or Slimy But of these Diseases we intend to speak anon 27. A Tenesmus consisting of a Mucous and Purulent Dejection owns a Phlegmatie viscous and also a sharp acid Humor adjoining about the Siege and there stirring up a troublesom Vleer by fretting 28. A Choleric Diarrhaea may be Cur'd 1. By correcting the saltish Acrimonie of Choler by Medicins in Chap. 1. Sect. 11 c. And they are to be selected because of its fluidity also encreas'd which have a mild Tartness Quinces Apples or Pears according to the Palate of the Sick prepar'd either in the form of a Syrup or Miva or Preserve or any other form To these belong Pomegranats Barbâ—rries unripe Grapes or Verjuice Plantane Purslan c. Boles and fat Earths and all that are seal'd 29. 2. By correcting the over-watriness of the Phlegm of Spittle or the Juice of the Pancreas both by solid and no-wise watry Food and also by Medicins imbibing or evacuating the same 30. Chalk Harts-Horn or any other burnt Bone and reduc'd to Pouder by it self before many other things do imbibe watry moisture us'd in a small quantity c. 31. Hydragogues empty this watry Moisture by Stool and Sudorifics and Diuretics by Sweat or Urine among which I much commend Decoctions made of the Roots of China Sarsaparilla Butter-bur Contrayerva c. the Woods Gujacum Sassafras Juniper Oak Box c. 32. Toasted Rhubarb satisfies to many Indications and given to Ê’ i. or there-about seeing that it doth not only evacuate Water here abounding together with Choler but soon corrects the over-loose Body by its mild tartness 33. After Choler is corrected and also too much abounding is gently purg'd together with watry Serous Liquor Diascordium Treacle Confection of Jaciuth and such-like may be us'd whereby Choler may be reduc'd to its natural Temper and the Guts weakned by frequent Dejection may be recreated and strengthned 34. For the sake of Students we will add these following Forms â„ž Rhubarb tosted ℈ ii Nutmegs ℈ ss M. for a Pouder Which the Sick may take in the morning in a spoonful of Wine or Broth. 35. When the Blood also abounds with much Serous Liquor â„ž Rhubarb tosted Jalapp-Root of each ℈ i. acute Cinamon 6 Gr. M. for a Pouder or with as much Conserve of Damask-Roses as suffices Make it a Bole to be taken in the Morning 36. After such an Evacuation let the Sick use about the Evening by times one spoonful of this following Mixture which â„ž DiascordiumÊ’ i. ss Confection of JacinthÊ’ i. Syr. of Myrtle â„¥ i. Cinamon-Water â„¥ ss plantane-Plantane-Water â„¥ ii ss M. 37. As often as all the Blood abounds with serous Liquor than will the following or such a-like Decoction be convenient to educe and diminish it by Vrine or Sweat â„ž Smallage Butter-bur Root of each â„¥ i. the shavings of Juniper-Wood millet-Millet-Seeds of each â„¥ iii. Boil them according to Art in clean Water in â„¥ xxx Of what is strain'd dissolve Syr. of the five Opening Roots â„¥ iv Sp. of Salt dulcifi'd ℈ i. M. Let the Sick take a Draught twice or thrice a day if he loath it not warm'd and especially betimes in the Morning in Bed whence a Sweat will easilier come forth but if not Urine will come more plentiful and so the serous Liquor of Blood will be consum'd by little and little and all the Humors will be more pure and better 38. In the Cure of a Phlegmatic Diarrhaea the vitious Diet is not only to be chang'd into laudable and somwhat contrary but also over-viscous Phlegm is to be corrected by Medicins propos'd in Chap. 2. And after that by Sweats and Diuretics before-mention'd and describ'd or such-like to be expell'd out by the Pores of the Skin or the Bladder and to be turn'd in part from the Stomach and Guts 39. A serous Diarrhaea may be Cur'd by abstaining from farther drinking too much of watry Liquors and by taking those things which imbibe Waters Harts-Horn burnt Chalk c. or by Sweats or Vrine expel the aforesaid things 40. If nothing else hinder an Hydragogue may somtimes be taken to empty a great part of Serous Liquor redounding by Stool 41. As often as in a serous Diarrhaea whencesoever arising the serous Liquor is Salt and fretting so often it is to be corrected with Pills of Hounds-Tongue of Styrax or such-like 42. As often as a serous Diarrhaea arises from a preceding stoppage in the Head so often Medicins must be us'd to the Brain by strengthning and restoring the Glandules or Kernels always then ill-affected to their wonted intireness which is soon safely and not unpleasantly done by fuming only of Amber often and by degrees receiv'd in at open Mouth and the Nostrils by which often at once I have cur'd in the beginning such a Stoppage grievous enough that it continu'd not above a Night More things may be added to this Amber if compositions please better to wit to make a shew Mastich Frankincense Belzoin Styrax c. and thence a Pouder may be prepar'd for fuming and by degrees strow'd upon Live-Coals and be receiv'd in at the Mouth and Nostrils as was already said the Head being cover'd with a Cloak or any other large Covering that the less of its Smoak should be wasted 43. An oily and fat Loosness will cease of its own accord by degrees if the use of Fat things whatsoever be abstain'd from although those things also may be us'd which drink up or correct over-much Fatness Harts-Horn burnt Chalk Coral the Ashes of Carduus Benedictus of Wormwood and Broom or their Lye made with Wine or the fixed Salt boil'd and made out of those Ashes 44. A bloody Looseness may be Cur'd if it arises from a sharp Humor corroding the Vessels by correcting and tempering the sharp Humor and consolidating the Vessel fretted 45. Those things that correct a sharp Humor and perhaps always Acid are to be sought in Chap. 2. but the Mixture which consolidates Corroded Vessels and wonderfully hinders all efflux of Blood is in Chap. 9. Sect. 20. which I having often experienc'd with good success do commend to Younger Physicians 46. The Flux of the Haemorrhoids as often as it is with ease to the Sick and is Critical is so long to be observ'd and not stopt But where it is too much and Symptomatical and weakens the Sick is then to be hindred slowly by the former Mixture or such another Medicin 47. If much serous Liquor can so dilute the Blood as to carry some part of it together to the Guts out of the Vessels relax'd by it and produce a Flux like the washing of Flesh commonly call'd that of the Liver it may be Cur'd both by Sudorifics and Diuretics driving forward the serous Liquor out of the Body another way and also by strengthning tart things that repair the Hurt of the Loosned Vessels of which we have spoken in this Chapter already And before all things bewaring for the future from too much drinking of watry
be prevented 53. If 2. During Heat such Medicins be given which will overcome the Fire that is more Corroding then Burning and be compounded of temperd Acids not neglecting Volatil Salts The following Mixture therfore oft taken by Spoonfuls may conduce â„ž Water of Parsley Fumitorie of each â„¥ i. ss of Fenel â„¥ i. Sp. of Salt dulcifi'd ℈ i. Volatil Salt of Amber ℈ ss Laudanum 2 Gr. Syr. of the five Roots â„¥ i. M. 54. When Thirst also urgeth the following Decoction may be prepar'd and as the matter requires given abstaining from over-much drinking â„ž The Roots of Vipers Grass of Smallage of each â„¥ i. Crude Barley â„¥ ii Boil them in pure Water adding to â„¥ xx of what is straind Syr. of white of red Poppies of each â„¥ i. ss Sp. of Salt dulcifi'dÊ’ ss M. 55. If 3. Lympha abounding in the Body and in a manner at least temperd by the mentiond or such-like Medicins be Diminisht and Empti'd out by mild Hydragogues To which end the following Decoction may conduce â„ž The Root Parsly Fenel Eringo Danewort of each â„¥ i. the Leavs of Seabind Weed â„¥ ss Boil them in pure Water adding to â„¥ xx of what is straind Syr. of Diacnicum â„¥ iii. M. Take â„¥ iii or iv of this Decoction twice or thrice a day till a commodious Evacuation of the Serous Humors follow 56. They who prefer a Conserve may oft take the quantity of a Nutmeg of this following which â„ž Conserve of Damask-Roses â„¥ i. ss Electuary of the Juice of Roses â„¥ i. Pouder of Jabap RootÊ’ ii of Creme of TartarÊ’ i. with a little of the solutive Syr. of Roses M. for a Conserve Our Hydragogue Electuary describ'd before in Chap. 7. Sect. 55. may also avail being very mild and grateful 57. If 4. a Lymphatic Fever siezes on a Phlethoric Body and especially in the Summer Constancy of Air I would not disswade a mean Blooding especially of those that are accustomd to it seeing they bear it better and more commodiously 58. But if 5. a Lymphatic Fever come upon one Choleric then by reason of Choler not only drawn into consent but making an Heat greater then is wont both Altering and Purging Medicins may be us'd judiciously to be compos'd of these propos'd before and in Sect. 40 c. For Example take this following Decoction satisfying both Indications if us'd in a mean quantity till a moderat Purging follow â„ž Succorie Fenel-Root of each â„¥ i. Fumitorie Burrage-Leavs of each M. i. Boil them in Barley-Water adding to â„¥ xx of what is straind Syr. of Succorie with Rhubarb of Diacnicum of each â„¥ i. ss Sp. of Salt dulcifi'dÊ’ ss M. 59. If by reason of Choler vitiated by Lympha great Heat follow by reason also of it Bleeding may avail as we shewd you before in Sect. 45 46. 60. If Lastly 6. the Lymphatic Fever be Catarrhal then because the Glandul's that are in the Head are affected before all the other Conglobated Glandul's Medicins are to be prepar'd so that the Part most affected be chiefly minded To which end the Restoring of the Glandul's of the Head may be tri'd by Fuming but among Vniversals both Altering and Emptying Medicins may be us'd which are actually observd most appropriated and useful to the Head yea Evacuation peculiar to the Head should in time be had 61. You may therefore Fume with Amber Mastich and such-like which should not only be receivd as oft as can conveniently be in at the Nostrils and Mouth the Head being coverd but all the Head-Cloaths should be fum'd with the same and soon after put on lest the power of the Fuming be lost by delay 62. Let this following be an Example of a Vniversal Altering and Evacuating Decoction to be us'd as the forme â„ž The Root of Pionie Vipers-Grass of each â„¥ i. of Smallage â„¥ ss the Leavs of Betonie Violets Pâ—iâ—â—â—â—se of each M. i. Gummie Turbith â„¥ ss Mechoacan-RoatÊ’ ii Crude TartarÊ’ i. ss Mountain Siler-seedsÊ’ ii Boil them in pure Water adding to â„¥ xx of what is straind Syr. of Diacnicum â„¥ ii M. 63. The Particular Evacuations of the Head are obtaind by Errhins and Masticatories The new Leavs of Betonie or Majoran being rubd between your Fingers and put into the Nostrils may afford a benign Errhina and the Sp. of Salt Armoniac appli'd to the Nostrils in a little Bottle with a long Neck will much conduce because it both loosens the Viscous Humor that obstructs the Glandul's and tempers the saltish-sowr humor thence bred 64. Mastich alone or the root of Pellitory of Spain chewd draws down Phlegm and Serous Liquor into the Mouth out of the Head to be spit out 65. III. A Pancreatical Synochal Fever may be Cur'd If 1. more mild Medicins be us'd that Temper the Acid Humor as are all Lixivial Salts but chiefly those Volatil and Oily For which reason Opium avails exceedingly here and every Opiat and Aromatic Medicin Of which we have prescrib'd several Compounded Medicins all over in this Work Yet with an over-plus take this following Mixture to be us'd by Spoonfuls so long as Cold urgeth â„ž Parsley Grass Fenel-Water of each â„¥ i. Aqua Vitae of Matthiolus or simple Treacle-WaterÊ’ x. Laudanum iii. Grains Syrup of the five Roots â„¥ i. M. 66. If 2. Heat now urging by Reason of Choler vitiated and drawn to consent Medicins be given fit to temper both the Acid and salt Acrimonie together and therfore prepar'd of two sharp things but broken To which end the following Decoction may avail drunk oft to some ounces â„ž Smallage Succorie-Roots of each â„¥ i. Agrimony-Leavs Fenel Fumitory-tops of each M. i. Boil them in Barley-Water adding to â„¥ xx of what is straind Syr. of Byzantium â„¥ iii. Sp. of Salt dulcifi'd ℈ i. or Sp. of Nitre xii drops M. for a Decoction 67. If any like a Mixture better you may prescribe the following to be taken by Spoonfuls â„ž Carduus Fenel-Water of each â„¥ i. ss simple Treacle-Water â„¥ ss Spirit of Salt dulcifi'd ℈ i. Laudanum iii. Gr. Syr. of Fumitory â„¥ i. M. 68. If 3. this Fever be troublesom by permanent Anxieties about the Midrif by reason of over-viscous Phlegm together concurring and resolvd into Flatulent Vapors Oily Volatil Salts and distild Oils added in a small quantity to the preceding Mixtures may conduce For Example â„ž Fumitory Mint-Water of each â„¥ i. ss Matthiolus his Aqua Vitae â„¥ ss Sp. of Nitre viii drops Laudanum ii Gr. distild Oil of Mace iii drops Syr. of Mint â„¥ i. M. 69. If 4. Gripes of the Belly chiefly urge because of the Humor of the Pancreas not only more Sowr but together more Tart oily Volatil Salts will chiefly conduce or made Oily distild Oils being added and put to the Mixtures to be taken by Spoonfuls For Example take this following Form â„ž Mint Fenel Parsley Scurvygrass-Water of each â„¥ i. Sp. of Nitre x drops Laudanum iii Gr. * The Author approv'd not of that Sp. distild on
Consumption of several parts 37. But wherin that Vnfitness of the Blood to nourish consists whether it be bred of one sort only or manifold in several Men those things that hitherto are communicated to me or observd by me are not sufficient whence I may give the solution of this Doubt 38. And now having offerd the most Differences of Synochals both according to their various Causes and the more noted and grievous Symptoms accompanying them the next thing is that at length we subjoin to their Causes a Method of Curing every one of them agreeing both with Reason and Experience and therfore Dogmatical 39. I. Therfore a Synochal Choleric Fever may be Cur'd 1. By Correcting the Salt Sharpness of Choler chiefly by more temperd Acids the dulcifi'd Spirit of Salt c. 2. By Amending the Inflameable Oiliness of Choler by somwhat harsh Acids Sempervive the greater Plantane c. 3. By â—â—iminishing Choler if it be observd never so little to abound which is usual by Cholagogues but more mild and a little sowr or joind with Acids the Creme or Crystals of Tartar Salt of Tartar Vitriolated c. and that soon in the beginning or after that by the help of Altering Medicins Choler being over-intirely joind with the Blood begins to be again separated from the same and made fit to be totally voided which is chiefly to be expected from Acids oft mention'd but more mild or artificially temperd 40. Among Compound Medicins for correcting the salt sharpness of Choler the following Decoction oft to be us'd in a day in a small quantity and warm may conduce â„ž The Root and Leavs of Sorrel M. ii The Leavs of Strawberries Violets of each M. i. Boil them in Barley-Water adding to â„¥ xx of what is straind Syr. of the Juice of Citrons â„¥ iii. Sp. of Salt dulcifi'd ℈ ss M. 41. To Amend the Oily Inflameableness of Choler the following Decoction may be prescrib'd in like manner to be us'd â„ž Plantane Root â„¥ i. The Leavs of Sempervive the greater Purlan of each M. i. Boil them in pure Water adding to â„¥ xx of what is Streind Syr. of Purslan â„¥ iii. Oil of Sulphur prepar'd Per Campanam what suffices for a grateful Acidity M. 42. To separate Choler again from the Blood beâ—ng over-intirely mixt with it the following Decoction may conduce being us'd after the same manner as the former â„ž The Root of Dandeleon with its Leavs M. ii The Herb of Fumitory M. i. Boil them in pure Water adding to â„¥ xx of what is Straind simple Syr. of Succory â„¥ iii. Salt of Tartar VitriolatedÊ’ i. M. 43. Lastly To diminish or empty out Choler Loosned from the Blood by the preceding Decoction or a Medicin like to it and dispos'd to be voided out gradually and mildly together with the rest abounding or turgid in its Bag the following Decoction to be taken twice or thrice a day warm to â„¥ iii. or iv may serve beside others both single and compounded oft noted before â„ž Succory-Root â„¥ ii Endive-Leavs M. ii Damask-Rose-flowers M. i. Creme of Tartar or Crude Tartar Ê’ ii Boil them in a glaz'd Earthen Vessel in pure Water adding to â„¥ xx of what is straind Syr. of Succorie with Rhubarb â„¥ iii. M. 44. Yet because of the Cure of Fevers arising from Choler any way peccant it suffices not to direct their Cure to Choler it self Their Cause whereby a Fever will neither be encreasd nor fed but farther we should attend to all the Symptoms accompanying these Choleric Fevers and to all Changes therefore happening to both Bodies as well the Containing as Containd more things are to be us'd for their intire and perfect Cure 45. Wherfore by reason of an Exceding Heat stird up and of the Pulse encreasd in Greatness following a greater Rarefaction of Blood by the Fire encreasd in the Heart least the Vessels at length being by degrees more and more distended should burst or be opend any other way or over-Vital Fire be suffocated because of the hindred motion of Blood in the Heart or elswhere by its over-rarefaction filling its Vessels a Place is to be prepar'd for it by letting a sufficient quantity of Blood out at a Vein opend in the Arm Hand Foot or elswhere 46. And by this letting out Blood because it appears by daily experience that the heat of Blood is not a little diminisht thus far also an opening a Vein is to be â—â—â—â—â—nd whether that troublesom Heat be temperd 〈◊〉 of sharp and fat Vapors more plenteously â—â—us'd together with the Blood or it happen by any other Cause that may diversly be feignd according to any Bodies prejudice 47. Thirst then very importunate may be allayd by degrees by the Decoction prescrib'd in Sect. 40 41. or the Tincture of Roses describ'd in Sect. 20. of the preceding Chapter or the following Julap or any like it oft taking a little of it which I prefer before much Drink drunk at once because every sudden change is deservedly judg'd by Hippocrates hurtful to Nature and therfore dangerous â„ž Barley-Water â„¥ xx Syr. of Purslan â„¥ ii of the Juice of Citrons â„¥ i. Spirit of Salt dulcifi'dÊ’ ss M. 48. The thick Juice extracted out of certain Seeds by the help of any Water and the Mucilage such as we draw out of the Seeds of Quinces Flea-wort c. with Rose-Water or any other that is convenient will asswage the troublesomly Dry or also â—â—ven Tongue Some of this should be kept for a spâ—â—â— in the Mouth and again spit out which should 〈◊〉 be repeted 49. The same may be obtaind if the Leavs of Sempervive the Greater have their out Rind pâ—â—ld off and put into pure or Rose-Water hence oft laid upon the Tongue and be ever and anon renu'd 50. Pure Water will do the same if a little of it be kept in the Mouth and again spit out after gargling and oft repeted Instead also of pure Water a Decoction of Turneps or a mild Emulsion such as follows may be us'd â„ž Cleansd Barley boil'd till it crack â„¥ ii With its Decoction make an Emulsion of â„¥ xv adding Julap of Roses or simple Syr. of Violets â„¥ i. M. 51. To this end also the Yolk of an Egg beaten and mixt with â„¥ iii iv or v. of Rose-Water or any other grateful to the Sick and a little Sugar may in like manner be us'd a spoonful of it at a time being taken into the Mouth and afterward either swallowd or again spit out 52. II. A Glandular Synochal Lymphatic Fever may be Cur'd if 1. soon in the beginning whilst Shivering yet continues the following Mixture be taken by spoonfuls in short intervals â„ž Parsley-Water â„¥ i. ss Fenel simple Treacle-Water of eachÊ’ vi Syr. of Fenel â„¥ i. Sp. of Salt dulcifi'd ℈ i. M. For by the help of this the Shivering will not only be diminisht but moreover the sowr sharpness of Lympha temperd and the Heat that would afterward follow will at least in part
commodiously with Aromatics and any Volatil Salt but especially so us'd that the whole Body grow warm either with Motion or a Fire or Bath or Cloaths also whereby the force of the Medicin being disperst all over may come also to the Pancreas it self and its Lateral Passages and so to the place Grievd and Fuel of the Disease which chiefly conduce to Melancholic and Phlegmatic People 133. For Example sake take of this Mixture one Spoonful several times in a day and two or three hours before the Fit coms take three Spoonfuls also increasing the heat of the Body mildly as is abovesaid even to the breathing of a gentle Sweat for so it will perform more and somtimes happily cure the Fever â„ž Parsley-water â„¥ ii Fenel-Water â„¥ i. Treacle-Water or Aqua Vitae of Matthiolus â„¥ i. ss Volatil Salt of Amber ℈ i. Syr. of Carduus â„¥ i. M. 134. If the Constitution of the Sick be either Naturally or Preternaturally Choleric let him take sowr things that loosen and cut For Example â„ž Fumitory-Water â„¥ iii. Salt Armoniac or Salt of Tartar Vitriolated Ê’ i. Diaphoretic Antimony Ê’ ss Syr. of Fenel â„¥ i. M. 135. When Choleric and Phlegmatic Humors do abound together in the Sick these Mixtures may be prepar'd of the two above-mentiond differing ones For Example â„ž Carduus and Succory-Water of each â„¥ i. ss Simple Treacle-Water Distilled Vinegar of each Ê’ vi Crabs-Eyes pouderd Ê’ ss Syr. of the five Roots â„¥ i. M. 136. If the Phlegm Obstructing be not very glutinous the Obstruction is often loosend wholly by one Sweat and its Cause carri'd down into the Small Gut and the Fever Cur'd 137. You may administer a Vomit three or four hours before the return of the Fiâ— if there be little Phlegm and much Choler in the Body by the hâ—lp whereof not only Choler abounding â—ut also Phlegm obstructing is expellâ— to the Small Gut and thence to the Ventricle and at length by the Gullet and Mouth and so the Fever is said to be choak'd because it is remov'd To which end I have often us'd with happy success a Sapa Vomitoria made by my Self of Glass of Antimony and other Medicins made of Antimony in this case proper before all others 138. Such things also as Purge perform the same if they have such as both cut and purge Phlegm mixt with them For Example â„ž Fetid Pils ℈ ss Troches of Alhandal Mercury dulcifi'd of each Gr. 5. Oil of Amber 2 drops M. Make them into five Pills Guilded and takâ— them four or five hours before the Fit comâ—s which will purge mildly 139. II. The Encreasd Acidity and Acrimony of the Juice of the Pancreas is best Temperd with Volatil Salts and all Aromatics not neglecting Opiats To this end therfore the Mixture prescrib'd in Sect. 133. may be us'd and it will be more effectual if you add to it Laudanum three Grains and Oil of Cloves two Drops 140. III. The Vitious Effervescency of the Juice of the Pancreas and Choler may be Hindred at least Amended with the newly commended Mixture and chiefly because of Opium wonderfully lenifying and tempering both kinds of Sharpness by its Oiliness 141. And by these few forms any young Practitioner may easily invent other Prescriptions in some things to be vari'd as the Distemper requires especially if he attend to all the Rules and Examples of Forms which he may find here 142. And now we have premis'd the Rational Cure of Intermitting Fevers as Intermitting confirmd by long Experience let us see what the Symptoms so notable by their great diversity and oft so troublesom to the Sick do indicate and require for their Cure 143. Against Coldness and the other Symptoms that usually accompany it the Mixture prescrib'd in Sect. 133. is convenient here if you add what we commend Sect. 139. seeing I have not observd hitherto that any thing does so temper Coldness as Oil of Cloves and while the Sick is Cold he may take three or four times in an hour a Spoonful of the above-mentiond Mixture 144. To temper Heat and its Symptoms accompanying the Mixtures every where prescrib'd as also the Decoction set down in Chap. 29. Sect. 40 c. are convenient to the imitation of which you may easily form more 145. III. In Epial Fevers Medicins compos'd of the foremâ—ntiond differing Prescriptions are convenient such as is the Mixture propos'd in § 135. and many other sâ—ch-like in this Treatise also any may form 〈◊〉 according to the Symptom that most molests and change it after it is taken with different success Foâ— we must always attend to such things as Conduce or are Prejudicial and according to them Remedies are to be alterd and renewd seeing in this the Judgment and Ingenuity of Physicians appears 146. IV. To asswage and take away Thirst I commend what I mentiond in Chap. 29. Sect. 47. And note that during Heat you may drink more plentifully whereof take heed whilst Coldness molests in which time it is safer to wash the Mouth with clean Water and moreover mix with Wine and to deceive Thirst rather then drink much or then you may dissolve some of Lapis Prunellae in Drink and often take it in a small quantity 147. V. To Cure Hunger that threatens fainting all things conduce that do potently destroy and concentrate the Sowr Humor Crabs-Eyes Pearl Coral Chalk c. only reduc'd into Pouder and exhibited in Mixtures otherwise conducing or alone in another Liquor Wine Beer or Broth to the quantity of some Grains till Hunger is observ'd to be diminisht 148. VI. The Heart-ake so oft very grievous is chiefly Cur'd by Opiats which may be added to divers Medicins according to the diversity of the other Symptoms also concurring because they mitigate and asswage both kinds of Sharpness whence that Pain of the Ventricle arises But they must be taken oft and in a little quantity until the diminishing or curing of the Pain being the benefit sought for be obtaind 149. VII The Mixture mentiond in Chap. 29. Sect. 69. to be taken by Spoonfuls is proper in Gâ—iping and Colical Fevers Hither reduce those things propos'd by me in Chap. 14. Sect. 45 c. and elsewhere more at large 150. VIII To prevent Swounings I commend the Mixture prescrib'd in Chap. 19. Sect. 74. or one like it oft us'd by Spoonfuls some hours before the Fit and the other things there mentiond 151. IX Hypochondriac Suffocations joind to Intermitting Fevers are to be diminisht and cur'd by Medicins mentiond by me both elswhere and in Chap. 19. Sect. 71 c. 152. X. Wheasing Anxiety coupled to the same Fevers seeing it arises from the same Cause but not so violent may be Cur'd or Lessend with such-like Medicins as well when the Fit molests as begins and oft us'd in a lesser quantity 153. XI An Asthma accompanying an Intermitting Fever may happily be Cur'd with a Vomit taken some hours before the Fit comes or the day before after the
into such long threds which is not unfrequent in Chymical Changes 49. Gravel setling at the bottom of the Vrin is of all kinds both little and greater both that may be crumm'd and solid both red and yellow or somwhat ashie and so coming nearer to the nature of Stones yea for the most part giving them their first rising and daily cherishing and encreasing them for the substance of Gravel growing together encreases into Stones in hot Urin more slowly and more straitly then in it being coold 50. Wherin this force of growing together and of making Stones consists is not enough known I will frely declare what I conjecture in this obscure matter wherby I may according to my power the more help others that are Ingenious to search out this hidden Truth All Stones such at least as I have hitherto seen are Dissolvd in the sowr Spirit of Salt-Peter or Nitre whence I conclude that the Coagulation of Stones cannot be expected from an Acid Spirit as such therfore from another somwhat contrary to it in part at least If any consider the several things that promote a growing together of natural things he will find that that force is in Tart things whence the Glutiâ—ousness and Toughness of fluid things is wont to be â—roduc'd to which if Earthy and Volatil Salt parts â—e joind somthing breaks forth not much unlike â—tones I incline therfore to this Opinion That an Earthy and Volatil Salt Matter joind to a Glutinous â—hing Grows together in Stones by help of a Tart Humor The force of a Tart Humor coagulating is weakned by a sharp Acid such as is found in the Spirit of Nitre 51. Fleshy parts found in Urin usually arise from â—n Ulcer in the Kidneys and their parts separated â—rom the rest of the Body and voided together with â—he Urin. 52. Blood and Clots of it occurring in the Urin testifie some Vessel of Blood in the Kidneys Vreters Bladder or Vrethra burst or corroded 53. Purulent Matter for the most part follows an Abscess in the Kidneys Bladder or its Neck and Sphinâ—cter or Vrethra burst seldom arising from a Pleurisie or Peripneumonie or such a like Inflammation turnd into an Aposteme 54. Worms in the Kidneys for the most part arise from Blood there corrupted and being driven down into the Bladder together with Urin are voided 55. Among the more ordinary things Containd in Vrin and taking their Original from that part of Blood which is less apt to nourish the Body and moreover not departing from its laudable Constitution a little Cloudiness consists of its most fat and least earthy and so lighter part a Sediment on the contrary of its least fat and most earthy and therfore heavier part an Enaeorema lastly of a mean part that is partaking of each Whence as the Matter of every thing Containd is more pure so it will keep its place more accuratly and according as it is more impure partaking more or less of any thing so every one of them doth more or less decline from its place 56. A greater quantity of the things Containd signifies much unuseful Matter is in the Blood and so to be separated as a less quantity signifies there is less of that Matter if the other Signs agree 57. These Containd things how much the whiter they be are lik'd so much the more and they are the signs of a laudable Concoction that is desir'd Alteration or Correction and hence Separation of the hurtful Humors in the Blood how much the more they decline from whiteness such as are red and chiefly black so much the more are they dislik'd and they are signs of a deficient Concoction and so of greater danger 58. So an Equality of the thing Containd and not Severd gives the sign of Concoction wanting as the Vnequal and Disjoind of a Concoction to be feard 59. That we may now address our selvs to the Cure of the noted Harms the Separation of Vrin deficient because of the Fleshy parts of the Kidneys obstructed may be restor'd by Medicins that cut attenuate and make Glutinous Phlegm fluid anon with Diuretics and such things as send forward Urin. 60. The Medicins that cut and make Phlegm fluid are already oft before mentiond amongst which they here excel which are also call'd Diuretics wherby they may use their force sooner and more easily such are the Roots of Smallage Fenel Eringo Parsley c. Leavs of Chervil Rue Nettle Agrimony c. Seeds of Hart-wort Gromwel Saxifrage Parsley Fenel c. Berries of Juniper Elder Dwarf-Elder c. Peach-Kernels Bitter-Almonds c. Spirit of Salt and Nitre c. any Volatil Salt of which effectual Medicins may be prepar'd and given in a different Form according to the pleasure of the Sick and his divers Constitution 61. For Example the following Decoction may be us'd somtimes a day to â„¥ ii or iii. â„ž Smallage Eringo-Roots of each â„¥ i. Leavs of Water-Agrimony Chervil â—f each M. i. Juniper-Berries new and beaten â„¥ ii Boil â—hem in pure Water adding to â„¥ xx of what is straind Syr. of the Five Roots â„¥ iii. Sp. of Nitre or of Salt what suffices for a grateful Acidity M. 62. They who esteme a Medicin to be taken in less quantity may use the following Mixture â„ž Parsley Fenel-Water of each â„¥ ii Aqua Vitae of Matthiolus or â—he Antinephritic Amsterdam Water â„¥ i. Sp. of Salt Armoniac xx drops Oil of Juniper-Berries x drops Syr. â—f the Five Roots â„¥ i. M. Let the Sick take a Spoonâ—ul oft in a day and if watchings or pains molest â—dd iii Gr. of Laudanum to the Mixture 63. By these Medicins will Glutinous Phlegm obstructing the Fleshy parts of the Kidneys not only be cut but by the same means it being again made Fluid will be mildly driven to their Funnel 64. If the Voiding of Urin procede more slowly after either of the mentiond Medicins has been taken for several hours the Sick may commodiously drink a good quantity of the Mineral Diuretick Waters such as are of the Spaw Sualbac and others whether they be us'd pure or the 4th or 5th part of old Wine and also Diuretical * Or rather dropping a little of his Oily Volatil Salt in the Waters be mixt with them 65. When plenteous and glutinous Phlegm are together in the Body then it being so prepar'd and loosend with convenient Phlegmagogues of which we oft made mention before may be diminisht and carri'd out 66. If external Cold ill affect the Region of the Loins and therin the Fleshy part of the Kidneys their ill Constitution may be amended again by Aromatical Sudorifics and Volatil Salts but rather us'd at repeted times then together and once only for so Sudorifics do noâ— only carry out the fluid Humors but besides alter anâ— amend the Containd Parts 67. The Acidity of Lympha and the Juice of thâ— Pancreas howsoever encreasd may be again corrected and diminishd by a frequent taking of Volatil Saltâ— daily to