Choice and rare experiments in physick and chirurgery, or, A discovery of most approved medicines for the curing of most diseases incident to the body of men, women, and of children together with an antidotary of experiments never before published / found out by the studie and experience of Thomas Collins, student in physick neer the city of Gloucester.

Against diseases of the Gall.

He gall is placed in the hollowness of the Liver to receive the superfluity of cho∣〈◊〉〈◊〉 and to send it to the bowels to be avoid∣〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••ith the grosse excrements to the intent to 〈◊〉〈◊〉se the blood of the said choler; To the 〈◊〉〈◊〉ch cometh opilations in the parties about 〈◊〉〈◊〉he liver, or beneath it, in it self n••xt the 〈◊〉〈◊〉els, causing great pain, by reason whereof 〈◊〉〈◊〉 choler turneth again into the liver, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉e is mingled with the blood, and spread 〈◊〉〈◊〉ad into the veines of all the body, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉deth a disease named Iaundise, Ictiritia.

If the Jaundise happen in an Ague befo〈◊〉〈◊〉 the seventh day. It is great danger of his li••e but if it app••ar on the sixth day, being a da•• judicial or critick of the ••gu., o•• after, it is very good sign. And th••n ye must succo•• Nature with refreshing and di••••sting the ch••••ler with Syrup of violets given in the mor••••ing, Syrup of Endive with wat••r of Cicho〈◊〉〈◊〉 Aft••r this purge choler, and then give hi•• a Lozenge of Triasand••l with Ru••arbe ev•••••• morning, two hours before meat, and d〈◊〉〈◊〉 a little water of Endive, and Cichory afore 〈◊〉〈◊〉 said Lozenge.

Moreover it is good to hath the Liver, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 wash the patients eyes with vineger, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 mans milk, an•• drink a Ptisan made of b〈◊〉〈◊〉 I querice, prunes and roots of Fennel. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 if when the fever is past the Jau••dize ta 〈◊〉〈◊〉 still, the patient must drink water of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 r••ll and fennel, with the Syrup of oxysa••••h〈◊〉〈◊〉 composit. Jaundise sometimes cometh witho•••• a fever, and may be healed thus, drink ev〈◊〉〈◊〉 morning four ounces of the decoction of Ho 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hound made in white wine; Ye may let 〈◊〉〈◊〉 drink seven, or eight dayes together in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 morning a good dra••ght of the decoction Politrichon or maid••nhair. The decoction of woodbin••e, or the water of it distilled a common still is a soveraign medicine ••••r said disease.