in his book de Sumptom. Causis, it
comes to passe, that the feeble heat, now ge∣nerating
winde, proceeding from a cold
distemper in the Matrix, doth so weaken it,
that instead of winde, water, or a waterish
humour is produced.
This disease is cured by an extreame
thin, and drying diet: wherefore let the
ayre incline to hot and dry: but if the
place be such as doth not naturally afford
such an ayre, prepare it by art, sprinkling
aromaticall things about her chamber, as sage,
nip, betony, rosemary, stechas, thyme, origanum,
and lavender.
Let her choise be of those dishes, which
will be of good nourishment to the body,
easie to digest, and soon distributed to all
the parts, as thrushes, young sparrowes, par∣tridges,
pheasants, and pigeons: she may not
eat the flesh, of goats, Kids, hares, cowes,
sheep, nor Deer: meats made with milke
are unwholsome for her: so are roots, sal∣lads,
and pothearbs: new laid egs, raisi••s, and
figs may be allowed her: but command a
forbearace of chesnuts and almonds; for they
are thick and windy; let her eat the whitest
bread baked with annise, or fennill seeds,
or a little honey; course barley bread, and
the like, is not good for her, but nothing is