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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    dication of cooling; extream fulnefs of blood gives indication of Blood-letting. vvant of a Womans Courfes gives indication of Blood- letting, &c* JugularVeins, that is the Throat Veins. See Veflingus Anatomy in Englifh. Infenfible Pal]ages, which cannot be feen nor felt by reafon of their fmalnefs. Influence, flowing in. Inherent, flicking faft within, feated and abi¬ ding within. Inordinate , disorderly, unnatural and unfit¬ ting. Internal and External Sences, the Internal are, Common Sence,Imagination,Undeihanding, Memory : the External are. Seeing, Hearing, Smelling, Tailing, Feeling. Intercepted, flopped in the middle way. Internally and Externally, inwardly and out¬ wardly. Juleps, pleafant Drinks made ofdiftilled Wa¬ ters, or the broth of Barley and other conve¬ nient things, and fweetened with Syrups or Sugar; given chiefly in Feavers to cool and quench Thirft. Infuflon^ ftrained Liquor wherein Medicaments have been fteeped either hot or cold, Incrajfate, thicken. lncraflating, thickening. Infenfille, notto be perceived by the outward Sences of Seeing, Hearing, Smelling, &c. Illumination, enlightening. Influx, flowing into. ' Inver [ton, turning the infide out. Intcrmiffion, ceafing, leaving off. Inveterate, old, of long continuance, rooted. Inclination, that is, by holding the VefTel on the one fide, and fo powring the clear from the fetlings: this is called to clarifie by Inclina¬ tion,^ oppofition to clarifying with the white of an Egg by boyling or any other way. The Iris, a pavty-colour’d round Circle in the fight of the Eye like a Rainbow,from whence it hath its name. Incarnate, to breed flefh. Irritation, provocation, ftirring up. Involuntary Tears, which are not rfied by force of forrow working upon the mind,but by force of a bodily Difeafe. The day of Indication, is that dayin a Feaver on which may be collefted what will betide upon the following Critical day. So the fourth day doth hint what is like to happen on the feventh,and the eleventh hints what is like to happen upon the fourteenth, and the feven- teenth what will happen upon the twenty one,and the twenty four what will betide up¬ on the twenty eight.Therefore the fourth,ele¬ venth, feventeenth, twenty four, are called daies of Indication, or telling and declaring. Judged, fee Day of Judgement* ’ ; Infirm, weak. Infifid, Tafllefs. Incifing Medicaments, are Klich as cut and di¬ vide tough flegm and other clammy humors whereby they become fit for expulfion; fuch is Oxymel, &c. Inteflines, the Guts. lntenflon and Remiffion, increafe and decreafe, growing flronger or weaker. Injection, is a medicinal Liquor caft with a fit¬ ting Inflrument into the Womb, Bladder or Fundament when there is forenefs of Hemor¬ rhoids, &c. Inferted, fattened or planted into. Infp iff ate Juyce, is Juyce of fome Herb boyled till it be thick as Honey. Illuftrated, made clear and manifefl* Invaflons of the Gout, fits of the Gout, or of Agues may be called Invafions of the faid Difeafes. Intenfe, vehement, flrong* Indicate, declare, point out* Impatted, wedged in, thruft far ill. Irrigations, fooiftenings,fprinklings, waterings* Intervention, coming between, happening to¬ gether with. Intermediate, coming between. Intermitting Pulfe, is that which holds up a while, and then beats again, and then flops, and then beats again, which is a fign of great weaknefs. Incoclibility, an unaptnefs to be corre&ed or digefted, or an impoflibility thereof* L LEnitive,a gentle, refrefhing, cordial Medi¬ cine. Ligatures, or firings wherewith the Joynts of Bones and theGriftlesare compadf and bound together. Lozenges, the fame with Tablets^being the form of a Medicine made up. Luxatiom is when one Joynt is ioofened from another. Liniment, Oyntment* Ligature/, bindings of feverat parts to draw the Blood and Humors from the part difeifed to the parts bound, by reafon of the pain of bind¬ ing which muft be very hard and ftraight. Loofnefs of continuitie, fepavating and dividing of things clofed and united. So a wound is termed a loofening'of Continuitie, becaufe it i'eparates thofe parts of the skin and flefh which were formerly united together. Laxe> loofe, flack as an unbended Bow-ftring. Livid, black and blew. A LamUtive or Lohocb, is a Medicine to be lickt from a Liquoris-flick,and to be fwal- lowed foftly down, being chiefly ordained for the Lungs. Iron-water, Water wherein Iron hath been quenched. Smiths forge-water. Ddd a Laxative?