CHAP. XVIII. Of the cure of a flatulent and waterish Tumor.
WE shall chiefly and principally cure flatulent and waterish tumors by three meanes. First by the same diet which wee prescribed in an Oedema; then * 1.1 by strengthening the parts appointed for concoction, as the stomacke & Liver, chiefly by the temperate use of Aromaticke things as Diacuminum, Diacalamenthae, Aromaticum caryophyllatum, Aromaticum Rosatum, and the like, to be prescribed according to good liking of the Physition which oversees the cure; lastly by taking away of the conjunct matter by hot, drying and attenuating medicines which they call Carminative, that so the part being rarified the humor and flatulency therein conteined may be discussed and dissipated. But remedies of this nature must * 1.2 be varied according to the variety of the parts; for some things are fit to be applyed to the stomacke, others to the Guts, others to the joynts, and others to the fleshy parts; for the Collicke you must inject carminative glisters, let re∣solving Sacculi or Baggs be applyed, and cupping Glasses fastened to the Navel; if an outward part be affected, we use fomentations, liniments, cheifly if paine torment; as also Cataplasmes and Emplaisters, as ℞ Florum chamaem. melil. roris∣marini, rosar. rub. an. p. j: absinth. hyssopi, an. m. ij. let them be boiled in Lye, ad∣ding a litle vineger for a fomentation to be used with spunges.
Galen foments the part with Rose-vinegar and a litle salt put thereto, and would have a spunge dipped therein to lye somewhat long upon the part. ℞. Olei cha∣maem. aneth. rut. * 1.3 & liliorum, an. ℥ss, cerae albae ℥vj; aq. vitae ℥j, let them all be mixed together and make a liniment, with which anoint the part after the fomentation. ℞. Farinae fabar. orobi, an. ℥iij, coquantur in decocto pulegij, origani, calamenth. salviae, addita pulverum chamaem. & melilot. an. m. ss. fur••ur. sarinae fab. & orobi, an. ℥ij, co∣quantur cum lixivio communi, addendo terebinth. ℥iij, oleor. aneth. & rut. an. ℥ij; make an emplaister for the foresaid use.
The emplaister of Vigo with Mercury, and without is very good for the same purpose. But you must note, that such medicines must be applied to the part actu∣ally hot, and the same heat must be conteined and renewed by putting about it linnen clothes, bricks, bottles and such like hot things.
The Humor and flatulency which were kept shut up in the part being resolved, the part must be strengthened, lest now and then it receive or generate the like * 1.4 matter: That may be done by the following fomentation and cataplasme. ℞. Nucum cupressi, corticum granat. sumach. berberis, balaust. an. ʒj, caudae equin. arnogloss. tupsi barb. absinth. salviae, rorism. lavendul. an. m. ss. flor. chamaem. melil. rosar. anthos, an. p. j. alum. salis com. an. ℥j, bulliant omni•• in aequis partibus aquae fabrorum & vini austeri, make bagges for a fomentation, or use the decoction for the same purpose with a spunge. ℞, Farinae fab. hordei & lupin. an. ℥ij. terebinth. com. ℥iiij, pulver. r••∣dicis ireos, mastic. an. ℥ss, mellis com. ℥ijss, of the foresaid decoction as much as shall suffice, so to make a cataplasme to the forme of a poultice liquid enough, let it be applyed hot to the affected part having used the fomentation before.
The signes of a waterish tumor are the same as of a flatulent; but over and besides it shines, and at the pressing with your fingers, there is hard a noyse or murmure as of * 1.5 a bladder halfe filled with water.