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A39817 The vertues of that well-known and often experienced medicine Fletcher's powder Fletcher, R. (Richard), fl. 1676-1677. 1679 (1679) Wing F1360; ESTC R40944 5,068 8

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The VERTUES Of that Well-known and Often Experienced MEDICINE Fletcher's Powder THis Noble and Excellent Panacaea is so wonderful a Friend unto Decaying Nature that whatever Vnnatural Destructive and Health-opposing Matter it shall meet within the Body of Man be it from what Cause Source or Fountain it will or in what parts soever for it purifieth from Center to Circumference it doth by its renovating quality in time radically extirpate and drive out and in its place constitutes a Healthful Body as hath been proved by Thousands in the City of London having cured Head-aches Vertigoes Appoplexies Lethargies Epilepsies Convulsions with all other Distempers that usually afflict the Head as Difficulty of Hearing Noise in the Head and Ears Diseases of the Eyes Teeth c. It s also effectual in Opening all Obstructions of the Stomach Liver Spleen and all the Noble Bowels expelling Venoms offending the same by which it cures Agues and Feavers of all sorts It powerfully cures that loathsome Disease Ala mode d' Englettere with all its Symptoms It cures the Scurvey Leprosie Gout Dropsie Stone It resists the Pestilence Small-pox and Measles It expels Poyson and hath done wonders upon those Bodies which have been spoiled by Mercurial Medicines too too often used supposing therewith to cure all foul and stubborn Diseases For this New and Now Reigning Putrid Feaver attended with Aguish Shiverings Griping in the Guts Vomitings Giddiness Violent Pains in the Head and Limbs c. the which Disease may in all probability terminate in a Plague unless repentance pacifie the awakened Wrath. This Medicine is excellent both for cure and prevention and I dare and may boldly affirm That no Man or Medicine hath cured so many of the aforesaid Disease as this Powder as Thousands can witness A safer or powerfuller Medicine cannot be given for Women it being an Vniversal Remedy for those many Distempers that usually attend their Weak Unhealthy Cold and Moist Bodies all which I shall not name but commend it as a Wonder-working Powder to prevent Miscariages in Women with-child and when time of separation is near to cause speedy and easie Delivery and to ease the After-pains And did all Women know what this Medicine hath performed in these Cases there is none but would make use of it at such times viz. both before the time of Travel and after Delivery In Virgins it speedily takes away the Cause of the Green Sickness and those ill Habits of Body effects of Obstructions and causeth in them a Lively Fresh and Cheerful Countenance c. To Children it is a most Potent Preservative and cures them of Convulsions Falling-Sickness Worms Small-pox Measles Rickets c. It wonderfully dispos●th Wounds both Internal and External to Healing and in short time perfects the Cure and for all Outward Wounds taking this Medicine you need only wash the Sore Night and Morning with your Urine Warm and bind it up to defend it from the Air. It cures all Swellings Inflamations and Pains of the Limbs I have without the use of any Outward Application cured Cancerated Breasts of long continuance Gangrenous Tumours Kings-Evil and Fistula's to a wonder In short this Medicine is so great a Friend to Nature that no Disease the appointed time for Dissolution being not yet come is able to withstand its power for against all Diseases there is a Remedy but against Death none but to this and all other Good Medicines time must be given to manifest their Effects For many rash and inconsiderate People hearing of a Good Medicine will without doubt be desirous to make a trial of it and will also imagine that as soon as they have taken it into their Bodies or at farthest within two or three days that their Infirmity or Disease of what kind or degree soever must of necessity presently vanish and be gone without any the least Sign or Relict of it remaining which no ingenious person must or will expect but according to the Nature Radication Habit and Continuance of the Distemper with the Age Strength and Constitution of Body Nature co-acting with the Medicine expect the desired Effects in the Restauration of Health which by Gods Blessing and an orderly use of this Medicine in due time will be found Now this Powder at some times and in some Bodies may work by Vomit Stool Sweat and Urine especially at the first taking of it let not any therefore presently imagine this to be a common Medicine and such Operations to be constant in all Bodies and at all times No rather let them conclude as justly and truly they may such Operations to proceed from great quantity of Diseasie Matter Nature was filled and obstructed with which would not easily be evacuated without such Operations well to be tollerated or born with in respect of the great benefit they will reap by it viz. the preventing some greater mischief c. to the truth of which I have had large experience having known many on which it had such Operations at the first but by a continued and moderately repeated taking of it for some time by which their Bodies became emptied and freed rom that stubborn gross Matter they afterwards felt not the least trouble or manifest Operations but if Nature makes a separation by Vomit Stool Sweat or Urine how forcible soever they seem to be at present she is never weakned but strengthened c. all which proves the Medicine to be friendly But often doth this Excellent Medicine both prevent and cure a Disease without any of the before-mentioned Operations as Experience testifieth by keeping in Vigor and pacifying when enraged the Vital Spirit in Man Therefore the highest and noblest way of Cure is by such Medicines as are exalted by Art to such a degree of Purity as makes them fit to pacifie or bring to quiet the Natural Spirit For Preserving or Restoring of Health consists not in taking of Poysonous Purges Vomits Fluxing with Mercury or Torturing the Sick with Blisters Cuppings Issues Bleedings c. to the end the Spirit being more enraged by such eminent dangers immediately threatning the Life in hopes by that means it may throw out what was offending before but in keeping it from fury if not already provoked or otherwise pacifying if enraged as aforesaid And I appeal to all Ingenious Men which of the two is the better Method for whatsoever is not friendly to the Life either ingendred within or assumed from without brings sooner or later the whole or part into an inquietude Consider What is it that gives eminency to any one thing we esteem as Excellent and we shall find that it is the Purity of it if we consider then what we are speaking of viz. A Medicine to help Nature we must also conclude its efficacy and excellency to proceed from its purity or purified Nature then consider what it is for It is to help and restore Decaying Nature or the Languishing Spirit in Man Now this Spirit is the most subtile part of