Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	air_n	moist_a	water_n	3,383	5	7.1118	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77021	A guide to the practical physician shewing, from the most approved authors, both ancient and modern, the truest and safest way of curing all diseases, internal and external, whether by medicine, surgery, or diet. Published in Latin by the learn'd Theoph. Bonet, physician at Geneva. And now rendred into English, with an addition of many considerable cases, and excellent medicines for every disease. Collected from Dr. Waltherus his Sylva medica. by one of the Colledge of Physicians, London. To which is added. The office of a physician, and perfect tables of every distemper, and of any thing else considerable. Licensed, November 13h. 1685. Robert Midgley.; Mercurius compitalitius. English	Bonet, Théophile, 1620-1689.	1686 (1686)	Wing B3591A; ESTC R226619	2,048,083	803

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the_o viscera_n by_o the_o mediation_n of_o the_o heart_n for_o when_o the_o head_n do_v destil_n rheum_n upon_o the_o lung_n and_o the_o liver_n supply_v a_o impure_a blood_n to_o the_o heart_n which_o the_o heart_n pour_v out_o again_o into_o the_o lung_n their_o substance_n be_v thereby_o infect_v but_o that_o taint_n flow_v not_o from_o the_o heart_n but_o from_o the_o distemper_a and_o ill_a condititioned_a viscera_n which_o send_v impure_a blood_n to_o the_o heart_n who_o ●ault_n the_o heart_n can_v correct_v but_o by_o many_o circulation_n now_o the_o lung_n can_v receive_v humour_n from_o the_o head_n without_o a_o cough_n for_o if_o this_o be_v want_v they_o suffer_v only_o from_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o heart_n for_o the_o lung_n alone_o be_v supply_v with_o blood_n from_o the_o heart_n receive_v vessel_n therefrom_o 6._o riolan_n e●enchir_o anatomic_a l._n 3._o c._n 6._o and_o not_o from_o the_o cava_fw-la xxv_o medicine_n that_o raise_v a_o great_a fermentation_n be_v not_o to_o be_v add_v to_o eclegma_n or_o lambitives_n thus_o it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o the_o flower_n of_o sulphur_n and_o the_o milk_n of_o sulphur_n so_o call_v be_v excellent_a pectoral_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v adviseable_a to_o give_v they_o rather_o in_o any_o other_o mixture_n than_o that_o of_o lambitives_n or_o electuary_n the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o salt_n which_o it_o be_v better_a to_o omit_v also_o because_o they_o be_v not_o so_o friendly_a to_o the_o breast_n for_o it_o be_v certain_a by_o experience_n that_o the_o mix_n of_o sulphurate_n remedy_n with_o sweet_a do_v in_o a_o special_a manner_n cause_v a_o fermentation_n whence_o a_o resolution_n and_o impetus_fw-la be_v make_v such_o lambitives_n which_o also_o of_o themselves_o be_v apt_a to_o ferment_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o other_o sweet_a thing_n mix_v with_o what_o be_v heterogeneous_a incline_v to_o the_o outpart_n of_o the_o vessel_n so_o that_o the_o vessel_n seem_v always_o full_a 140._o wedel_n de_fw-fr medicine_n compos_fw-la 140._o though_o every_o day_n something_o be_v drain_v thence_o ¶_o lambitive_n be_v naught_o for_o the_o stomach_n for_o sweet_a thing_n as_o macrobius_n say_v right_o be_v enemy_n to_o concoction_n for_o by_o the_o continue_a use_n of_o they_o especial_o they_o loosen_v the_o side_n of_o the_o stomach_n dull_a its_o heat_n and_o impair_v its_o ferment_n so_o that_o montanus_n himself_o cons_n 32._o right_o admonish_v we_o not_o to_o give_v they_o but_o on_o a_o empty_a stomach_n lest_o concoction_n be_v hinder_v hence_o they_o destroy_v the_o appetite_n so_o that_o where_o there_o be_v a_o weakness_n of_o the_o stomach_n especial_o a_o flagginess_n they_o be_v more_o spare_o or_o not_o at_o all_o to_o be_v use_v 143._o idem_fw-la p._n 143._o but_o always_o when_o we_o use_v they_o we_o must_v have_v regard_n to_o the_o tone_n of_o the_o stomach_n xxvi_o lambitives_n do_v not_o bind_v safe_o for_o they_o ferment_n the_o humour_n and_o by_o their_o proper_a sweetness_n do_v rather_o smooth_a lubricate_a and_o mollify_v than_o bound_v so_o that_o we_o must_v not_o whole_o trust_v to_o these_o in_o salt_n acrimonious_a and_o thin_a catarrh_n nor_o in_o spit_v of_o blood_n itself_o whence_o it_o may_v be_v note_v as_o a_o rule_n that_o lambitives_n be_v indeed_o proper_a only_o for_o the_o lung_n 18._o fr._n sylu._n m._n m._n l._n 2._o c._n 18._o but_o yet_o not_o they_o alone_o for_o the_o lung_n alone_o and_o that_o by_o alter_v xxvii_o the_o simple_a flower_n of_o sulphur_n be_v better_o than_o the_o compound_v as_o entia_fw-la or_o several_a distinct_a medicine_n use_v almost_o in_o every_o case_n to_o be_v multiply_v by_o chemist_n without_o necessity_n so_o be_v the_o same_o observe_v in_o the_o flower_n of_o sulphur_n for_o some_o prepare_v they_o with_o aloe_n benzoe_n saffron_n myrrh_n the_o colcothar_n of_o vitriol_n nitre_n that_o they_o may_v look_v white_a with_o common_a salt_n etc._n etc._n and_o then_o give_v they_o among_o their_o arcana_fw-la but_o general_o with_o light_n and_o small_a success_n for_o what_o do_v colcothar_n communicate_v but_o a_o corrosive_n acrimonious_a quality_n what_o afford_v aloe_n saffron_n or_o myrrh_n but_o a_o empyreuma_n for_o these_o have_v no_o quality_n to_o fly_v away_o or_o be_v sublime_v and_o they_o be_v burn_v up_o the_o more_o by_o a_o double_a fire_n as_o it_o be_v and_o so_o great_a a_o change_n be_v make_v the_o virtue_n which_o we_o expect_v not_o but_o fail_v also_o 137._o wedel_n pharm_n p._n 137._o so_o that_o it_o be_v better_a to_o join_v other_o proper_a thing_n to_o the_o flower_n themselves_o of_o sulphur_n xxviii_o as_o often_o as_o acid_n be_v use_v to_o cut_v phlegm_n so_o often_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v give_v alone_o but_o mix_v with_o sweet_a and_o sugar_a thing_n in_o a_o small_a quantity_n lest_o if_o they_o shall_v be_v give_v more_o single_o they_o shall_v by_o their_o acrimony_n too_o much_o irritate_fw-la the_o lung_n to_o cough_n 18._o fr._n sylu._n m._n m._n l._n 2._o c._n 18._o and_o so_o shall_v do_v more_o hurt_n than_o good_a xxix_o when_o the_o scrum_n be_v too_o acrimonious_a some_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v use_v which_o may_v temper_v it_o because_o through_o its_o acrimony_n it_o do_v not_o only_o by_o its_o twitch_a cause_n frequent_a cough_n and_o weary_v the_o lung_n but_o also_o fret_v the_o coat_n of_o the_o windpipe_n and_o by_o degree_n create_v a_o ulcer_n in_o the_o lung_n it_o be_v most_o frequent_a acrimony_n be_v a_o salt_n muriatic_a more_o rare_o such_o as_o be_v very_o acid_a its_o sowrness_n use_v to_o cause_v singular_a disturbance_n the_o salt_n muriatic_a acrimony_n of_o the_o scrum_n be_v temper_v and_o blunt_v in_o part_n by_o the_o incrassater_n to_o be_v present_o mention_v which_o by_o their_o emplastic_a virtue_n do_v lenify_v that_o acrimony_n and_o this_o they_o do_v more_o effectual_o if_o opiate_n be_v join_v with_o they_o as_o the_o pill_n common_o know_v call_v pil._n the_o cynoglossa_n and_o the_o styrace_n do_v testify_v which_o be_v very_o well_o fit_v for_o this_o purpose_n and_o may_v be_v yet_o more_o fit_a if_o by_o add_v sugar_n they_o be_v make_v up_o into_o tablet_n or_o troche_n and_o hold_v in_o the_o mouth_n for_o so_o a_o far_o great_a part_n of_o they_o pass_v to_o the_o lung_n than_o when_o they_o be_v make_v up_o into_o pill_n and_o swallow_v though_o even_o so_o they_o be_v likewise_o observe_v to_o be_v very_o effectual_a though_o every_o caviller_n be_v not_o present_o satisfy_v in_o the_o way_n by_o which_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o medicine_n be_v transmit_v to_o the_o lung_n we_o therefore_o recommend_v the_o say_v pill_n the_o cynoglossa_n and_o de_fw-fr styrace_n for_o salt_n muriatic_a or_o briny_a humour_n that_o be_v fly_v into_o the_o windpipe_n and_o aught_o to_o be_v expectorate_v thence_o in_o as_o much_o as_o they_o both_o temper_v their_o salt_n acrimony_n and_o lessen_v their_o too_o great_a fluidity_n and_o so_o procure_v to_o they_o a_o consistence_n convenient_a for_o expectoration_n 19_o sylu._n de_fw-fr le_fw-fr boe_n prax_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 19_o and_o for_o expulsion_n by_o cough_n whatsoever_o several_a bawl_v to_o the_o contrary_n xxx_o the_o serum_n be_v it_o of_o what_o taste_v it_o will_v ought_v all_o of_o it_o in_o general_a to_o be_v incrassated_a that_o it_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o be_v expectorate_v for_o otherwise_o it_o escape_v the_o violence_n of_o the_o expire_a air_n and_o can_v be_v expel_v but_o slow_o and_o by_o much_o cough_n the_o serum_n be_v incrassated_a by_o gum_n tragacanth_n gum_n arabic_a the_o root_n of_o marsh-mallow_n comphrey_n etc._n etc._n of_o which_o with_o sugar_n troche_n may_v be_v make_v which_o be_v hold_v a_o good_a while_n in_o the_o mouth_n and_o by_o little_a and_o little_o dissolve_v by_o the_o spital_n do_v leisurely_o tend_v to_o the_o windpipe_n and_o thicken_v therein_o the_o over-fluid_a serum_n make_v it_o fit_a to_o be_v the_o easy_o expel_v by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o air_n in_o expiration_n idem_fw-la idem_fw-la xxxi_o as_o to_o medicine_n correct_v a_o humour_n offend_v by_o a_o more_o pure_a acidity_n and_o help_a expectoration_n they_o be_v the_o same_o which_o correct_v the_o salt_n muriatic_a serum_n and_o moreover_o such_o as_o concentrate_v and_o infringe_v acid_n such_o as_o crab_n eye_n pearl_n coral_n chalk_n all_o sort_n of_o seal_a earth_n etc._n etc._n but_o because_o the_o windpipe_n use_v to_o be_v fret_v soon_o and_o sore_a by_o a_o acid_a serum_n it_o be_v necessary_a not_o only_o to_o use_v the_o remedy_n that_o more_o effectual_o correct_v it_o but_o they_o must_v moreover_o be_v so_o prepare_v and_o administer_v that_o a_o good_a part_n of_o they_o may_v be_v carry_v into_o the_o say_a windpipe_n wherefore_o the_o most_o convenient_a form_n will_v

great_a horn_n through_o the_o volatile_a and_o extensile_n nature_n of_o its_o balsam_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v believe_v to_o be_v a_o great_a cordial_n and_o a_o true_a secondary_a bezoardick_n for_o by_o its_o spirit_n which_o be_v altogether_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o that_o of_o the_o blood_n it_o recreate_v the_o heart_n by_o its_o sweet_a balsam_n it_o cherish_v the_o radical_a moisture_n by_o its_o ammoniac_a salt_n it_o penetrate_v and_o attenuate_v tartareous_a matter_n provoke_v sweat_n and_o urine_n and_o therefore_o oppose_v a_o pestiferous_a air_n and_o by_o its_o dry_a virtue_n which_o remain_v in_o its_o earth_n it_o drive_v away_o putrefaction_n kill_v worm_n help_n flux_n of_o the_o belly_n whence_o for_o divers_a indication_n divers_a preparation_n also_o of_o hartshorn_n be_v to_o be_v use_v thus_o in_o a_o ethereal_a plague_n and_o poison_n i_o use_v the_o spirit_n and_o armoniac_a salt_n of_o hartshorn_n as_o a_o notable_a diaphoretic_n in_o malignant_a fever_n as_o the_o small_a pox_n where_o the_o whole_a mass_n of_o blood_n be_v not_o only_o accend_v but_o also_o putrefy_a i_o use_v secondary_a preparation_n that_o be_v derive_v from_o its_o whole_a substance_n namely_o decoction_n of_o it_o it_o sam._n clossaeus_n ad_fw-la gr._n horstium_fw-la decad_n 1_o ●robl_n qu._n 4._o where_o there_o be_v several_a preparation_n of_o it_o jelly_n and_o extract_v for_o swoon_a i_o use_v the_o water_n distil_v from_o the_o typhi_n or_o snag_v of_o fresh_a horn_n for_o a_o physic_n and_o retard_v old_a age_n i_o use_v the_o sweet_a balsam_n thereof_o for_o worm_n and_o diarrhoea_n i_o use_v the_o horn_n vitriolate_v xv._o here_o the_o negligence_n or_o unskilfulness_n of_o some_o apothecary_n be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o burn_v hartshorn_n not_o in_o melt_a pot_n but_o simple_o among_o the_o coal_n this_o indeed_o be_v a_o compendious_a preparation_n but_o such_o as_o be_v hurtful_a to_o the_o patient_n see_v coal_n have_v a_o malignant_a vapour_n in_o they_o 12._o fabr._n hild._n l._n de_fw-fr gangraena_fw-la c._n 12._o which_o be_v manifest_a in_o those_o that_o draw_v it_o in_o with_o their_o breath_n in_o a_o close_a place_n xvi_o although_o those_o animal_n be_v not_o know_v from_o who_o the_o horn_n call_v vnicorns-horn_n be_v take_v yet_o their_o virtue_n be_v not_o therefore_o to_o be_v deny_v which_o be_v only_o know_v by_o experience_n for_o let_v any_o one_o that_o will_v make_v trial_n of_o a_o piece_n of_o this_o horn_n give_v some_o poison_n to_o a_o whelp_n or_o pullet_n and_o if_o he_o find_v that_o by_o give_v a_o little_a of_o this_o horn_n in_o powder_n the_o animal_n escape_v he_o will_v find_v reason_n to_o esteem_v it_o as_o a_o good_a medicine_n if_o we_o approve_v of_o hartshorn_n why_o shall_v the_o same_o faculty_n be_v deny_v to_o other_o horn_n therefore_o i_o will_v not_o morose_o inquire_v whether_o they_o be_v the_o horn_n of_o the_o unicorn_n or_o of_o some_o other_o animal_n so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v good_a and_o effectual_a for_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o both_o elephant_n tooth_n and_o whale-bone_n and_o the_o tooth_n of_o the_o sea-horse_n and_o common_a horn_n adust_a and_o horn_n dig_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n 38._o primiros_fw-la de_fw-fr vulgi_fw-la error_n l._n 4._o c._n 38._o and_o other_o factitious_a one_o be_v often_o sell_v for_o the_o true_a unicorn's-horn_n xvii_o if_o treacle_n be_v take_v daily_o to_o a_o grain_n it_o make_v the_o body_n poyson-proof_n without_o inflame_a as_o galen_n report_v it_o happen_v to_o king_n mithridates_n i_o have_v see_v many_o who_o have_v be_v subject_a to_o swound_n without_o evident_a cause_n cure_v on_o this_o manner_n and_o it_o be_v a_o excellent_a remedy_n where_o we_o have_v suspicion_n of_o any_o poisonous_a matter_n lurk_v in_o our_o body_n 212._o panarol_n fascie_a 1._o arcan_a p._n 212._o xviii_o let_v child_n abstain_v whole_o from_o treacle_n for_o their_o age_n be_v too_o weak_a to_o endure_v so_o 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