as touching the figns, I obferved vyith my hand a mighty hardnefs fpreadbut from the bottom of the Stomach to both Hypochondria* Sufpe6ting this to be the caufe of the pain, I thought good to try what matter it Was that can- fed this tumor s and having given, after a Clyfter, a Medicament only of Rhubarb* the ftools