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.

The Mouth, Remedies for its diseases.

To destroy a stinking breath.

TAke three handfuls of Cummi•• beat them in a mortar to powder, then take a pottle 〈◊〉〈◊〉 wine, and put the powder into it, and let it ••ethe till it come to a quart, then drink first ••nd last of this wine by the space of fifteen ••ayes, as you may suffer it▪ Probatum est▪

To make a sweet breath.

Take the juice of Mintes▪ or the wate•• Rue, Cummin, Coliander, Liquorice, Cin••••∣mon, alike four ounces, seethe all these 〈◊〉〈◊〉 wine, and give them to dr••nk that hath 〈◊〉〈◊〉 stinking breath, and surely it shall be s••eet.

Another for the same.

Take the powder of Sage one ounce, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 mary blossoms three ounces, Cloves and Gil•••• flowers five drams, Cinnamon one dram and half, Nutmegs one dram and a half, Mus•• little quantity, then take as much as is su••••••∣cient to make the said Compositions into Corporation like unto Marmelade, and ea•••• this fasting, and at night a little quantity a•• time, so shall your breath be sweet, And you go into any suspicious place of the pe••••∣lence or any other corrupt air, if you take •• this next your heart, it shall defend you fro•• the jeopardy thereof.

For stench in the mouth.

Take Pulial Mountain, make powder there∣of, and eat it fasting.

Another.

Take Costmary, drink it every day fastin•• wash thy teeth every night when thou go•• to bed with Vinegar.

Another.

Take the juice of Gladin with old wine, and wash thy mouth every morning and evening.

Another.

Take Mastick and Incense, and seethe it in sweet wine and drink thereof early and late▪

Another for the stench in the Nose.

Take the juice of Mintes, and put it into ••hy Nose.

Another.

Drink the juice of Rue, and five leaved Grass.

Another.

Take the juice of Ivy, mingled with wine ••nd oyle Olive▪ Probat.

To take away stinking of the mouth.

Ye must wash his mouth with water and Vi∣••egar, and chew Mastick a good while, and then ••ash thy mouth with the decoction of Anni∣••eeds, Mintes and Cloves sodden in wine. Ye must wash your mouth before and after meat ••ith warm water, for to cleanse the mouth, ••nd to purge the humours from the Gums ••hich descend out of the head, it is good ev••ry morning fasting to wash your mouth, and to ••ub the Teeth with a Sage leave, pills of Ci∣••ron, or with powder made of Cloves and Nutmegs, forbear Lettice, Raw fruit, all tart meats, and the chewing of hard things. Also ••ll meats of evil digestion and vomiting.