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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56759	Some observations made upon the Bermudas berries, imported from the Indies shewing their admirable virtues in curing the green-sickness / written by a doctor of physick in the countrey to the Honourable Esquire, Boyle.	Trapham, Thomas, d. 1692?; Peachi, John, fl. 1683.	1694 (1694)	Wing P930; ESTC R7127	1,471	8

SOME OBSERVATIONS Made upon the Bermudas Berries Imported from The INDIES SHEWING Their Admirable VIRTUES In CURING The Green-Sickness Written by a Doctor of Physick in the Countrey To the Honourable Esq BOYLE LONDON Printed in the Year 1694 SOME OBSERVATIONS Made upon the Bermudas Berries IMPORTED FROM The INDIES In a LETTER c. SIR I Received yours with Intimations of your kind Acceptance of the last Specifick that I communicated to you and with an Invitation to proceed in so usefull an undertaking And I do assure you that seeing your self and some great Physicians in London are so well pleased with what I have done in this Kind I am resolved to go on and tell you what Experiments I have made in the use of Simple Medicines I remember Sir William Temple tells us that the Legislators amongst the Indians made a severe Law against the use of Compound Medicines I my self have known such great Cures wrought by Simple Medicines that I am under a great temptation to despise Compositions except in complicated Distempers For my part I firmly believe that universal Evacuations being premised the greatest Cures wrought in the World are by the use of Specifical Medicines and yet I have this fifty years been an exact Observer of the Methodus Medendi I never yet found a better Medicine against the Green Sickness than the Bermudas Berries taken familiarly in any Liquor but I find the Tincture of it made with White-wine and also the Spirits and Extract of the same more efficacious than any other Form They wonderfully open the Obstructions of the Liver and Spleen mend an ill habit of Body cures the Green Sickness by refining the Mass of Blood and restoring the Ferments to the Parts it helps digestion and removes a depraved Appetite desiring hurtfull things it clears the Cloudiness of the Skin and mends the Complexion and unloads an oppressed Stomack of those indigested humours which corrupt good Nourishment and cause shortness of Breath and Stoppages A Gentlewoman ahout Twenty Eight years of Age who was troubled with Obstructions and her Complexion extreamly alter'd her Lips and Cheeks turned as white as a Cloth her Eyes and Face bloated her Legs swelled and the Regular Course of Nature stopped after she had taken great quantities of Powder of Steel to no purpose she took the Tincture Spirit and Extract drawn out of these Berryes Morning Noon and Night and her Stomack mended her Colour return'd like a Rose in June and she could with pleasure run up four pair of Stairs at a time She took the Tincture in Beer the Spirit in White-wine and the Extract in Pennyroyal Water We have in our Countrey a large Boarding-School of young Gentlewomen and I have known half a score of them at a time afflicted with this uncomfortable Distemper which made them uneasie to themselves and unpleasant to their Relations and in one Course of the Moon by the use of the Medicines drawn out of these Berries they were recover'd to a Miracle and grew chearfull and healthfull But all Remedies in this Distemper are most efficacious when used with Exercise I knew one Gentlewoman whole case was by most Physicians thought to be past Recovery being brought by this Distemper to the brink of the Grave her Flesh was wasted her Legs swelled her Stomack lost and her Legs so weak not able to support her body yet in the use of these Berries she revived and lived to be a hale woman and had many Children And now because I know your Philosophical Inclination I 'll tell you a remarkable Observation lately made by me upon a young Virgin who dyed of this Disease she was extreamly far gone into the Green Sickness lost her Strength and Spirits had taken great quantities of Powder of Steel been blooded in the Foot twice and at length dying upon Dissection we found a Mortification in her Stomack and Bowels caused by a sharp corroding Humour which caused very acute Pains in her Body Had I been called to her I should certainly have applyed these Remedies and I have great reason to believe they might have proved serviceable if you think fit to recommend the use of them unto any of your Acquaintance I don't doubt but they may be procured at London FINIS