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Mellificium chirurgiae: or, The marrow of chirurgery. With the anatomy of human bodies according to the most modern anatomists.... Institutions of physick, with Hippocrates's Aphorisms largely commented upon. The marrow of physick, shewing the causes, signs and cures of most diseases incident to human bodies. Choice experienced receits for the cure of several distempers / By James Cooke.

  • Cooke, James, 1614-1694
Date:
1693
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Credit: Mellificium chirurgiae: or, The marrow of chirurgery. With the anatomy of human bodies according to the most modern anatomists.... Institutions of physick, with Hippocrates's Aphorisms largely commented upon. The marrow of physick, shewing the causes, signs and cures of most diseases incident to human bodies. Choice experienced receits for the cure of several distempers / By James Cooke. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    C H A P. Y. • - Wounds of Nerves3 Tendons, &c. THere’s fcarce any difference in the Cure of thefe. They are fometimes divided, fbmctimes only prickt, and not feldom contufed. Nerves are in the head of the Mufcles, Tendons in their Tail, or upon, or near Joynts. Therefore if there be Wounds in thofe parts, you may conjecture, they are hurt. The Hands and Feet being itor’d with them, they feldom efcape; efpecially, if the Wound be tranfverfe. Signs are, great pain, that procures Beati’ng, Inflammation,Con- vulfion, Delirium, Syncope, and unlefs the Nerves be wholly tranl: verfly divided, and then the Symptoms are not fo grievous, and thofe of the Tendons are lefs than thofe of the Nerves. Vrcgn. Thefe are more hard to cure, than thofe of the flefhy parts. They are dangerous, do eafily putrifie, yet a punCturc more dangerous, than an Incifion ; and thole of the Tendons, lefs than thofe of the Nerves; Convulfions in them are ufiially mor¬ tal. Cure. Purging, and V. S. are fit. Repeat the firft, efpecially if the Body be impure. Pain is to be eas’d as foon as poffible ; here cold and moift things, whether Air or Medicines, are hurtful. The laft moderately hot, dry, and void of fharpnefs, is belt. Keep the Wound open, to give free vent to the matter, which if kept in, in- creafeth pain, and procures Putrefa&ion of the Nerves; which if lb, that corrupt is to be remov’d, either by Incifion, or adual Cau¬ tery. If the Tendons and Nerves lye bare, Medicines warm are fit; but if not, hotter are required. Unguent, digefi. Hild. in Cb. g. ad¬ ding thereto Ol. Lumbric. is good ; if a Sarcotic be needful, add to it Myrrh. Sarcccol. an. % i. and it will be gallant. Or, ft. Tereb. Ven. Lacrym. Abietin. anr% i. Gum. Tacamah. ^ (5. Car an. ^ ii- Balf. Feruv. 3 iii. Propoleos, S vi. Ol. Hyperic. ^ i. M.f. Unguent. Oyl of Wax,Lime- water, Unguent. Fufc. are excellent, if rightly ufed. If a Nerve be prickt,pour in Ol. Tereb. cum Jfnr. Vm. roul up the part with Linnen, Q^i wet: