The store-house of physical practice being a general treatise of the causes and signs of all diseases afflicting human bodies : together with the shortest, plainest and safest way of curing them, by method, medicine and diet : to which is added, for the benefit of young practicers, several choice forms of medicines used by the London physicians / by John Pechey ...

CHAP. CXXV. Of Over-purging.

AS Purging Medicines are sometimes necessary to loo∣sen the Belly, and to evacuate ill Humours, so if the evacuation be immoderate, remedies must be used to stop it.

To prevent it, consideration must be had of the Con∣stitution and Strength of the Patient, and of the Na∣ture and Dose of the Medicine, and while the Medicine is in operation, the Bowels and Blood and Spirits must be kept free from disturbance; wherefore at this time, gross and viscous Meats must be avoided, and much must not be eaten; Cold must be carefully avoided, and the mind must be clear and free; and after the opera∣tion of the Medicine, the Animal Spirits must be quie∣ted, and the effervescence of the Blood, by giving an Anodyne.

Take of Cowslip Flower-water two ounces, of Cinnamon-water hordeated, and of Diacodium, each half an ounce, of Pearls half a Scruple; make a Draught to be taken at Bed-time.

But if Over-purging happens, the Patient must be presently put into a warm Bed, and you must ap∣ply to his Belly a Plaister of Venice-Treacle, and he must presently take inwardly a Bolus of Venice-Treacle and burnt Claret diluted with Mint-water, of∣ten by Spoonfuls, and if he be much grip'd, a Glister must be injected, made of Milk and Venice-Treacle.