The sixth book of Practical physick Of occult or hidden diseases; in nine parts Part I. Of diseases from occult qualities in general. Part. II. Of occult, malignant, and venemous diseases arising from the internal fault of the humors. Part III. Of occult diseases from water, air, and infections, and of infectious diseases. Part IV. Of the venereal pox. Part V. Of outward poysons in general Part VI. Of poysons from minerals and metals. Part. VII. Of poysons from plants. Part VIII. Of poysons that come from living creatures. Part IX. Of diseases by witchcraft, incantation, and charmes. By Daniel Sennertus, N Culpeper, and Abdiah Cole, Doctors of Physick
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The sixth book of Practical physick Of occult or hidden diseases; in nine parts Part I. Of diseases from occult qualities in general. Part. II. Of occult, malignant, and venemous diseases arising from the internal fault of the humors. Part III. Of occult diseases from water, air, and infections, and of infectious diseases. Part IV. Of the venereal pox. Part V. Of outward poysons in general Part VI. Of poysons from minerals and metals. Part. VII. Of poysons from plants. Part VIII. Of poysons that come from living creatures. Part IX. Of diseases by witchcraft, incantation, and charmes. By Daniel Sennertus, N Culpeper, and Abdiah Cole, Doctors of Physick
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Sennert, Daniel, 1572-1637.
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London :: printed by Peter Cole, printer and bookseller, at the sign of the Printing-press in Cornhill, near the Royal Exchange,
1662.
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Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
Witchcraft -- England -- Early works to 1800.
Medicine, Popular -- England -- Early works to 1800.
Poisonous snakes -- Early works to 1800.
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"The sixth book of Practical physick Of occult or hidden diseases; in nine parts Part I. Of diseases from occult qualities in general. Part. II. Of occult, malignant, and venemous diseases arising from the internal fault of the humors. Part III. Of occult diseases from water, air, and infections, and of infectious diseases. Part IV. Of the venereal pox. Part V. Of outward poysons in general Part VI. Of poysons from minerals and metals. Part. VII. Of poysons from plants. Part VIII. Of poysons that come from living creatures. Part IX. Of diseases by witchcraft, incantation, and charmes. By Daniel Sennertus, N Culpeper, and Abdiah Cole, Doctors of Physick." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A59200.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 29, 2024.
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Symptoms and Signs.
If it be taken in ••r••at quantity without prepa∣ration; it purgeth violently upwards and down∣wards, and causeth great pains in the stomach and guts, hickets, suffocation, difficult breath∣ing, trouble of mind, sudden weakness, heart-beating, and they die by Convulsions or Suf∣focation.
* 1.1Though Hellebore cause vomiting, it must not be suddenly stop••, but furthered with a deco∣ction of Radishes, Dill and Arage seed in Hydromel often given. Give a Clyster of the decoc••ion of small C••ntaury, Rue, Plantane, Althaea, with Oyl of Dil, and yolks of Egs. For Antidotes, give pouder of ••a∣terlilly roots or flowers, or Parsnep seed two drams, with Wine, or Treacle and Mithridate. To prevent strangling, give half a dram of Galbanum. Against the bellyach, make a bag of Bran, Salt, Cummi••, Pennyroyal,* 1.2Mints, Rue, Bayberries boyled in Wi•••• or Milk. We have shewed elswhere how over∣purging Hi••kets and Convulsions are cured.