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 method seruing for the cure of HAEMORRHAGIA or bleeding at the nose.

THe aire must be somewhat cold, his meate must be such as doth nourish well, and easy of digestion, as Chic∣kens rosted, or boyled; but let them be cold when he doth eate them; among Fruits, Quinces, Wardens; amongst hearbs, the two kinds of Endiues and Lettuces are good. His drinke must be red thicke wine, but he must abstaine from white and thinne wine. In stead of wine likewise hee may drinke water, wherein Cinamon hath beene boyled; he must auoyd all motion and exercise of the body, and speake very little, and the part vnderneath the head must bee

layd higher then his head: so that the head may hang downward. For by this meanes it is driuen into the con∣trary side of its former motion: He must auoyd all passions of the mind, especially anger.

Syrupe of Myrtle, water-lillies. Of Roses, Pomegranates,* 1.1 of the iuyce of Sorrell, Quinces, Poppy. The water of Sorrell, Plantane, Purslane; these asswage the heat of the blood, sharpnes and biting thereof, & also somewhat coole it, and by this meanes make it more vnmeet to stirre or runne vp and downe.

Let the Basilica,* 1.2 or Cephalica veine of the same side bee opened, if the patient be not faint, and by degrees be renu∣ed twice or thrice in a day, especially if bloud doe abound, and the disease be caused by the sharpnes hereof, and then no medicine is better; for this doth bring the bloud backe againe: yet this shall not bee applyed vntill a sufficient quantity of bloud bee gone. Painfull ligatures of the ex∣treme parts must be vsed, cupping-glasses with scarifica∣tion shall be applied to the shoulders and stomacke. Strong frictions of the armes and hands downward. Bloud-suckers shall bee applied behinde the eares, or buttocks, if the Hamroides cease which were wont to flow. The extreme parts must be dipped, & washed in water, sodaine feare and sodaine casting water vpon the patient, is sometime present remedy: For the bloud flyes inward with the spirits. In these consist all the hopes of the cure of this disease.

Syr. of manifold infusions of Roses; infusion of Rubarb.* 1.3 A decoction of Rubarb, Mirabolanis, citrinis, Manna. A potion of the decoction of Epithymon, Polipody, Sene, Mira∣bolanis Indis; the flowers of water-lillies, Violets, the seeds of Plantane, Melons, Quinces, syr. de Epithymo, Fumitory, Agaricke. Sene, Myrobalani K••buli, and a veine must bee opened as was before prescribed if the

bleeding at the nose bee stenched, and it doth appeare somewhat corrupt, we will vse these purging medicines, after the vse of such as stop and turne away the blood, or else this should haue beene our first taske, because it was caused of sharpe bloud. If this blood be cholericke, the former medicines shall be vsed; if watery and melancholy, we will vse the latter.

* 1.4Trochisci de terra sigillata, drunke with the water of Plantane; or else lay it vpon the temples, with the white of an Egge, and iuyce of Plantane. Trochisci de succino, de Spodia. Conserues of Roses, Violets, water-lillies, Quin∣ces, whereto adde Bole Armoniacke, Corall, Harts-horne burnt, the seeds of Plantane. Sir. of water-Lillies, dry Ro∣ses, Quinces, Poppy, Lemmons, Sorrell, Pomegranates, Myrtill, the waters of all these. A potion of Plantane wa∣ter, Purslane, Shepheards-purse, Caudae equinae, Bole Ar∣moniacke, Terra sigillata. A decoction of Lettuce, Mali∣coriae, Balaustijs gallis. Athanasia recens, Mycleta, Philoni∣um Romanum, with the iuyce of Plantane do procure sleep, and stop the fluxe of bloud. Opium, Poppy Camphire, the seed of House-leeke, and Lettuce do harden and congeale the blood. The roote of Equisetus beaten, and put in into the nose; or the iuyce of Porrus, Nettle, Plantane, Caud•• equinae, Basilici, shepheards purse Millefolij, Sanguina∣ri••, dip a sponge in these, or in the best Vineger, and put it vnto the nose; or the vapor of sharpe Vineger, receiued vp into the nostrill; for this purpose sprinkle some Vineger vpon a hote stone, and let the patient hold his nose ouer. Irrhigations of the face and brow with Rose-water, or cold water. Or wash the brow with a sponge dipped in Vi∣neger. Moysten a sponge very well with Vineger, and then daube it ouer with moist pitch, and burne it in an earthen Vessell, vntill it doth waxe small like a powder: this may either be blowne into the nostrills, or else giuen in a moyst

medicine. A nasale of Aloes, Frankincense, Bole armoni∣acke, the doung of an asse burnt, the shells of Eggs, and threads of cloth burnt, dry Mints, Gyp••o, old cheese, San∣guis Draconis, the iuyce of Polygonium, Plantane, the white of an Egge, make pencils of the haires of a Hare, and put them into the nostrills, being first dipped in the a∣foresayd. Efcharotiea must be made of Caleanthum, Tar∣tar, Chalcitide, calce viua, whereunto some astringent me∣dicines should be aded, and so it wil better sticke. An oynt∣ment of the Oyle of Roses, Violets, water-lillies, Vineger, Cerato sandalino. A Cataplasme must be made of Bole Armo∣niacke, Cauda Equina, Shepheards-pouch, Purslane, Terra sigillata, Housleeke, Hematite, Rose-water, Vineger, and white of an Egge. This must bee made for the brow and temples. These present remedies shal be applyed to the sides of the necke, to the brow and temples, and to the remote veines from whence the blood principally issueth; but first the bloud must be turned backe againe to its proper and peculiar place, and by no meanes vse them at the begin∣ning of the Haemorrhagia, for there is danger of the blouds running into the Head, Arteries, Lungs, or Ven∣tricle: And so the p••tient be either stifled, or assaulted by a conuulsion. Some of these formerly mentioned do stop the bloud running at the nose, by their astringent vertue: for they do thicken the bloud, and by that meanes hinder the speedy motion thereof. Others by a cold property do the like; as Lettuce, Poppy, Opium. Others do glue to ge∣ther the gaping orifice of the veines, as Frankincense, the whire of an Egge, Gumme Arabicke; some by a secret pro∣perty they haue, as the iuyce of Porrus mints. Some do ef∣fect this by bringing a kind of scabbe vpon the place, and by cauterizing, as Arsnicke, Calx vina, Ʋitriolum. By these fiue kinds of medicines, the running of blood out at the nose is stayd. Those medicines which are astringent, and do coole very much, may be taken in at the mouth, or put vp into the nostrills, or else cloaths dipped in them,

may bee layd to the necke, brow, crowne of the head and loynes.

A more particular method seruing for the cure of HAEMORRHAGIA, or bleeding at the Nose.

* 1.5℞ Syr. of Violets, Water-lillies, Myrtill, Quinces, Pop∣py, ana ℥ i. the water of Plantane, Shepheards-pouch, ana ℥ iiii. of Sorrell, Roses, ana ℥ ii. ss, mixe these and giue ℥ iiii. of it for the space of three dayes morning and eue∣ning.

* 1.6℞ of the roots and leaues of Plantane. M i. ss, of red Roses, Shepheards-pouch, ana M i. the seeds of Lettuce, Pur∣slane, Plantane, ana ʒ ii. boyle these in water, vntill the third part bee consumed; then adde to the strayning of the syrupe of water-Lillies, Quinces, Poppy, ana ℥ i. Giue ℥ iiii of this with ʒ ss, of the Trochiske de terra sigil∣lata.

* 1.7℞ of the roots of Plantane, ℥ ii. Mirobal. Indorum, ℥ iii. white and light Agaricke, ʒ ii. ss, Epithymi, Fumitory, ana M i. Polipodij quercini, sena Alex. ana ʒ iii. of the best Rhu∣barb, ʒ ii. Sebestin, tamarindorum, ana ʒ ii. ss, boyle these in water q. s. vntill the third part be consumed, adde to the strayning sir. rosacei Laxatiui, ℥ iii.

* 1.8℞ of water. ℥ iiii. of Vineger, ℥ ii. of Sugar, Rosewater, ana ℥ i. of this make a draught to be drunke at two seuerall times.

* 1.9℞ of conserue of water-Lillies, Roses, ana ℥ i. Trochisc, de spodio, de terra sigilla••a, Rosin, ana ʒ ii. ss, of Bole Armo∣niake, the seeds of Plantane, ana ʒ i. Sacchari rosacei, ℥ i. ss, sir. of Poppy, water-Lillies, ana q. s.

* 1.10℞ of Blood-stone, Corrall, Gummi Arab. assati, ana ℈ i.

of red Roses, ℈ ss, rhabarb. modice assati, ℈ i. Diatra∣gacanthi frigidi, the weight of all these. Giue ℈ ii. of this with the sirupe of Quinces, ℥ i. of Plantane water, ℥ iii.

℞ Athanasiae, Nicholai, ℥ ss, Sacchari rofacei,* 1.11 conserue of Roses, ana ℥ i.

℞ of the water of Roses, Purslane, Plantane, Sorrell,* 1.12 En∣diue, ana ℥ iiii. of the seeds of Purslane, Sorrell, Endiue, ana ʒ i, of the trochiskes of Camphire, Sandal. citrinorum, ana ʒ ii. a little Vineger, make an Epitheme for the liuer; for cold medicines being warily applyed to the liuer, doe soone stay the force of bleeding at the nose, if so bee the blood did come from the liuer: as much may be sayd of the spleene.

℞ of the rootes and leaues of Plantane,* 1.13 of Shepheards-pouch, Polygonij, ana M iiii. boyle these in water q. s. vnto lb ••iii. adde vnto the strayning of the best Vineger, lb i. ss, wash the palme of the hand, and the soles of the feete, and the liuer with a sponge dipped therein, likewise wet cloaths herein, and apply vnto the veines of the throat, the temples and forehead.

℞ Trochisc. de carabe, ʒ i. of the roote of the hearbe Horse-taile, ℈ ii. ss; Bole Armoniacke, Sanguinis draconis,* 1.14 ana ʒ ss, of Frankincense, ℥ i. ss, of Aloes; ℈ ii. ss. incorporate these in the white of an Egge, make small pencils of the haire of a Hare. Dippe it in the aforesayd, and put it into the nostrils. This must be vsed after that a veine is opened, and after Cupping-glasses and ligatures of the extreme parts. For otherwise it is to bee feared, that the blood will runne to the row of arteries, or into the stomacke, or into the in∣ward parts of the head.

℞ Alloes, ʒ ii. of Frankinsence, ℥ iii. of Camphire, gr. v. Opij. (if necessity require) gr. ii. Incorporate these with the white of an Egge, and after the former manner put it

into the nose: or the dust of the shell of an Egge shall be blowne into the nose.

℞ of Horse-tayle, M ii. of Shepherds pouch, Plantane, ana M i. beate these, and adde vnto them Bole Armoniacke, ʒ i. ss. of Rosewater and Vineger a little, wrap this vp in a cloth and lay it to the temples.

* 1.15℞ of the ashes of an Egge-shell, ℥ iii. the flowers and rinds of wild Pomegranats, of Bole Armony, of Oake apples ana ℥ ss, seeds of white Poppy, ʒ ii. incorporate these with a little Vineger and the white of an Egge. A cataplasme: ap∣ply this vnto the brow, temples, and the veines of the throate.

℞ of the Blood-stone, Bole Armony, terrae sigillata, ana ℥ i. ss, of the iuyce of of Horse-tayle, Purslane, Poligonii, of House-leekes, ana ℥ ss, the whits of two Egges, a little Rose-water, and Vineger; apply this vnto the brow and temples and cods.

* 1.16℞ of oyle of Roses, Quinces, sirupe of Quinces, ana ʒ i. Bole Armony, the flowers of wild Pomegranats, ana ʒ ss, of Pine apples, ℈ i. a little Wax and Vineger, make an oynt∣ment for the veines of the throate, forehead and temples: boyle the oyles and iuyces together, vntill the iuyce be con∣sumed.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Preparers.
• * 1.2

  Auerters.
• * 1.3

  Emptiers.
• * 1.4

  Stopers of the bloud.
• * 1.5

  A Iulep.
• * 1.6

  A Potion.
• * 1.7

  A Potion.
• * 1.8

  A draught.
• * 1.9

  A mixture.
• * 1.10

  A Powder.
• * 1.11

  A mixture.
• * 1.12

  An Epi∣theme.
• * 1.13

  A Fomen∣tation.
• * 1.14

  A Nassale.
• * 1.15

  A Cata∣plasme.
• * 1.16

  An vnguent