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a_o pint_n and_o half_a of_o spirit_n of_o wine_n close_a and_o
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unfold_v the_o pathologie_n and_o curatory_n method_n of_o the_o thorax_n now_o it_o follow_v next_o to_o finish_v our_o task_n in_o like_a manner_n about_o the_o low_a belly_n but_o we_o have_v in_o our_o former_a tract_n for_o the_o most_o part_n describe_v already_o the_o medicine_n belong_v to_o this_o region_n and_o the_o manner_n and_o reason_n of_o their_o work_n together_o with_o the_o anatomy_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o intestine_n we_o have_v treat_v of_o remedy_n stomachical_a dysenterical_a and_o other_o belong_v to_o the_o intestine_n as_o also_o diuretic_n together_o with_o the_o reason_n of_o they_o moreover_o we_o have_v sussicent_o elsewhere_o handle_v the_o aetioligie_n of_o hypochondriack_n and_o hysterical_a remedy_n what_o therefore_o remain_v of_o hepatical_a distemper_n as_o well_o proper_a as_o of_o those_o vulgar_o ascribe_v thereunto_o and_o of_o their_o remedy_n we_o will_v discourse_v in_o this_o section_n notwithstanding_o in_o each_o of_o these_o we_o will_v bestow_v more_o labour_n about_o the_o curatory_n than_o pathological_a part_n the_o chief_a disease_n by_o which_o the_o liver_n and_o the_o appendix_n thereof_o liver_n disease_n of_o the_o liver_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v encumber_v be_v the_o jaundice_n and_o a_o tumour_n and_o under_o this_o latter_a many_o other_o affect_v viz._n obstruction_n inflammation_n induration_n and_o schirrus_n be_v number_v to_o all_o which_o be_v vulgar_o appoint_v remedy_n common_o call_v hepaticks_n and_o which_o make_v up_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o dispensatory_a the_o jaundice_n be_v either_o a_o disease_n by_o itself_o primary_o begin_v which_o be_v here_o proper_o treat_v of_o or_o it_o be_v a_o effect_n or_o product_v of_o another_o disease_n as_o when_o it_o arise_v upon_o a_o intermit_a fever_n which_o oftentimes_o it_o put_v a_o end_n to_o of_o which_o also_o we_o will_v present_o treat_v by_o the_o by_o a_o icterical_a distemper_n
purge_v hydragogue_n hydragogue_n 2._o diuretic_n hydragogue_n but_o cathartic_o do_v not_o always_o cure_v a_o ascite_n yea_o oftentime_o exasperate_v it_o and_o if_o they_o be_v long_o continue_v render_v it_o incurable_a hence_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o have_v recourse_n to_o other_o remedye_n for_o the_o cure_n of_o this_o disease_n wherefore_o let_v we_o next_o inquire_v whether_o diuretic_n do_v here_o profit_v or_o not_o and_o true_o any_o one_o may_v easy_o think_v that_o remedy_n move_v urine_n conduce_v very_o much_o for_o drain_n water_n out_o of_o every_o place_n or_o cavity_n of_o the_o body_n in_o truth_n it_o be_v manifest_a by_o frequent_a experience_n these_o do_v often_o cure_v a_o anasarca_n before_o any_o other_o remedy_n let_v we_o see_v what_o they_o may_v effect_v for_o the_o empty_n the_o cavity_n of_o the_o abdomen_fw-la as_o to_o this_o it_o first_o appear_v ascite_v what_o profit_n they_o bring_v in_o a_o ascite_v that_o there_o be_v no_o passage_n immediate_o open_a from_o a_o ascitick_a pool_n to_o the_o reins_o although_o contiguous_a but_o that_o whatsoever_o water_n be_v transfer_v from_o hence_o thither_o must_v of_o necessity_n first_o be_v drink_v up_o into_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n and_o from_o thence_o be_v pour_v out_o of_o its_o bosom_n into_o the_o sink_n of_o urine_n and_o true_o it_o be_v but_o a_o little_a which_o the_o gape_a little_a mouth_n of_o the_o vein_n about_o the_o superficies_n of_o the_o bowel_n can_v receive_v if_o perhaps_o they_o be_v open_a at_o all_o and_o diuretic_n can_v but_o effect_v this_o one_o thing_n that_o by_o pour_v forth_o the_o blood_n and_o force_v its_o serosity_n more_o plentiful_o to_o the_o kidney_n they_o cause_v the_o water_n fluctuate_a in_o the_o belly_n to_o be_v allure_v to_o it_o be_v so_o empty_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n there_o be_v no_o less_o danger_n lest_o diuretic_n be_v unreasonable_o administer_v while_o they_o dissolve_v the_o blood_n too_o much_o they_o constrain_v the_o serum_fw-la to_o depart_v into_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o ascite_v more_o than_o into_o the_o reins_o and_o so_o rather_o augment_v than_o remove_v the_o inundation_n of_o the_o belly_n for_o that_o it_o sometime_o so_o happen_v i_o have_v often_o find_v by_o experience_n wherefore_o when_o diuretic_n be_v prescurbed_a to_o cure_v a_o ascite_v we_o must_v chielfy_a provide_v against_o such_o a_o contrary_a effect_n for_o this_o reason_n indeed_o astringent_n and_o corroborative_n be_v always_o mix_v in_o remedy_n for_o the_o dropsy_n found_v on_o experience_n and_o the_o authority_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o ancient_n not_o that_o such_o as_o be_v common_o say_v do_v confirm_v the_o tone_n of_o the_o liver_n but_o conserve_v the_o temperature_n and_o mixture_n of_o the_o blood_n lest_o it_o be_v whole_o dissolve_v by_o too_o great_a a_o fusion_n wherefore_o in_o a_o ascite_v which_o chief_o or_o in_o part_n happen_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o frame_n of_o the_o bowel_n and_o vessel_n and_o chief_o the_o coat_n glandule_n and_o their_o little_a string_n and_o their_o interspace_n be_v stuff_v by_o a_o serous_a humour_n and_o therefore_o very_o much_o swell_v up_o as_o cathartic_o so_o also_o diuretics_n profit_n and_o be_v frequent_o take_v with_o success_n forasmuch_o as_o by_o the_o use_n of_o these_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n be_v empty_v the_o serum_fw-la be_v more_o plentiful_o derive_v to_o the_o kidney_n do_v easy_o reveive_v unto_o itself_o those_o water_n every_o where_o stagnate_v about_o their_o little_a mouth_n and_o convey_v it_o towards_o the_o urinary_a sink_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a in_o a_o mere_a ascite_n where_o the_o heap_n of_o water_n do_v overflow_v the_o cavity_n of_o the_o belly_n the_o texture_n of_o the_o bowel_n be_v free_a from_o the_o serous_a stuff_n diuretic_n be_v give_v in_o vain_a or_o incommodious_o inasmuch_o as_o they_o express_v nothing_o from_o this_o lake_n of_o the_o belly_n and_o most_o frequent_o by_o dissolve_v the_o blood_n more_o impetuous_o drive_v together_o the_o water_n apt_a to_o be_v instill_a there_o not_o all_o diuretic_n of_o every_o kind_n be_v equal_o convenient_a in_o a_o ascite_v administer_v with_o what_o choice_n and_o difference_n they_o ought_v to_o be_v administer_v neither_o ought_v they_o indifferent_o to_o be_v administer_v for_o we_o must_v observe_v the_o affect_a in_o this_o disease_n for_o the_o most_o part_n make_v a_o little_a red_a urine_n and_o as_o it_o be_v lixivial_a which_o true_o be_v a_o indication_n that_o the_o temperature_n of_o he_o blood_n be_v too_o much_o bind_v in_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o fix_a and_o sulphureous_a salt_n exalt_v and_o combine_v together_o and_o therefore_o that_o the_o serum_n be_v not_o due_o separate_v within_o the_o reins_o which_o notwithstanding_o be_v shake_v off_o about_o the_o wind_n of_o the_o obstruct_a bowel_n and_o so_o be_v depisit_v in_o the_o cavity_n of_o the_o belly_n wherefore_o in_o this_o case_n it_o will_v be_v convenient_a to_o drink_v only_o those_o thing_n to_o excite_v urine_n which_o so_o restore_v and_o amend_v the_o constitution_n of_o the_o blood_n that_o the_o enormity_n of_o the_o fix_a salt_n and_o sulphur_n be_v take_v away_o the_o serous_a part_n may_v be_v separate_v within_o the_o reins_o and_o more_o plentiful_o discharge_v for_o which_o purpose_n not_o acid_a or_o lixivial_a thing_n but_o those_o endow_v with_o a_o volatile_a salt_n be_v appoint_v for_o i_o have_v often_o observe_v in_o patient_n of_o that_o kind_n when_o the_o spirit_n of_o salt_n and_o other_o acid_a drop_n of_o mineral_n and_o when_o the_o dissolution_n and_o deliquium_n of_o salt_n of_o tartar_n broom_n and_o other_o thing_n have_v do_v more_o hurt_n than_o good_a that_o the_o juice_n of_o plantain_n brooklime_n and_o other_o herb_n abound_v with_o a_o volatile_a salt_n have_v much_o help_v as_o also_o the_o expression_n of_o millepedes_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n salt_n of_o nitre_n thorough_o purify_v or_o crystal_a mineral_n do_v often_o profit_n form_n of_o medicine_n more_o accommodate_v for_o this_o use_n be_v extant_a in_o our_o former_a treatise_n where_o viz._n example_n of_o diuretic_n be_v describe_v in_o which_o both_o volatile_a and_o nitrous_a salt_n be_v the_o basis_n moreover_o hither_o aught_o to_o be_v refer_v the_o notable_a experiment_n by_o which_o joannes_n anglus_fw-la affirm_v himself_o often_o to_o have_v cure_v the_o ascite_n from_o a_o hot_a cause_n remedy_n john_n english_a his_o empyrical_a remedy_n which_o medicine_n also_o that_o expert_a physician_n dr._n theodore_n mayern_n be_v wont_a to_o magnify_v and_o prescribe_v in_o the_o like_a case_n take_v of_o the_o juice_n of_o plantain_n and_o liverwort_n and_o fill_v a_o earthen_a pot_n to_o the_o top_n which_o be_v stop_v close_o put_v in_o a_o hot_a oven_n after_o the_o bread_n be_v draw_v and_o make_v a_o little_a fire_n on_o the_o side_n of_o the_o pot_n to_o continue_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o oven_n after_o it_o be_v so_o boil_a strain_n it_o and_o be_v sweeten_v with_o sugar_n drink_v of_o it_o morning_n and_o evening_n and_o it_o cure_v in_o imitation_n of_o this_o i_o have_v often_o with_o success_n prescribe_v as_o follow_v take_v of_o green_a plantane-leaves_a four_o handful_n liverwort_n brooklime_n of_o each_o two_o handful_n bruise_v they_o together_o and_o pour_v upon_o they_o half_a a_o pound_n of_o small_a compound_n radish-water_n or_o other_o appropriate_a aagistral_a express_v it_o strong_o the_o dose_n three_o ounce_n three_o time_n in_o a_o day_n although_o diaphoretick_n be_v most_o efficacious_a in_o a_o anasarca_fw-la ascite_v how_o beneficial_a diaphoretick_n be_v in_o a_o ascite_v yet_o in_o a_o ascite_v they_o be_v rare_o or_o not_o at_o all_o use_v for_o be_v unreasonable_o offer_v they_o impress_v ofttimes_o great_a hurt_n on_o the_o patient_n without_o any_o avail_n forasmuch_o indeed_o as_o by_o heat_n the_o blood_n they_o cause_v the_o fluctuate_a water_n to_o grow_v hot_a and_o as_o it_o be_v to_o boil_v in_o the_o hollowness_n of_o the_o belly_n so_o that_o the_o spirit_n and_o humour_n be_v disturb_v by_o vapour_n raise_v from_o thence_o and_o so_o a_o disorder_n of_o all_o the_o function_n follow_v and_o the_o very_a bowel_n be_v as_o it_o be_v boil_a be_v much_o prejucice_v moreover_o from_o sweat_v unadvised_o institute_v the_o blood_n be_v force_v into_o a_o fusion_n and_o precipitation_n of_o the_o serum_n throw_v it_o off_o the_o more_o into_o the_o nest_n of_o the_o ascite_v wherefore_o when_o some_o prescribe_v fomentation_n and_o liniment_n adn_o bathe_v to_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o swell_a paunch_n of_o the_o belly_n for_o the_o most_o part_n it_o turn_v to_o the_o worse_a in_o such_o patient_n for_o beside_o a_o little_a fever_n a_o vertigoe_n faint_v of_o the_o spirit_n and_o other_o ill_a symptom_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o heart_n be_v most_o