The treasury of healthe conteynyng many profitable medycines gathered out of Hypocrates, Galen and Auycen, by one Petrus Hyspanus [and] translated into Englysh by Humfre Lloyde who hath added therunto the causes and sygnes of euery dysease, wyth the Aphorismes of Hypocrates, and Iacobus de Partybus redacted to a certayne order according to the membres of mans body, and a compendiouse table conteynyng the purginge and confortatyue medycynes, wyth the exposicyo[n] of certayne names [and] weyghtes in this boke contayned wyth an epystle of Diocles vnto kyng Antigonus.

Remedies. Cap. xvi.

THe ioyce of hogges dounge cast into the nostrelles doth ••estrayne the bloud.* 1.1

Beware that nothynge bynde the bodye harde, as thy girdle or suche lyke, and hold thy hādful of shepa••¦ders purse and st••dfastli loke vp to the sōne, it stauncheth bledyng, thys is proued.

Lyke is sayd of veruen.

Lay the ioyce of night shade a∣gaynst the lyuer yf it runne oute of the ryghte nostrell, yf not vpon the splene, it stauncheth the bloud.

* 1.2The flower of a beane the ouer skīne pulled of, put into y^e nostriles stauncheth bloud, if it be a wound.

The half of a beane layde vpon a wound closeth vp the wounde and restrayneth y^e bloud, especially wher horesleches hau ben, this hath ben prou••d.

Cold stones layd vpon the vay∣nes of the temples and hard holden theron, restrayne the bloud.

The ioyce of R••e put into the no∣strelles restrayneth the bloud.* 1.3

The ioyce of a nettle put into the nostrelles maketh y^e bloud to flowe,* 1.4 but beinge anoynted on the forehed maketh the same to stoppe.

Yarowe smelled vnto, or beinge ••rōk restraineth bloud, yet put into ••he nostrelles, maketh it to bleed.

Item the stone Iaspis burnyd ••nd applyed, stauncheth bloud.* 1.5

The ashes of the rote of rue, blo∣wen into the nostrelles doth won∣••erfully staunche the bloud.

The very bloud it selfe burnt and made to pouder, & blowē vp into y^e ••ose, doth wonderfully staunche y^e ••loud, and close vp woundes: if the ••loud runne from the lefte nostrell ••ut a ventose vpō the splene, if frō ••he ryght vpon the lyuer.

If it be a woman after the same ••aner lay it on hyr teate.

If a womā blede put flax in y^e white ••f an egge & apply it to her teate, on

that parte as the nose bledyth, or w^t the ioyce of nyght shaede.

Item make a playster of potters clay, vineger & the white of an egg•• and apply it to thy codds it is good and hath ben proued,

* 1.6Let the person whych bledyth ly•• vp ryght & let hys owne water be∣ing cold be dropped on hys face w^t vyneger.

Yf the heares of an Hare be put into the Uyneger and water, and be put into it, is wonderful good.

The bloud of a Cowe layd vpon the wounde doth staunche the blod incontenent, but I say it is of more valour beyng burned.

The ashes of a Cowes horne, cast into the wound doth quyckelye re∣streyne it.

Pouder made of ynke, and layd•• vpon the wounde wyth ashes of a Ferne rote, stāch••th the bloud and healeth the wounde.

The ashes of a Frogge burned in a wel closyd pot,* 1.7 stancheth all ble∣ding thoughe it be of woūds, it clo¦seth vp the veynes and arteries and healyth burninges,

The bloude of a Thrushe, a par∣trige, a doue, and a turtle doue,* 1.8 put into the wound stoppeth the bloud wounderfully.

The vrine of a man made in forme of a plaster, and aplied w^t the ashes of a vyne, stanchyth bledinge.

Chawe the rote of a nettle vntyll you may swallowe it,* 1.9 and wythout doubte the bloud wyll stanche.

Chawe the same tyll you maye swallowe it, but in no wyse swal∣low it, & than wil it stanche, for yf a mā kep•• it in hys mouth he can lese no bloude.

The pouder of the scrapynge of a caudron or a fryeng pan Stam∣ped and mengl••d with the ioyce of a netle, & put into the nostrelles dothe

stanche the bloud incontynent, this hath ben prouyd.

* 1.10Plaster burnte and stampt wyth hares heares and made in a plaster wyth the whyte of an egge stācheth bloud yf it be in an artery or vayne

A certayne herbe that hys comon∣lye called Torche or moleyne stāpt and layd vpon the branches of the teates, doth stoppe the bledynge of any place.

* 1.11The ashes of a burnte Frogge aplyed to y^e place that bledith, dothe staunche it in continent.

The Freshe dounge of a bore is a chefe Remedy agaynste bledynge at the nose as I finde in the boke of natures of thinges.

The ioyce of an assys dounge dropt into the nostrels or into woū∣des, stancheth the bloude thoughe it be of a veine or artery that is woun¦dyde of the same.

Fyue leaued Grasse dronke, and anoynted in the nostrels,* 1.12 stancheth bloud▪

The ashes of Hennes Fethers snouft vp into the nostrelles, stan∣ceth bloud.

The ioyce of vyolet rootes, garga∣rised in your mouthe, & throte,* 1.13 and swallowed stancheth oft tymes ble¦dynge at the nose incontynent.

The pouder of a nettle snuft into the nostrils,* 1.14 wil stanche bloud incō¦tinent.

Item stampe erth wormes with whyte frankencense and the whyte of an egge it is good.

Prymrose leaues stampt and laid in the place that bledeth, stanchithe the bloude.

Put into thy nostrils y^e rind of wod¦binde, and the scrapynges of a Ra∣dyshe, it is good. An onyon onlye put into the nose is good also.

If a veyne be broken wythin let

the pacient drinke Peper & the sede of Towne Cresses. Take one pa••te of Terrasygyllata, and an other of the gūme called Sa••asenicum, an other parte of Draganc••, stampe it with wine that is old, & make pilles and geue the pacient to drynke.

Here vnto sethe Goates mylk. w^t dragance and vse it one day for an electuarye.

Mengle potters claye wyth Rose water and vineger and make a pla¦ster and aplye it, the bloude therby shalbe stanched.

Take Confery and Terra Si∣gillata of eche lyke muche, make a pouder and minister it w^t raine wa∣ter thre days, this hath ben prouid.

* 1.15The heares of an Hare chopte smale & myxt wyth the whyte of an Egge, and laid vpon the place that bledyth tak••th away al flowyng of bloud.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Const
• * 1.2

  Diosco.
• * 1.3

  Dios.
• * 1.4

  Dioscor.
• * 1.5

  Lapida
• * 1.6

  Galen
• * 1.7

  Richardus
• * 1.8

  Auicen.
• * 1.9

  Pet. Luc••a
• * 1.10

  Cons••
• * 1.11

  Plini.
• * 1.12

  Diosco.
• * 1.13

  Mace••
• * 1.14

  Galen.
• * 1.15

  Rycha••.