The practice of physick, in seventeen several books / ... by N. Culpeper, A. Cole and W. Rowland. Being chiefly a translation of the works of L. Riverius ... With these books is bound a physical dictionary explaining hard words.

Lazare Rivière

Date:: 1655

Credit: The practice of physick, in seventeen several books / ... by N. Culpeper, A. Cole and W. Rowland. Being chiefly a translation of the works of L. Riverius ... With these books is bound a physical dictionary explaining hard words. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$lery, wjch gieat pain and inch ing, and could by no means be Cured, chat with applying a Plaifter of Canthanddf with Honey and Leaven to her head being fhavcn, he perteftly Cured her. ^rnddetms hir.h. That a Cautery applyed to diet doth more good than when it is tiled to any other part. For Dtrivation, ule Leeches behind the Ears j and Mafticatories every morning. But Icait the Humors once evacuated fhould breed again, the Brain muft be ftrengthened and dri¬ ed i and if it be too cold, you may ufe al our Remedies pi elcribed in the Cure of the cold Diftemper bf the Brain But if it be too hot, thofe things which we prelcribed in the Cure of a hot Catarrh j elpecially fuch as refpeft the Bra in moll, are here to he uled. While the former Medicines are ufed, you muft apply Topicks to the part receiving *, and firftif the Humor comes through the external veins, apply Aftringents to the Forehead and 1 cmples: and if the Defiuxion come from a ftiarp hot Humor, ufe the following Cataplafm. TdkQ^ok-Amenkh^, Dragons Dlood, ^omegranat Tloivers, and dirties, of each om dram and an ba'f: tAccacia and Dipociftis of each one dram • T'rank^njence and ^ajiich of each two (crupkf: %ed T{ofef one pugil; (Pouder them and mix them with the white of an BBggand a little Vinegar^ mah^ a Cataplafm, which fpread upon a Cloth and apply to the T'ore-head and Temples, and renew it as f aft as itgroweth dry. If It come of a Cold Humor, apply this following Cerat. Take of Tranl^nfence and d^afitch of each one dram and an half ; Qum Anime , Tacama- hacca, and Dlood-ftone, of each one dram: Qum of Juniper two fcruplesTurpentine and Wax as much as will ferve turn: mal^ a Cerat, But you muft apply Aftringent and Drying Medicines to the part affected : which are thus made. Take of Tutty prepared one dram: Sarcocol half a dram: ^ rankjnfence and ^aftich of each afcmple: Spichyiardftx grains : mak^ Troches,which heingmixed with the white of anT.gg, or the jiiyce of §litinces may be apply ed to the corner of the Tye, Or, 1 ake Tutty prepared in a fine %ag, and tye it with a firing, and put it in foarp Wine, and with this often wafhtheTyes, Or, T ake Tuity prepared, T,gg fljeUs pondered, the hefi Aloes, of each one dram: tye them in a %ag and mah^ a little Dali which fteep in Tennel-water, and fquee*^ the Dali often into the Diyes, Only Aloes poudered and made' into a Ball ( as above ) and put into Rofe-water, is veiy good. Or, Tske Aloes, Cyprefi^Jluts, T'rankinfence, ^ajiich, ^yrrh, of each two drams: Tutty pre¬ pared, and Sarcocol, of each one dram and an half: Sanguis Dragonis, Darberries, Sumach, red %ofes, of each one fcruple: Douder them finely, and with Tennel-water maks ^ CoUy- rium. In a Hot Defluxion this is excellent. Tdkeo^ white Troches of Dhafis without Opium, Sarcocol, Lycium or Dox-thorn, Acacia, Olihanum, of each one dram: theftones of ‘Myrobalans calcined, of white and red Coral, of each half a dram: Dearl half a fcruple : as much of the )uyce of Domegranats boyled to half, as will mak^a CcUyrium. If Rednels be ] oyned with it, this following is profitable. Take of the feeds of Sumach bruifed one fcruple : hot Dlantane Water one ounce: macerate them a while, then prefi them jirongly, andputofDpfe,Dyebright, andthe Waters of the white of an Dgg well beaten, of each half an ounce: Sugar Candy finely poudered and firainedwith alittUt water, one fcruple: ‘Makg aCoUyrium, Laftiy, Thofe Medicines which were prefcribed for an Old Ophthalmy, are good in this Difeafe.$