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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$zi TheTra2HceofThyfcl{. Book I. ding in the conclusion one ounce of Senna; Turbith and TiermodaUf, of each ttvo dram/. Let Jnm tak§ half apint of this f rained enjery morning for fifteen daies, notf'veating. Apply a Cauftick co the hinder pare of the Head, or co the found Arm if the ocher be alFedied. If the Legs be afFefted, apply a Cauftick co chem boch. AfeerhisDiee, let him ule for his ordinary Drink, a Decoftion of Gua;acum, or Water and Ho¬ ney, wherein hath a little Pvofemary been boy led. Lee him abftain from Wine, which is very hurt¬ ful in this Dileafe \ but if he defire to drink W ine, let Eectony and Sage be boyled therein. And it is far better if in the V iiitage time thole Herbs are put into a full Veffel of new Wine. Ifthe Dileafe be perverle and ftubborn, omitting the ufual Pills andMagiftral Syrup j after his Diet, Life ftrpngcr Medicines, made thus : TakGof^ill.^oetidathegreateji^ and ^ill Cochietbe lefi, each half a dram‘, of Troches of tAlhandal four grains: Let him tak§ them once e'very week. But bccaule the humor muft be prepared before every purge, therefore for two or three daies be¬ fore he takes the Pills^ let him cake three or four ounces of this following Water every morning two hours before meat. Take of the chips of Qua]acum,four ounces: of the harkjof the fame, one ounce: of Sarfapa- rilla one ounce and an half: of China Typot one ounce: ofSajfaphras fix drams: of Lignum A- loes,(jalangal,of each one dram and an half: of the ^oots of Angelica,Teony,and Tennel, of each three d'^ams and an half: of Teony feeds two drams : Infufe them for twenty four hours in fix pints of Water, and four pints of white Wine: After ad the Leaaies of^etiony, and Ivy, and Sage, of each one handful: of the T lowers of Tile Tree,T‘rimrofes,Stoechas,or Trench Lavender dnd^ofemary,ofeachtwopugils: of Lavender one pugil: of old Treacle half an ounce: of Ci’ tron feeds and barh^, of each two drams and an half: of Tolipody half an ounce: of Cinnamon fix drams: T>ifiil them in Balneo Marise according to art: and to every two pints and an half of the Liquor, put gf Manus ChnUiprepared with the Oyl of Cinnamon, four ounces : Or inftead of this Water you may ufe the Opiate preferibed in the Chapter of the cold diftemper of the Train for the jirengtheningoftbeTIead: but you had better ufe the Opiate of Montagmims deferibed in the Cure of the Tpilepfis. When other Purges do little good, it wil not be amifs to come to the ufe of Chyraical Vomits if the Patient be ftrong: and they are mentioned in the Chapter of fteepy Difeafes: For they draw the ftubborn Humors from the Pvoot, and cure Difeafes which cannot be rooted out with ordinary Medicines. In the daies wherein he takes no ocher Medicine, let him take the Cephalick Opiate mentioned in Chap. I. or theApopledick Water,or Tabellecs, or Lozenges, for fteepy Difeafes formerly men¬ tioned. After Univerfal Medicines we muft proceed to Topical or particular Medicines, for the part,for the ftirring up of heat, and recalling the Spirits, and for drying and dilcufting in the Spinal Marrow where for the moft part the Caute of the Dileafe lyeth. Thereforeletcheparcaffeiftedbedayly rubbed with warm cloaths, but gently, left that the Na¬ tural heat and fpirics drawn thither fliould be again dilperfed. ^ Alfo let Cupping glaffes be applied co the heads of the Mulcles of the part afFeifted and let them be narrow mouthed, and applied very hoc j but let them not ftand on very long left they difperfe coo much. After apply a Plaifter of Pitch'and the Rozin of the Pine tree, that what is drawn thither may be preferved. Or rub gently the part benummed with green Nettles, or lay on Sinapifms, or Medicines of Muftard, while the part begins CO grow red i but you muft not let them lie while they makeBlifters, lor lb tl#Spirics and Blood would be difperfed, but only til the part made red will not gro\^ white by the impreftion of the finger, but remaiii red ftill. Afterward anoint the part, and the Spinal Marrow with Oyls, Oyntments, and Balfoms, of which there are many forms in Authors. The Balfom of Quido which is prepared by the Apothecaries is excellent for this purpole. This we ute alone, or mixed with ocher Medicines. ’ It is made after this manner: Take of Oyl ofToxes, Tarth-worms, andCaftor^ of each one ounce: 0/GuidoV Talfom three ounces: of Aqmvkx half an ounce: of OylofTpfemary diftiUed, one dram and an half: ^ix them for a Liniment. With which anoint all the Spinal 'Marrow very hot, and tfie parts al- fo refolved covering them with warm cloaths. This following Oyncmenc of Valeriola in his Obferyations, is much commended. Take of Sage Marjordm,Tettony, Tayes,T\ofemary, and Trimrofe leaves,of each onehandful: of the T\pots of Time, Acorns, or great (falangal, and T lower deluce newly gathered, of each three ounces: of the Oyl ofToxes, of Indian ^uts, and T{ue, of each one pound: of Oyl of Terepin- tine, half a pound: of the firongefi Wine one pound: of Aqua .vitse half apound: Toy I them till the Wme be conflimed, then fir ain them, and ad of Serapinum, or Sagapenum, Opopanax, and Tdelliwn,$