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A31623 Manuale medicum, or, A small treatise of the art of physick in general, and of vomits and the Jesuits powder in particular by Hugh Chamberlain ... Chamberlen, Hugh. 1685 (1685) Wing C1876; ESTC R41490 19,503 56

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evacuation_n can_v touch_v at_o least_o 〈◊〉_d so_o certain_o nor_o without_o more_o frequent_a repetition_n and_o prepare_v according_o may_v be_v give_v to_o old_a and_o young_a man_n or_o woman_n with_o child_n or_o not_o but_o with_o great_a cautiousness_n to_o the_o female_a sex_n in_o most_o if_o not_o all_o distemper_n begin_v increase_n state_n or_o declination_n at_o all_o hour_n day_n and_o night_n whenever_o the_o stomach_n be_v principal_o or_o by_o consent_n disorder_v always_o discern_v by_o loss_n of_o appetite_n pain_n heaviness_n or_o fullness_n at_o the_o stomach_n vomit_v or_o reach_v to_o vomit_v quercitan_n sp●●●ng_v of_o vomit_n in_o the_o 17_o chapter_n of_o his_o pharmacopeia_n declare_v that_o art_n must_v al●●_n follow_v nature_n which_o of_o its_o own_o 〈◊〉_d endeavour_v all_o sort_n of_o evacuation_n 〈◊〉_d there_o enumerate_v as_o stool_n urine_n s●●●t_n and_o vomit_n for_o the_o general_n and_o the_o excrement_n of_o the_o nose_n and_o mouth_n by_o salivation_n and_o spit_v for_o particular_n all_o w●●ch_n ar●●mnst●mitate_v ●mnst●mitate_z vomit_n 〈◊〉_d he_o ancient_o be_v in_o great_a estee●_n and_o much_o more_o in_o use_v than_o now_o for_o our_o late_a physician_n reject_v they_o by_o reason_n they_o do_v as_o they_o suppose_v very_o much_o disturb_v the_o body_n introduce_v dangerous_a symptom_n and_o that_o our_o climate_n be_v cold_a than_o graece_fw-la where_o hypocrates_n and_o other_o grecian_n use_v they_o and_o our_o inhabitant_n more_o phlegmatic_a vomit_n be_v not_o so_o needful_a but_o these_o be_v general_o grant_v to_o be_v idle_a reason_n and_o therefore_o explode_v for_o on_o the_o contrary_a vomit_n be_v find_v to_o be_v very_o useful_a and_o necessary_a for_o root_a out_o the_o most_o desperate_a and_o most_o difficult_a disease_n no_o way_n else_o to_o be_v effect_v the_o mention_n of_o which_o alone_o affright_v our_o hen-hearted_n physician_n but_o how_o can_v they_o then_o boast_v themselves_o friend_n to_o nature_n who_o neglect_v the_o most_o powerful_a remedy_n without_o dare_v so_o much_o as_o to_o make_v trial_n prove_v rather_o her_o enemy_n and_o flatterer_n seek_v to_o defend_v she_o with_o help_n too_o weak_a and_o inconsiderable_a never_o think_v to_o attack_v her_o foe_n with_o powerful_a weapon_n who_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n remain_v unhurt_a by_o their_o gentle_a medicine_n even_o despise_v the_o mild_a vomit_n after_o which_o in_o vain_a apply_v they_o dare_v not_o return_v the_o second_o time_n to_o the_o same_o remedy_n this_o author_n enumerate_v some_o caution_n in_o give_v vomit_n and_o afterward_o declare_v what_o spontaneous_a vomit_v be_v and_o further_o add_v that_o the_o ancient_n order_v vomit_n more_o unsafe_a than_o those_o of_o late_a day_n invent_v make_v mention_n of_o divers_a extraordinary_a cure_n of_o rulandus_n and_o afterward_o cite_v two_o in_o the_o first_o of_o which_o he_o relate_v the_o great_a agony_n a_o patient_n suffer_v by_o a_o vomit_n but_o yet_o be_v cure_a though_o forsake_v by_o all_o the_o doctor_n before_o the_o last_o be_v more_o considerable_a for_o the_o strange_a matter_n bring_v away_o and_o the_o great_a success_n ensue_v so_o that_o he_o resolve_v to_o publish_v it_o to_o the_o world_n to_o the_o end_n those_o physician_n who_o through_o a_o worse_a fear_n than_o that_o of_o a_o hare_n wicked_o condemn_v this_o way_n of_o purge_v may_v see_v their_o great_a error_n riverius_n in_o his_o institution_n acknowledge_v that_o humour_n contain_v in_o the_o stomach_n and_o neighbour_a part_n be_v easy_o purge_v off_o by_o vomit_n than_o stool_n it_o be_v the_o short_a way_n and_o though_o vomit_n be_v not_o much_o in_o use_n yet_o it_o be_v very_o certain_a that_o be_v discreet_o appoint_v they_o work_v admirable_a effect_n for_o many_o intermit_a fever_n remain_v notwithstanding_o other_o medicine_n immovable_a be_v by_o vomit_n only_o eradicate_v as_o appear_v by_o frequent_a experiment_n which_o he_o pursue_v with_o divers_a instance_n and_o for_o a_o further_a confirmation_n please_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o a_o late_a instance_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n the_o one_a of_o july_n 1658_o who_o be_v take_v with_o a_o malignant_a fever_n remove_v to_o calais_n where_o his_o life_n be_v despair_v of_o the_o physician_n find_v his_o strength_n daily_o decay_v his_o disease_n increase_v and_o that_o the_o second_o bleed_v in_o the_o foot_n on_o the_o 8_o of_o the_o say_a month_n give_v no_o relief_n upon_o a_o full_a consultation_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o cardinal_n resolve_v to_o give_v he_o a_o antimonial_a vomit_n which_o the_o king_n take_v with_o great_a hope_n of_o relief_n according_o the_o operation_n be_v so_o happy_a and_o speedy_a that_o after_o empty_v the_o stomach_n and_o bowel_n of_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o malignant_a and_o adust_a matter_n he_o find_v himself_o much_o ease_v the_o same_o night_n next_o morning_n be_v the_o 10_o he_o take_v the_o second_o purge_v which_o although_o more_o gentle_a work_v notwithstanding_o so_o well_o that_o in_o five_o or_o six_o day_n he_o be_v perfect_o recover_v if_o this_o remedy_n have_v be_v delay_v twenty_o four_o hour_n long_o or_o that_o it_o have_v not_o work_v within_o twenty_o four_o hour_n the_o king_n recovery_n have_v be_v absolute_o desperate_a this_o relation_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o history_n of_o the_o treaty_n of_o peace_n conclude_v on_o the_o frontier_n of_o spain_n and_o france_n anno_fw-la 1659._o disease_n say_v böetius_n be_v cure_a by_o the_o egyptian_n either_o with_o fasting_n or_o vomit_n every_o or_o every_o three_o or_o four_o day_n for_o say_v they_o all_o disease_n proceed_v from_o superfluity_n of_o diet_n therefore_o that_o be_v like_a to_o be_v the_o best_a restorer_n of_o health_n which_o take_v away_o the_o principle_n of_o disease_n sydenham_n quote_v by_o bonetus_n in_o the_o english_a translation_n fol._n 159._o sect._n 13_o 14_o intimate_v that_o if_o he_o be_v permit_v he_o will_v give_v vomit_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o all_o fever_n and_o dropsy_n vncerus_n in_o answer_n to_o objection_n in_o chap._n 14._o book_n i._o of_o the_o stone_n assert_n that_o vomit_n do_v not_o weaken_v the_o stomach_n unless_o irregular_o give_v but_o on_o the_o contrary_a strengthen_v it_o by_o carry_v off_o the_o humour_n that_o infest_v it_o that_o vomit_n be_v give_v in_o vomit_n to_o root_v out_o choler_n the_o soon_o that_o vomit_n in_o the_o stone_n be_v not_o to_o be_v hinder_v but_o further_v that_o vomit_n have_v be_v extreme_o helpful_a in_o the_o stone_n that_o whatsoever_o remove_v the_o cause_n of_o disease_n and_o cleanse_v the_o stomach_n of_o the_o tartarous_a matter_n be_v useful_a in_o the_o stone_n which_o vomit_n do_v that_o vomit_n take_v off_o all_o humour_n prevent_v the_o stone_n and_o cure_v it_o and_o may_v as_o well_o be_v give_v for_o it_o as_o purge_v which_o none_o scruple_n all_o which_o he_o strengthen_v by_o quotation_n out_o of_o divers_a eminent_a author_n in_o the_o follow_a 15_o chap._n to_o which_o again_o he_o brief_o subjoin_v his_o own_o opinion_n willis_n pag._n 26_o &_o 27_o of_o his_o rational_a pharmacy_n say_v that_o as_o the_o operation_n by_o vomit_n be_v more_o violent_a than_o by_o stool_n so_o in_o most_o distemper_n where_o it_o be_v with_o judgement_n direct_v it_o do_v more_o good_a than_o ten_o purge_n for_o by_o this_o the_o heavy_a phlegm_n untouched_a by_o purge_n be_v remove_v beside_o the_o neighbour_a part_n be_v cleanse_v so_o that_o obstruction_n there_o make_v and_o stagnation_n of_o humour_n in_o the_o blood_n be_v easy_o help_v preternatural_a ferment_n and_o deep_o root_v disease_n can_v by_o no_o other_o mean_n be_v remove_v epecial_o of_o the_o brain_n and_o neru_n then_o give_v a_o account_n how_o they_o work_v he_o conclude_v that_o most_o desperate_a disease_n be_v best_a cure_a by_o vomit_n and_o hardly_o without_o they_o