The charitable physitian with the Charitable apothecary. Written in French by Philbert Guibert Esquire, and physitian regent in Paris: and by him after many severall editions, reviewed, corrected, amended, and augmented. And now faithfully translated into English, for the benefit of this kingdome, by I. W.

Of the vertue of Fruits

Of Temperate Fruits.

Of Figgs.

OF all the Fruits of Autumne the Figs are the best, for they are very good to cleanse the breast; also they are good against a cough and the diseases of the lungs: dry Figgs eaten looseneth the belly, and they are good to dissolve tumors being mixed with meale and leaven.

Of Raisons.

RAisons of the Sunne are very good against the diseases of the stomack, lungs and head, being eaten by themselves or with a little pepper. Currants are also good for the brest and causeth obstructions.

Of Fruits hot in the first degree.

Of Almonds.

THe best sweet Almonds which are yellow and full and breake white, are very good to avoid

grosse excrements, also they are good to cause Appe∣tite and for those which have cold bellies.

Of common Nuts.

COmmon Nuts are hard of digestion and contra∣ry to the stomacke, but being eaten fasting they are very good against the wormes of the belly; also being incorporated with the leaves of Rue, Figs, and a little Salt, are good against the pestilence and poy∣son being taken fasting.

Of fruits hot in the second degree.

Of Capers.

CApers being taken in broath the quantity of two drammes, and wine the space of fourty daies purgeth away gravell, and bringeth away by urine all bloudy matter, it is also good against the Sciatica and Palsie, and for women which have not their flowers.

Of Nutmegs.

NVtmegs are very good to clear the sight, strength∣en the stomacke, to diminish gravell, to provoke urine, and to stay the fluxe of the belly, and is good against all cold diseases of the matrixe.

Of Fruits hot in the third degree.

Of Iuniper Berries.

IVniper Berries taken in broath are very good for the stomacke against all diseases of the brest, against a cough and against stingings of Serpents; also it is very good against Convulsions, and against the suf∣focations of the Matrix.

Of Cloves.

CLoves are very good for the stomack and heart, helpeth digestion, and stayeth the fluxe of the belly, foure drammes taken in milke being in pow∣der, maketh a man valiant, and is good to cleare the sight.

Of Fruits hot in the fourth degree.

Of Pepper.

PEpper is good against venome, and it is soveraigne against the Collick, and against all cold and grosse humors.

Of Fruits cold in the first degree.

Of Citrons.

CItrons are good to fortifie and strengthen the sto∣macke, and are very good against melancholy, and their seeds taken in broath and applied without, are good against stingings or bitings of Scorpions, and their juyce is good against the pestilence.

Of Quinces.

QVinces are good for the stomack and to provoke urine, and are good against the dissentery and fluxe of the belly; their decoction is singular good to foment the fundament or Matrix that commeth forth, and they are good against the inflammation of womens brests and against vomitings.

Of Peares.

PEares are good against the stomack and are astrin∣gent, and are good against defluctions.

Of Prunes.

Prunes are very good to loosen the belly.

Of Fruits cold in the second degree.

Of Cucumbers.

CVcumbers are refreshing to the stomacke and are good for the bl••dder; the seeds boyled with milk and wine are goo•• to provoke urine and against all diseases of the bladder.

The leaves beaten with Wine healeth the bitings of dogs.

Of Oranges.

ORanges are refreshing, and are good in Feavers; for to quench thirst the peele is hot and Cor∣diall.

Of Lymons.

LYmons are very good against hot and pestilent Feavers, and the Syrup is very good to stay Feavers also, the juyce of Lymons killeth wormes in the bowells.

Of Fruits which refresh the stomacke.

Of Cherries.

CHerries are very good to refresh the stomack, and against the paine of the belly.

Olives.

OLives are also good to comfort and to refresh the stomacke.

Respases.

REspases are very good to refresh the stomacke, to stay vomitings, and are good against the fluxe of the belly.

Of Fruits which engender seeds.

FIgges, Pine kernells, Nutmegs, and Pistaches, are good to augment and engender seeds.

Fruits which are good against Poyson.

IVniper berries, common Nuts, Pepper, Ci∣trons, &c. are good against venome and Poy∣son.

The End of this Treatise.