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.

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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.

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Archer, John, fl. 1660-1684.

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London :: Printed by Peter Lillicrap for the author,

[1671]

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Medicine -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• To the Reader.
• license
• The Contents of this Book.
  • contents of first part - 1
  • The Second part▪
• Every man his own Doctor.
  • CHAP. I. Of the preservation of Health.
  • CHAP. II. Shews the best Temperature.
  • CHAP. III. Of Signs to know your Constitution or Comple∣ction.
    • Signs of a hot and dry Con∣stitution, viz. Cholerick.
    • Signs of a hot and moist San∣guine Constitution.
    • Signs of a cold Constitution.
    • Signs of a cold and moist Phlegmatick Constitu∣tion.
    • Of a cold and dry Melan∣cholly Complection.
  • CHAP. IV. The Benefit to be gathered from knowledge of our own Complection.
  • CHAP. V. Some common Axiomes and Maximes, there are to be observed in the me∣thod of preserving of health▪ as,
    • Doctrine of the preservation of health.
  • CHAP. VI. Of Air.
    • The best air.
    • Corrupt air▪
    • Constitution of air.
    • 2. Scituation of Moun∣tains.
    • 3. Winds.
    • 4. Sea and Lakes
    • 5. Metallick Pits or Mines.
    • 6. Times of the Year.
    • 7. The Spring.
    • 8. The Summer.
    • 9. Autmne.
    • 10. Winter.
    • The most healthful air and place▪
  • CHAP. VII. Of Meat, or Food.
    • Difference of Food.
    • The best Food.
    • Firm Food,
  • CHAP. IV. Of the Nature of every Food we Eat.
    • Beef.
    • Veal.
    • Mutton.
    • Lamb,
    • Bacon or Pork,
    • Sucking Pigs.
    • Brawn.
    • Food taken from the parts of Animals.
    • Hearts.
    • Liver.
    • Spleen.
    • Lungs.
    • Bowels▪
    • Tongue.
    • Brain▪
    • Venison.
    • Hare.
    • Goates.
    • Conies.
    • Of Fowle, first Turkies.
    • Capons and Pullets and Chicken.
    • Geese.
    • Duck and Mallard.
    • Pheasants.
    • Partridge and Quails.
    • Pigeons.
    • Plovers.
    • Cocks, Snites, Thrushes.
    • Black birds.
    • Larks.
  • CHAP. IX. Fish.
    • A Salmon.
    • Trout.
    • Soles, plaice, and Turbet.
    • Gudgeons, Smelts.
    • A Carp.
    • Pike.
    • Perch.
    • Bream.
    • Tench.
    • Barbel.
    • Eells.
    • Lamprey.
    • Herring.
    • Codfish.
    • Sturgeon▪,
    • Lobsters and Crabs▪
    • Oysters.
  • CHAP. X. Meats from living Crea∣tures.
    • Milk.
    • Parts of Milk. There be three parts of Milk, viz.
    • Cheese.
    • Whey.
    • Eggs.
    • Honey.
    • Sugar.
  • CHAP. XI. Meats from Plants, or Vegetables.
    • Wheat.
    • Barley
    • Rye.
    • Rice.
    • Oats.
    • Beans.
    • Pease.
    • Parsnips.
    • Turnips.
    • Carrots.
    • Radish and Mustard.
    • Leeks and Garlick,
    • Onions.
    • Cabbage.
    • Artechoaks▪
    • Lettice.
    • Spinnage
    • Beets, Orach, and Mallows.
    • Asparagus.
    • Parsley.
    • Purslain▪
    • Mints.
    • Melones.
    • Cucumbers.
    • Strawberries▪
    • Fruits of Trees, First of Apples.
    • Pears.
    • Quinces.
    • Peaches.
    • Apricocks.
    • Medlers.
    • Cherries.
    • Plumbs and Prunes▪
    • Mulburies.
    • Figs.
    • Grapes.
    • Almonds and Nuts.
    • Filberds and Hasle-Nuts.
    • Walnuts.
    • Chestnuts.
    • Olives Oyle.
    • Mushromes and Toad-stools.
  • CHAP. XII. Of Drink Its Use.
    • Kinds of Drink.
    • Waters how to know good.
    • Fountain Water▪
    • River Water.
    • Waters are mixed.
    • Rain Water.
    • Well Waters.
    • Lakes and Marish waters.
    • Waters of Snow and Ice.
    • Correcting of VVaters.
    • Of VVine, Its Nature.
    • Difference of wines.
    • Austere wines.
    • Smell of wine.
    • Colour of wine.
    • Wine differ according to Age.
    • Beer and Ale.
    • Honey Drinks
    • Coffee.
    • Tobacco. And how useful,
    • For whom Tobacco is not good.
    • Order in taking Tobacco.
  • CHAP. XIII. Of the Passions of the Mind, and exercise and rest of the body.
    • Exercise of Body.
    • Of Sleep and Watching▪
    • Of Excretions, and Retentions.
    • Of venery
• title page
• CHAP. I. An Advertisement.
• CHAP. II. Treating of the POX.
• CHAP. III. Signs of infection by the POX,
• CHAP. IV. How to cure the POX.
• CHAP. V. How to cure the Running of the Reins, or weak∣ness in Men or Wo∣men.
• CHAP. VI. The Cure of the Scurvy.
• CHAP. VII. The Cure of the Gout.
• CHAP. VIII. Of different Dropsies, For Diffinition.
  • How to cure the Dropsie.
• CHAP. IX. Of an Ague, or Feaver what it is.
  • How to cure the Ague.
• CHAP. X. Of a Consumption and decays of Strength, or Consumptio corporis.
  • For cure of a Consumption and all decays of Strength and Nature.
• CHAP. XI. Treating of all sorts of Jaun∣dies, and Green-Sickness, Obstructions.
  • The cure.
• CHAP. XII. Of the Prices of the Medi∣cines that cure the Diseases aforementioned.
  • The Cordial Pill giving ease in an hour, and frees thy body from the greatest pain.