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A39637 The art of preserving and restoring health explaining the nature and causes of the distempers that afflict mankind : also shewing that every man is, or may be his own best physician : to which is added a treatise of the most simple and effectual remedies for the diseases of men and women / written in French by M. Flamand ; and faithfully translated into English. Flamant, M., fl. 1692-1699. 1697 (1697) Wing F1129; ESTC R24327 46,472 140

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Pound of the best Honey you can procure and boil it again softly for half an Hour Then take it off the Fire strain it thro' a Linen Cloth and pour the Liquor into an Earthen Pot. Take a Draught of it two Hours before and two Hours after Meals A Purgative and Laxative Ptisan POur two Quarts of River or Fountain-Water into a close Pot and set it near the Fire put into it half an Ounce of Sena four or five Roots of Wild Succory two little Sticks of Liquorice more or less according to the Palate of the Patient and a Dram of Green Fennel-seed then tye a Dram of the raspings of Ivory and the like quantity of Harts-Horn in a Linen Rag boil 'em a little longer with the rest of the Ingredients in the Pot and afterwards strain out the Liquor Drink a Glass of it every Morning fasting for Eight or Ten Days A Pectoral Ptisan TAke Jujubes Sebesten and Damask Raisins of each one Ounce a Stick of Liquorice beaten and a quarter of a Pound of Honey Boil them softly in two Quarts of River-Water for a quarter of an Hour and afterwards strain out the Liquor thro' a Linen Cloth You may drink a Glass of it every Morning and another at Night when you go to Bed It must neither be too hot nor too cold when you drink it OF SYRUPS And their Vertues THE Syrups that are most frequently us'd are the Syrup of Pale Roses the Syrup of Peach-Flowers compound Syrup of Apples compound Syrup of Succory Syrup of Violets Syrup of Maiden-hair and the Syrup of Corn-Poppies The Syrup of Pale Roses serves to evacuate all sorts of Serosities either Phlegmatic Bilious or Melancholic it strengthens the Stomach and opens Obstructions in the Capillary Vessels of the Liver and of the rest of the Entrals The Syrup of Peach-Flowers is good for those who are Hydropical and is particularly adapted for expelling Serous Humours Compound Syrup of Apples evacuates the Melancholic Humour which infects the Mass of the Blood It is also very good to purge the Spleen Compound Syrup of Succory prepra'd with Rhubarb purges the redundant Bile strengthens the Liver and Stomach and opens Obstructions in other Parts of the Body Syrup of Violets purges Choler cools and promotes Expectoration You may take an Ounce or a Spoonful of it in a Glass of Water but you must have two Glasses and pour it out of one into the other several times to dilute the Syrup Syrup of Maiden-Hair is of excellent use in Diseases of the Breast it frees it from the corrupt Humours that are log'd in it and helps the sick Person to spit Syrup of Corn-Poppies procures Sleep The Dose is from an Ounce to two Ounces at Night FOR THE TOOTH-ACH AFTER Eating you must gargarize your Mouth and wash your Gums with Wine and Water then take the Ashes of the second Bark of the Ash-Tree mix 'em with a Spoonful of Brandy and make a Plaister which must be apply'd to the Temples on that side where you feel the Pain Another PUT a Clove or two upon the aking Tooth then shut your Teeth and hang your Head on that side where the Pain lies this will draw out abundance of Water and by that means give you ease If the Tooth be rotten or carious you must pull it out or else put a Drop of Aqua-Fortis into it OF CLYSTERS A Cooling Clyster MAKE a Clyster of Oxycrate that is mix a Pint of lukewarm Water with six Spoonfuls of Vinegar A Clyster for one who is Costive TAke a quarter of a Pound of Oil of Nuts and the like quantity of common Honey put them into a Pint of Water and if you are troubl'd with Gripes add as much Powder of Anise or Fennel-seed as you can take up between your Fingers and Thumb If not add half a quarter of a Pint of Vinegar and boil it as usually A Clyster to stop a Looseness MAke a Decoction with White Mullein Provence Roses and Plantain of each one handful Lin-seed and Quince-seed of each a Dram half an Ounce of Starch and the Yolk of an Egg. In the beginning of a Looseness you ought not to make use of Astringent Medicines but must let Nature act without disturbance for some Days according to the Age and Strength of the Patient FINIS AN INDEX OF The Principal Matters contain'd in the TREATISE of REMEDIES OF Medicines in general 73 Of Diuretics or Medicines that provoke Urine 75 Of Vomits 76 Of Sudorifics and Diaphoretics or Medicines that procure Sweating and insensible Transpiration 77 Of Sneezing Medicines and Errhina 74 Of Incrassating or Thickening Medicines 79 Of Narcotics or Medicines that procure Sleep 80 Of Styptics or Astringents 81 Of Carminatives or Medicines that dispel Wind Ibid. Of Particular Remedies FOR the Head-Ach 82 For the Apoplexy 83 For the Palsie Ibid. A Remedy for the Rheumatism hard Swellings in the Joynts for all Cold Tumours and to strengthen the Nerves Ibid. To Purge Melanch●ly 84 To Purge Choler Ibid. To Purge Phlegm Ibid. For the Itching of the Eye-Lids 85 For an Inflammation of the Eyes Ibid. For Deafness Ibid. To stop Bleeding at the Nose Ibid. To cure a Red Face and take away Pimples 86 For Shortness of Breath Ibid. For Obstructions of the Lungs Ibid. For the Pleurisie 87 For a Cold Ibid. To stop Vomiting Ibid. To comfort and strengthen the Liver Ibid. For the Spleen 88 For the Jaundice Ibid. For the Dropsie Ibid. For the Nephritical Colic or Stone in the Kidneys 86 For the Bilious Colic Ibid. For the Wind Colic Ibid. Another Ibid. For all sorts of Colics Ibid. For a Looseness 90 For the Dysentery Ibid. For Worms in the Belly 91 For the Worms in little Children Ibid. For the Piles either internal or external whether they void Blood or not Ibid. For a Pain in the Back or Kidneys 92 For a Stoppage or Suppression of Urine Ibid. Remedies for the Diseases of Women TO bring down the Courses 93 To stop the immoderate Flux of Blood which happens to Women in Labour or after they are brought to Bed Ibid. For the Suffocation of the Womb 94 For Fits of the Mother Ibid. For a Woman in Labour to hasten her Delivery Ibid. To expel a dead Child 95 For the Colic or griping Pain of the Belly which frequently assaults Women that are newly deliver'd Ibid. To bring Milk into the Breasts of Women that are newly deliver'd Ibid. For those who have too much Milk Ibid. To dry up Milk in those who are not willing to suckle their Children 96 For an Inflammation of the Breasts Ibid. For the Fits of a Tertian-Ague Ibid. For Intermitting Fevers 97 For a Quartan-Ague Ibid. For a Purple Fever Ibid. For the Plague 98 For Carbuncles or Plague-Sores Ibid. A Remedy for Corns Ibid. To preserve the Face from being mark'd by the Small-Pox 99 To preserve the Sight in the Small-Pox Ibid. Another Ibid. For the Sciatica Ibid. For the Itch or Scab 100 For a Tetter or Ring-Worm Ibid. For a Cut or Wound 101 For Burning Ibid. To open all sorts of Tumours without a Launce Ibid. For all sorts of Inflammations that happen either before or after the Breaking of a Tumour 102 For Bruises Ibid. For all sorts of Wounds Ibid. For all Gun-shot Wounds 103 For all sorts of Ulcers Ibid. For a Gangrene 104 Of Ptisans or Decoctions A Cooling Opening and Pectoral Ptisan 105 A Purging and Loosening Ptisan Ibid. A Pectoral Ptisan 106 OF Syrups and their Vertues Ibid. Syrup of Pale Roses 107 Syrup of Peach-Flowers Ibid. Compound Syrup of Apples Ibid. Compound Syrup of Succory Ibid. Syrup of Violets Ibid. Syrup of Maidenhair Ibid. Syrup of Corn-Poppies Ibid. Remedies for the Tooth-Ach 108 OF Clysters 109 Cooling Clysters Ibid. A Clyster for one that is Costive Ibid. A Clyster to stop a Looseness Ibid. The End of the Table
quantity of River or Fountain-Water To the strain'd Liquor add four Drops of the Spirit of Vitriol and half an Ounce of sine Sugar Let the Patient take half a Glass of this Liquor before or during the Fit continuing after the same manner five or six Days Let him drink a Ptisan made with Barberries and Scorzonera-Roots Let him not take a purging Medicine till the Fever disappear For the Plague MElt an Ounce of old Hogs-Grease with a like quantity of Honey then remove the Vessel from the Fire and add an Ounce of Rie-Meal and two Yolks of Eggs stirring them all the while Spread this Ointment upon Leather and apply it to the Bubo's changing it twice a Day When a Carbuncle or Bubo is suppurated and breaks put into it a Tent dipt in the same Ointment and lay a Pultiss over it For Carbuncles or Plague-Sores TAke the Ointments Populeon and Basilicon of each one Ounce mix them and spreading a sufficient quantity upon a piece of Leather apply it to the Sore till the Scab or Eschar fall off A Remedy for Corns BOil a sufficient quantity of the Crum of Brown-Bread in Milk to the thickness of Broath and after you take it off from the Fire add to it a proportionable quantity of Vnguentum Rosatum spread it upon Linen and apply it to the Corn. To preserve the Face from being mark'd by the Small-Pox DIP a Feather in Oil of Sweet Almonds drawn without Fire and anoint the Pocks as they come out for the space of Nine or Ten Days To preserve the Sight in the Small-Pox PUT a little Saffron in Plantain-Water mix them well together then drop it into the Patient's Eyes Another TAke a piece of Gold heat it red-hot in the Fire quench it several times in Plantain-Water and pour some Drops of the Water into the Eyes of the Patient You must continue in the use of this Remedy from the first appearance of the Small-Pox ●or the space of three Weeks or a Month. For the Sciatica TAke Mustard-seed and Figs of each two Ounces beat 'em to a Mash which must be apply'd like a Plaister to the Part ●ffected and often renew'd For the Itch. AFter you have been let Blood in the Arm and purg'd according to your Strength and Constitution rub the Palms of your Hands your Wrists the Soles of your Feet and even your whole Body with an Ointment made of two Ounces of fresh Butter and half an Ounce of the Flower of Brimstone well mixt together warm it every time you use it And that it may work more effectually you may anoint your self near the Fire For a Tetter or Ring-Worm TAke three Drams of new Wax melt it with four Ounces of Oil of Roses and two Ounces of Honey of Roses When 't is all melted take it off the Fire and put to it an Ounce of Soot and half an Ounce of Ceruss in Powder stirring it till it be cold When you have occasion to use it spread it upon a Linen Cloth and apply it to the Part affected For a Cut or Wound TAke a red-hot Coal out of the Fire beat it to Powder and put some of it into the Wound It will immediately stanch the Blood For Burning TAke four Spoonfuls of Water in which unslack'd Lime has been quench'd the like quantity of Oil of Nuts and beat them up to the thickness of a Liniment then anoint the burnt Part with a Feather and cover it with brown Paper To open all sorts of Tumours without a Lance. TAke fresh Butter and Verjuice of each two Ounces mix and boil them together Dip a fine Linen Rag or piece of brown issue-Paper into the Liquor and apply it pretty hot to the Place affected For all sorts of Inflammations that happen either before or after the Breaking of a Tumour TAke a fine Linen Rag dip it in Oxycrate or Water then spread a little of Galen's Ceratum upon it which may be found at any Apothecary's Shop and apply it to the inflamed Part. For Bruises TAke a quarter of a Pint of thick Red-Wine two Ounces of fresh Butter two Pugils of Provence Roses and one Pugil of Wheat-Bran boil all together to the thickness of Broath spread it upon a Linen Cloath and apply it to the Part affected For all sorts of Wounds TAke a Pound of fresh Butter a quarter of a Pint of the Juice of Sage the like quantity of the Juice of Wall-Wort an Ounce of Bay-Berries in Powder with a quarter of a Pint of good Wine Boil all together in a Vessel upon the Fire to the thickness of an Ointment or till the Moisture be consum'd and reserve it for use For all Gun-shot Wounds TAke two Ounces of Birth-Wort either long or round put it into an Earthen Pipkin with three quarters of a Pint of Wine and boil away one half then take the Pot from the Fire and put in two Ounces of Sugar Keep this Liquor for use in a Glass-Bottle When the Wound is large lay on the first Dressing with the Whites of two Eggs beat up to a Froth to which add a Dram or two of Bol●-Armenic in Powder then spread the whole upon the Tow of fine Hemp and leave it upon the Wound till the same Hour next Day After twenty four Hours you must take away the first Dressing put some of this Water into a Spoon heat it lukewarm dip a Linen Rag in it and wash the Wound and lay upon it another piece of Linen dipt in the same Water taking care to keep the Wound always Moist For all sorts of Vlcers TAke Burgundy-Pitch Rosin and new Wax of each two Ounces put them all into an Earthen-Pipkin and melt them on the Fire then add six Ounces of fresh Butter with a Dram of Vardigr●ase in Powder stirring 'em all the while Put this Balsam into an Earthen Pot and keep it for use For a Gangrene INfuse half a Pound of Vnslak'd Lime for the space of six Hours in a Pint of Smith's-Water then pour it off softly without removing the Vessel In this Water infuse a Dram of Sublimate for the space of a Night Then add a sixth part of rectified Spirit of Wine and pour it all off without stirring the Sediments Wash the gangren'd parts every Morning Noon and Night with this Water a little heated OF Ptisans or Decoctions THEY may be prepar'd several ways according to the various Uses they are made for The most common are Purgative Laxative Cooling and Pectoral tho' many other sorts may be made according to the different Distempers that attack Human Bodies But I shall only mention those that are most frequently us'd and most easily prepar'd A Cooling Opening and Pectoral Ptisan TAke half a Peck of good Oats well cleans'd wild Succory and Burnet of each one handful boil them softly in a Gallon of River-Water for a large half Hour or three quarters of an Hour after which add half an Ounce of Sal Prunellae with a quarter of a