Organon salutis an instrument to cleanse the stomach : as also divers new experiments of the virtue of tobacco and coffee, how much they conduce to preserve humane health / by W.R. ...
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Organon salutis an instrument to cleanse the stomach : as also divers new experiments of the virtue of tobacco and coffee, how much they conduce to preserve humane health / by W.R. ...
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W. R. (Walter Rumsey), 1584-1660.
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London :: Printed by R. Hodgkinsonne for D. Pakeman ...,
1657.
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Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
Tobacco -- Early works to 1800.
Coffee -- Early works to 1800.
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In the stomach Wind, from whence* 1.1 commeth the Wind-collick and Vapours, which disturb the head, and breed Head-aches, &c.
1. THe principall cause of wind in the stomach is either undigested meat or undigested humors. Clear the stomach with vomi∣ting, as before, and then you shall be clear from wind.
2. When a man is troubled with wind in the stomach, let him put the Instrument into his stomach, as before, a man shall finde great belching, and ease of the wind; and especially if a man take a little of the said Electuary of Cophie, as before, before you put in the Instrument, and then drink after it,
as before, and then use the Instrument without stirring of it to procure vomi∣ting.
3. Afterwards eat of the said Cor∣diall made of Enulacampane, &c. cap. 2. n. 4. which is a plain cheap Cordiall, and is admirable good to comfort the stomach upon all occasions.
That any Cordiall or powders may* 1.2 be added or mingled with this Electu∣ary, with very good effect.
4. Because men cannot ordinarily have the said composition, I thought fit to add one thing more, made with great ease, and of admirable use, as well for the wind, as also to dissolve tough flegme and humors in the stomach, as also to comfort the stomach, that is, Take Enulacampane Roots dried, pounded, and sifted, mingle therewith as much Sugar as shall please your taste, to take away the bitterness of the roots: Then add thereunto a small quantity of pounded Nutmeg and Ginger: Mingle all these together with a sufficient quantity of Sallet-oyl, Ho∣ny, or other pleasant syrope, to the thickness of an Electuary. Take into
your mouth, from the bigness of a Nut∣meg to the bigness of a Figge, every morning or oftner at pleasure; then drink after it to wash it down, if you please; but if you will not drink, then this Cordiall will lie in the upper part of the stomach, and much comfort the same; but herein I leave it to every mans observation and experience, to observe what doth best agree with his own body.
5. I have also found good use of ta∣king a spoonfull of powders of Nut∣meg and Ginger, with a spoonfull of hot Waters for that purpose.