Every man his own doctor in two parts, shewing I. how every one may know his own constitution by certain signs, also the nature and faculties of all food as well as meats as drinks ... : the second part shews the full knowledge and cure of the pox, running of the reins, gout, dropsie, scurvy, consumptions and obstructions, agues ... / written by John Archer.

Parts of Milk. There be three parts of Milk, viz.

The Butrious, the Caseus, and the Serous, the Butrious, is of an oyly and hot substance, the Caseus is of a cold and dry substance, the Serous is of a watry, and indeed Cows milk is the fattest and thickest, and contains more milk then the milk of other Animals, and therefore nourisheth more, and is most agreeable to us, and hath more of the Case∣ous part then Ews milk, Goats milk is of a middle Nature between these two, sound Animals only generate good milk, but sick diseased Animals generate vitious and cor∣rupt, dry meat as Hay &c. cause the milk to be thick, but green and such as are full of juice make much better, wherefore the milk at the latter end of the Spring is best, by how much the thiner it be, and more Se∣rous by so much it is the easier concocted, and sooner passeth through the belly, and obstructs least, but nourisheth less, to know the best milk, it is of a good smel, and sweet to the taste, of a middle consistence, ne••∣ther

too thick, nor too thin, neither Serous nor Caseous, too much of a white colour which yields good Aliment, and that plen∣tifully and constantly enough.

Milk is nourishing enough especially for lean bodies, as being that which is elabour∣ed by so many concoctions, and is there∣by made Familiar to our natures, that 'tis easily and truly concocted, in unwhole∣some bodies, it is easily corrupted, as in a cold Stomach: it soon grows sowre in a hot, it is turned to an adust smell and chol∣ler, and causeth pain in the Head, where∣fore it is hurtful to those that are sick of Putrid Feavers, and to those that have pains in the head, and sore Eyes, or are ob∣noxious to breed Gravel, and to those that are obstructed in the Liver, and are infla∣med in the Hypochondries, according to the Apho. 64. But the worst corruption there∣of is when it is coagulated, which may be prevented if any Salt, Sugar or Honey be added to it, it is most conveniently taken on an empty Stomach, nor are other Meats to be eaten presently after, especially the use of wine after milk is very unwhole∣some.

As for the parts of Milk, Butter is used in England and other Countries instead of Food, and sawce. Butter is hot and moist almost of the same Nature with Oyl, yet it nourisheth more, and is sawce for most Meat, 'tis pleasant to the taste, 'tis easily concocted, and nourisheth much, yet it a∣greeth not with those that have a moist and slippery Stomach, yet 'tis far better to be taken before other Meats then after, nor is it so agreeable to hot Natures, 'tis conve∣niently eaten with bread.

Sowre Milk is colder, and agreeth not with colder Stomachs, but with hotter, e∣specially in the Summer and very hot weather, it is refreshing and concocts well.

Although in Consumptions, sometimes is prescribed womans Milk, Asses Milk, or Goats Milk, yet for Food none is so good as Cows milk, and of that sort the Red Cow is best, and in a Consumption, I should pre∣fer it before the former, being taken warm while the spirit of the animal is in it.

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