Dr. Willis's practice of physick being the whole works of that renowned and famous physician wherein most of the diseases belonging to the body of man are treated of, with excellent methods and receipts for the cure of the same : fitted to the meanest capacity by an index for the explaining of all the hard and unusual words and terms of art derived from the Greek, Latine, or other languages for the benefit of the English reader : with forty copper plates.

Of Hoemorrhagies or Fluxes of Blood.

Great fluxes of Blood very often threaten great danger in the scorbutick distem∣per, in so much as the sick are given over, for that reason to sudden death, whilst

the Blood breaks forth now from the Nose, now by the menstrual Flux or at the haemorrhoidal veins, even to the fainting away of the Spirits of swooning: Besides that sometimes being cast out from the Lungs or Ventricle, gives a suspition of an Ulcer Iying hid, or at least a great debility in the affected part: Wherefore if these bloody excretions are immoderate, or happen in an inconvenient place, they ought for the present to be stopped, and prevented for the time to come.

For the staying of the Blood when it breaks forth immoderately, the method is commonly known, and there is nothing more to be done or particular in this di∣stemper by reason of the Scurvy, than when excited upon other occasions: But as to the preventing Hemorrhagies, Remedies, which take away the acrimony of the Blood, and bind up the mouths of the Vessels being too loose and gaping, are to be administred, either intention is best performed by Chalybeate Medicines. The use of vitriolick Spaws is very fit in this business, beside the infusions of Steel, Ex∣tracts, Salt, and such kind of preparations which chiefly contain the saline or vi∣triolick nature of the Iron, are alway most profitable against Haemorrhagies: by what means Iron and its preparations, produce these effects and several others in the humane body, we have shown already.

Take of the Conserves of red Roses, of Cynorrhodon or of Hipps each ℥iij, of the species Diarrhodon Abbatis, and Diatrion Santalon each ʒjss, of the salt of Steel ʒj, of the best Crocus martis prepared ʒji, of red Coral prepared ʒiss, with what will suffice of the Syrup of Steel, make an Electuary: Let the quantity of a Nutmeg be taken thrice in a day, drinking after it a draught of some proper Liquor.

For poor people I am wont to prescribe after this manner, Take of the tops of Cypress, of stinging Nettles each ℥iiij, of Brooklime ℥ij, let them be pounded in a Mortar with ℥x of white Sugar, then add the thin shalings of Iron finely powdered ℥i, of the Powder of white and red Sanders each ʒij, with what will suffice of the Syrup of Nettle juice, make an Electuary: The dose the quantity of a Walnut twice a day.

Take of distilled water, or of a temperate anti-scorbutick Decoction lbij, of our Steel prepared ʒij, mingle it in a glass. The dose from 3 to 4 Ounces.

Take of the tops of stinging Nettles, of Brooklime each m iiij, being bruised let the juice be pressed forth and kept in a Glass, the dose ℥ij or ℥iij twice a day, with di∣stilled anti-scorbutick Water.