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A57952 A physical treatise grounded, not upon tradition, nor phancy, but experience, consisting of three parts. The first, a manuduction, discovering the true foundation of the art of medicine. Second, an explanation of the general natures of diseases. Third, a proof of the former positions by practice. By William Russell, chymist in ordinary to His Majesty. Russell, William, 1634-1696? 1684 (1684) Wing R2357; ESTC R218554 58,632 208

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flux_n of_o blood_n bloody_a vomit_n vehement_a burn_n looseness_n of_o all_o kind_n and_o the_o like_a for_o th●_n diarrhea_n lientery_n dysentery_n catarrh_n hectic_a
drop_n at_o a_o time_n in_o all_o his_o drink_n day_n or_o night_n this_o method_n be_v continue_v for_o some_o few_o day_n his_o convulsion_n cease_v the_o weakness_n of_o his_o limb_n begin_v to_o abate_v and_o instead_o of_o great_a chillness_n and_o coldness_n that_o former_o attend_v warmth_n and_o itch_n begin_v to_o discover_v themselves_o and_o at_o last_o gentle_o breathe_v sweat_v by_o which_o mean_n his_o palsy_n be_v take_v off_o his_o lose_a speech_n restore_v by_o little_a and_o little_o he_o recover_v the_o use_n of_o his_o limb_n and_o be_v at_o length_n whole_o free_v from_o his_o disease_n and_o live_v tho'_o always_o a_o weak_o man_n thirteen_o or_o fourteen_o year_n after_o example_n 2._o a_o age_a gentlewoman_n afflict_v with_o rheumatism-like_a pain_n after_o a_o autumnal_a fever_n which_o physician_n labour_v to_o remove_v by_o apply_v cool_v and_o alter_v thing_n do_v indeed_o take_v off_o the_o external_a dolour_n but_o by_o their_o remedy_n retract_v the_o 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together_o as_o to_o go_v almost_o double_a and_o when_o no_o remedy_n can_v be_v have_v for_o she_o from_o other_o physician_n she_o come_v to_o i_o after_o i_o understand_v from_o she_o how_o it_o have_v be_v with_o she_o i_o proceed_v to_o the_o cure_n as_o follow_v i_o give_v she_o my_o powder_n every_o morning_n my_o arcanum_n metallorum_fw-la and_o arcanum_n veneris_n at_o night_n sometime_o one_o sometime_o the_o other_o as_o occasion_n be_v and_o the_o exigency_n of_o the_o disease_n require_v not_o omit_v to_o give_v my_o scorbutic_a tincture_n to_o be_v take_v in_o all_o her_o drink_n during_o the_o whole_a time_n of_o the_o cure_n continue_v this_o method_n she_o be_v recover_v in_o a_o short_a time_n and_o be_v yet_o live_v tho'_o several_a year_n since_o example_n 4._o a_o young_a gentlewoman_n afflict_v with_o a_o great_a congelation_n in_o the_o sternon_n always_o incline_v her_o head_n downward_o to_o the_o stomach_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v contract_v and_o force_v thitherwards_o never_o have_v the_o benefit_n of_o sneeze_n but_o long_o suffer_v great_a palpitation_n of_o the_o heart_n little_a or_o no_o sleep_n and_o such_o as_o be_v much_o confuse_a continual_o under_o terror_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o child_n sustain_v this_o misery_n until_o the_o time_n of_o her_o delivery_n and_o after_o that_o find_v no_o abatement_n of_o the_o evil_a notwithstanding_o the_o advice_n of_o several_a physician_n and_o the_o frequent_a use_n of_o their_o remedy_n do_v at_o last_o send_v to_o i_o ay_o find_v she_o in_o that_o sad_a condition_n and_o understand_v all_o the_o remedy_n she_o have_v use_v to_o be_v fruitless_a and_o unsuccessful_a discern_v her_o disease_n to_o arise_v from_o congelation_n under_o the_o scorbutic_a power_n therefore_o the_o fourteen_o day_n after_o her_o delivery_n be_v come_v i_o first_o give_v she_o my_o powder_n which_o quick_o bring_v she_o to_o more_o sedateness_n than_o she_o have_v find_v in_o some_o month_n before_o and_o the_o small_a sleep_n she_o then_o have_v prove_v more_o refresh_a than_o former_o as_o she_o herself_o acknowledge_v this_o encourage_v i_o to_o proceed_v and_o she_o according_a to_o the_o result_n of_o she_o own_o reason_n and_o judgement_n rational_o submit_v to_o the_o follow_a course_n my_o powder_n be_v give_v once_o in_o 4_o or_o 6_o hour_n my_o scorbutic_a tincture_n in_o all_o the_o drink_v she_o take_v my_o arcanum_n veneris_n and_o arcannm_fw-la metallorum_fw-la every_o night_n alternate_o my_o hysteric_a cordial_n and_o hysteric_a drop_n upon_o every_o occasion_n or_o exigency_n of_o nature_n not_o neglect_v other_o cordial_n by_o interval_n for_o support_v this_o method_n be_v daily_o continue_v till_o strength_n come_v and_o she_o be_v able_a to_o move_v do_v at_o last_o with_o a_o few_o other_o auxiliary_n accomplish_v the_o cure_n so_o apparent_o that_o the_o external_a cutis_fw-la all_o peel_a off_o her_o whole_a mass_n of_o blood_n renew_v and_o she_o 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be_v clear_a in_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n that_o remedy_n of_o a_o universal_a disposition_n be_v essential_a to_o true_a heal_n not_o that_o i_o judge_n specific_v altogether_o useless_a because_o i_o certain_o know_v that_o the_o great_a art_n of_o physician_n consist_v in_o find_v out_o and_o fit_o apply_v the_o same_o yet_o with_o this_o proviso_n viz._n that_o they_o suit_n to_o part_n and_o the_o operation_n thereof_o and_o be_v universalize_v as_o to_o person_n so_o that_o the_o sad_a the_o merry_a the_o cold_a and_o hot_a constitution_n may_v thence_o reap_v a_o like_a benefit_n which_o be_v no_o such_o hard_a matter_n to_o accomplish_v for_o if_o a_o specific_a be_v ferment_v with_o a_o universal_a by_o this_o mean_v it_o be_v make_v more_o general_a and_o mind_v not_o constitution_n but_o the_o offend_a part_n in_o the_o operation_n thereof_o yet_o these_o remedy_n must_v be_v use_v with_o great_a judgement_n because_o all_o specific_v have_v a_o direct_a action_n 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way_n by_o the_o skin_n do_v notable_o hinder_v the_o then_o needful_a and_o necessary_a expulsion_n and_o by_o attract_v inward_a bring_v death_n or_o a_o very_a great_a danger_n thereof_o now_o althô_o in_o these_o acute_a disease_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o swift_a motion_n and_o sudden_a determination_n error_n be_v more_o obvious_a yet_o be_v they_o as_o certain_o commit_v in_o the_o chronical_a and_o more_o slow_a distemper_n and_o attend_v with_o the_o same_o consequence_n tho'_o long_o before_o they_o be_v manifest_v for_o whensoever_o by_o direct_a remedy_n the_o diseasy-matter_n be_v transmit_v from_o one_o digestion_n to_o another_o must_v it_o not_o unavoidable_o be_v render_v worse_a and_o what_o be_v original_o a_o evil_a in_o the_o stomach_n or_o spleen_n if_o carry_v to_o the_o gaul_n or_o liver_n and_o there_o hurt_v the_o action_n and_o part_n of_o the_o same_o shall_v it_o not_o be_v more_o difficult_a to_o cure_v see_v those_o bowel_n be_v remote_a from_o the_o 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practice_n disease_n of_o the_o first_o digestion_n consequent_o become_v distemper_n of_o the_o second_o or_o three_o etc._n etc._n and_o this_o be_v because_o disease_n of_o the_o first_o digestion_n not_o be_v there_o subdue_v but_o carry_v thence_o to_o the_o second_o or_o three_o put_v on_o another_o nature_n and_o sometime_o become_v complicate_v tho'_o simple_a before_o through_o a_o natural_a disposedness_n to_o receive_v all_o depend_v evil_n of_o the_o place_n the_o disease_a live_v in_o or_o of_o the_o time_n or_o season_n of_o the_o year_n or_o of_o the_o part_n they_o possess_v for_o when_o disease_n once_o degenerate_a they_o be_v excite_v nature_n grow_v weak_a by_o every_o adjacent_a evil_n whereas_o in_o their_o first_o assault_n one_o digestion_n alone_o be_v concern_v nature_n can_v much_o more_o easy_o overcome_v they_o if_o i_o think_v what_o be_v here_o express_v be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o prove_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o matter_n i_o can_v easy_o demonstrate_v the_o same_o by_o the_o practice_n either_o of_o patient_n not_o timely_a use_v remedy_n or_o of_o physician_n use_v thing_n improper_a for_o i_o do_v not_o find_v chronical_a disease_n in_o their_o beginning_n to_o have_v take_v root_n in_o we_o except_o from_o the_o above_o specify_v error_n and_o althô_o some_o seminal_a disposition_n derive_v from_o parent_n labour_v under_o the_o same_o affect_v may_v beget_v diseasy_a inclination_n yet_o they_o not_o be_v able_a to_o act_v without_o matter_n may_v well_o be_v subdue_v or_o at_o least_o keep_v from_o further_a increase_n if_o general_n mean_v be_v timely_o use_v unless_o some_o principal_a vessel_n be_v natural_o deficient_a every_o seminal_a disposition_n be_v incorporeal_a till_o matter_n through_o debility_n of_o nature_n be_v conjoin_v with_o it_o for_o than_o it_o become_v active_a and_o a_o disease_n but_o if_o the_o matter_n which_o be_v the_o occasional_a evil_n be_v remove_v the_o action_n cease_v now_o this_o matter_n 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body_n except_o where_o some_o vessel_n or_o part_n be_v hurt_v till_o the_o first_o