Praxis medicinæ, or, the physicians practice vvherein are contained inward diseases from the head to the foote: explayning the nature of each disease, with the part affected; and also the signes, causes, and prognostiques, and likewise what temperature of the ayre is most requisite for the patients abode, with direction for the diet he ought to obserue, together with experimentall cures for euery disease. ... Written by that famous and worthy physician, VValter Bruel.

A more particular method seruing for the cure of CATALEPSIS, or CONGEA∣LATION.

℞ of the flowers of Camomile, Mellilot, ana M ii. of Mer∣cury, M i. ss, of Sage, Thyme, Penny royall, Epithymon,* 1.1 ana M i. sen•• Alex. Polipodij quercini, ana ʒ v. Epithimi, ii of back H••llebor, ʒ i. boyle these in water q. s. vnto lb i. ss, adde to the strayning Confect. hamech ʒ iij. Hierae logod. ʒ vii. ss▪ Melli•• rosati, common oyle, ana ℥ ii. of Salt, ʒ i ss.

℞ of the best Triacle, ʒ i, Mithridate,* 1.2 ℈ i. of the water of Carduus benedictus ℥ iii. giue this after the clyster hath suffi∣ciently purged.

℞ Hier•• logod. ℈ ii. hier•• diacolocynth,* 1.3 ℈ i. Diagridij gr. vi. of Salt, ʒ i. of Hony, made hard by boyling q. s. a suppositor of this which must be giuen, if the clyster remaine not with the patient.

℞ Syrupe de Epithymon, Staechados, ana ℥ i. syrupe of Fumitory, Buglosse, ana ℥ ss, water of Hops, Betony, Borage,* 1.4 ana ℥ iii.

℞ Dias•• ʒ iii. Confect. hamech ʒ ii. de Epithymo ℥ i,* 1.5 the water of Betony, Carduus benedictus, ana ℥ i. ss, giue this in the morning.

℞ of the rootes of Buglosse, Borage, ℥ i, ss, flowers of St••chas, Buglosse, Carduus benedictus, Epithymon,* 1.6 ana M i. of the seeds of Fennell, ʒ v. of the best Barley ℥ ii. of Raysins, the stones being taken out ℥ i. ss, boyle these in Buglosse and Betony water q. s. to lb i. when it is almost boyld, put in a little white Wine, wherein one Nutmeg hath bin infused for the space of 12 houres▪ to the strayning adde syr. Stae∣chados, ℥ iiij. syr. de Epithymo ℥ i ss.

℞ of the leaues of Sene ℥ ss, rhabarb. Electi. ʒ i. Polipodij quercini ʒ iiii, of the flowers of Staechas, M ss, of Nutmeg,* 1.7 ʒ ii. ss, infuse them in lb i▪ of the aforesayd decoction 12.

houres to the strayning adde syr. Staechados ℥ iii.

* 1.8℞ Sp. laetifica••tis Galeni, ℈ ii. conserue of the roots of Bug∣losse, ℥ ii. of Nutmeg, ℈ i. ss, infuse these in lb i. ss, of Malmsey, for the space of 12 houres. This must bee giuen thrice in one day.

* 1.9℞ Diamusci dulcis, Laetificantis Galeni, ℈ ii. trochiscorum de Eupatorio, ana ℈ ii. of the roots of Angelica ℈ ss, the water of ••arduus benedictus, Angelica, and of fine Sugar q. s. make an Electuary in Lozenges, which must bee taken morning and euening vntill the patient doth begin to waxe strong.

* 1.10℞ of old Triacle, ʒ i. Diamusci dulcis, laetificantis Gal. ana ʒ ii. ss, conserue of Buglosse, Rosemary flowers, ana ℥ ss, syr. Buglossati q. s.

* 1.11℞ of the leaues of Betony, Sage, ana M iii. of Fumito∣ry, Epithymi, Baulme, ana M i. of the roots of white Lillies, ℥ ii. of the flowers of Staechas, Carduus benedictus, Cammo∣mile, ana M i. ss, boyle these in an equall quantity of Wine and water, and wash the head with the strayning, and the other being warme, must bee put into a bag, and applyed neere vnto the fundament, the heate must be preserued with warme clothes.

* 1.12℞ of the roots of Buglosse, Borage, ana ℥ ii. the diuers kinds of Diamuscum dulce, Laetificantis Gal. ana ℈ iiii. the flowers of Carduus benedictus ana M iii. boyle these in wa∣ter q. s.

* 1.13℞ of the oyle of Dill, Cammomile, Lillies, ℥ i. ss▪ boyle Hysop, Thyme and wilde Betony: adde to the strayning of Beauerstone, ℈ i. ss, make an oyntment for the hinder part of the head.

* 1.14℞ of the oyle of Lillies, Elder, ana ℥ i. of Beauer-stone, ʒ ii. Euphor••ij ℈ i. Aqua vit••, ℥ ss, mixe a little waxe, and make hereof a soft oyntment.

Notes

• * 1.1

  A Clyster.
• * 1.2

  A draught.
• * 1.3

  A Supposi∣tor.
• * 1.4

  A Iulep.
• * 1.5

  A draught.
• * 1.6

  A Potion.
• * 1.7

  A Potion.
• * 1.8

  A draught.
• * 1.9

  Lozenges.
• * 1.10

  An Electu∣ary.
• * 1.11

  A Fomen∣tation.
• * 1.12

  An Epithi∣me.
• * 1.13

  An Oynt∣ment.
• * 1.14

  An Oynt∣ment.