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.

  • Rivière, Lazare, 1589-1655
Date:
1655
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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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    the hinder part of the Head with fcarihcation; for they do fo powerfully draw the humor? trom the lore-parts and the principle of the Nerves, that lome prelently alter the application thereof have re¬ covered their fight: A c the lame time apply a Veficacoiy to the hinder part of the neck, and let the Biylfers that are railed be kept long open, with Beet or Colewort Leaves often applied. ■ Vv'hen the V eficatcry is dried up, apply a Caufrick to the hinder part of the head or neck between the lecond or third Vertebra or ( as it is nowmolh ufual) apply two Caiifticks to the Neck behind upon the fourth and fifth Vertebra lothat the back bone may lie untouched between them, and. both may be Cured with one Piayd:er. Inftead of Cauteries a Setoii applied to the fame part is moff elficacious *, but the tendernels of our Gonnciy men hat h almoft aboliihed tiie uic thereof. If the aforelaid Cauteries avail not, you n.ay lay a potential Cautery to the Coronal Suture, which lomptirncs hath done the work when other Remedies have tailed. V/henchefe things are doii.g, prefentiy afc'^r univerfal Evacuation by feege, you rauHordera fw’'eating Diet of rheDecoftionof Gua;acumSaifaphras,and the Roots of Sarla, according to the method prelcnbed by us in eh v Cureof the Cold diff eiiipcr of the Brain. Obleiving this ^ That to¬ wards the end of iheSudorihckDecodtion, you ad thole things which pecuiurly relpect the Eyes j as Vervain, Fennel, Eyebright, and Celondine the grea ter. And for the better drying of the Brain i let the Lags preferibed in the Chapter above mentioned be applied to the Temples if you fear not an inllamation. AUoatcertheSudorifickDietkisvery convenient to ufe Sulphcrous and Bituminous Baths and walkings of the head, becaule they are very prc?per for the corrething of a Cold and Moift Dutem- per, for the coptuming of Flegai, and ftrengchening the brain. Befides the univerfal Evacuation of the Body and Head,parricular may be ordered *, as Medicm.es that cauie Ipitting ^ called Apophlegmatifm ^ by which the P.hewmis brought out of the Braifi' by the Pallate ^ which may be made either in the form of a Gargarilm or Mafticatory, according to the fctfms prelcribed in tlie Cure of the colddiftemper of the brain. Hrrnms and Sternutatories or Neenngsare condemned by alinofl: al Praftitioners in this Difeafe j becauie they draw humors to the eyes: but yet if fome of the milder and gentler fort be ufed ( after an e.vaCr purging oi' the wfoole body and head ) for lome few dayes they may be profitable in regard they may by degiees draw forth and derive the humor which cauleth the Dileafe, and is faftned in the Optick Nerves *, nor can they fetch any thing from the profound part of the brain to the fore-parts: Otherwifo in every derivatioxn which is an evacuation by the part alfeffed, or that which is neer iint<y tci we fiiouldalvvayes tear foil: there lliouid be an attraftion to the pare alfe^fed,, which is eafily hindered by univerfal Evacuations which ought to precede ^ and chote Errhins may be made of the juyceot Be-ts and Marjoram with white Wine in which Manna hath been diffolved., But a ftro ger and yet I'afe Errhine may be made of the powder of Tobacco correffed with Cepha- licks,and Oxydorcicks j or Medicines that help the fight s for by that the Rhewnr is diawn forth ra¬ ther by the Palate than the Noftrils *, and the brain is lo fortified, that it wii not fo eafily receive the deduxion of humors from ocher parts. The Compoficion whereof is as followcch. Take of dryed Tobacco one omice : the lean)es of Sage^ Qdarjoram^ ^Bettony^ Tyehrigbt the Flowers of Cl(yue-gi\li-‘flbvc'erj^ and Tied (BgJefj of each one dram: makgapondertohej^nffi, intothelfojinls for home fevo dayes. • . ' Neither is it lulfiLienc once to clenfe the Body of Excrementitious Humors with univerfal Purg-* ing j but you mult keep it in that condition all the time of the Cure •, therefore with Puuges inter¬ mixed, the Excrements w'hich daily encreafe mufl be brought forth j which may be done with ulual Pills made after this manner j ^ Take of thebep Aloes haif an ounce : clean Senna, Turhith:^ TlermodaUs^andAgarichjiew- ly trochifeated of each \vd'6 dranis: T>iagridmm, one dram:- fAace, CloPes, andTaJiern- Saf-roti, of each je'vm grains : Iprinklc them with the juyees of Marjoram and the greater Celon-^ dine: theti dry them agdinin the jlmde. And with the OxymeV of Squills malip a maf of Tills bf which let him tahg half a dram or two fcruples twice or thrice in a month. While thele things are ufed, yoii'muft continually labor to firengthen the brain and the eyes: and the Patient mull take divetfity of Medicines, left by caking the fame a longtime, k prove Naul'eous uncohim V^^nd left Nature be coo much enured to a Medicine, and loic loole its Operation. Old Phyfitians (ay, 1 reacle’is reputed to be of excellent vercue to this purpole, which may betaken by a diameyer^MHghcwithFenriel^ Eyebi'ight, or Celondine water twice or thrice in a week. Nut¬ meg eaten every raorningTafting, is much commended if it be long chewed that the vapor may be car¬ ried to the Eyes ^ if you rear that the fwallowing down thereof fliould pffend by realon of the heat ; it may’be fpic forth after k is chewed. Candid Myrabolans taken in the morning are thought to cleec the fight esceedingly. 1 he ui'ual Opiate is thus made r M Takfi