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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Collins, Thomas, Student in physick.
Publication: London :: Printed by J.T. for Francis Eglesfield ...,; 1658.
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Subject terms: Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
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Reins and Bladder, Their Reme∣dies in Children.

An ointment for the same.

OIl of Scorpions, if it may be gotten, is exceeding good to anoint wi••hall, the M••mbe••s and the neither part of the belly, right against the Bladder.

A singular bath for the same intent.

Take Mallowes, holihock, Lilly roots, Lin∣seed and Parietary of the wall, seethe them all in the broth of a sheepes head, and therein use to bath the childe oft times, for it shal open the strai••ness of the Conduits that the stone may issue, swage the pain and bring out the gravel with the urine, but in more effect when a plaster is made and laid upon the reins and belly, immediatly after the bathing.

A plaster for the stone.

Take Parietary of the wall one portion and stamp it, Doves dung another portion and grinde it, then fry them both in a pan with a good quantity of fresh butter, and as hot as may be suffered, lay it to the belly and back, and from four hours to four let it be renewed, this is a soveraign medicine in all manner of ages.

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Item, another powder which is made thus, Take the kernels or stones that are found in the fruit called Mespiles or of some M••d∣lers, make them in fi••e powder, which is wonderful good to break the stone without danger, both in old and young.

The Chestworms dried and made in fine powder, taken in the broth of Chickens or a little sugar, helpeth them that cannot make their urine.

Of pissing in the bed, A powder.

Take the weasand of a cock, and pluck it, then brenne it to powder, use it twice or thrice a day, the stones of an h••dgh••g is of the same vertue powdred, Item▪ the clawes of a goat made in powder drunken or eaten in pottage.