Galen's art of physick ... translated into English, and largely commented on : together with convenient medicines for all particular distempers of the parts, a description of the complexions, their conditions, and what diet and exercise is fittest for them / by Nich. Culpeper, Gent. ...

Chap. 20. Signs of a cold and dry Brain.

IF a distemper of cold and driness afflict the Brain, the Face is cold in feeling, livid, swarthy and discolou∣red to the Eye, you can see no Veins in their Eyes, and their Head is easily offlicted both by cold, and cold things; the temper of their Brain and Head is very un∣equal, for some times their Heads are light and excre∣m••nts flow thence moderately, somtimes they are excee∣dingly troubled with heaviness of their Heads, and they are troubled with Distillations from the Brain upon e∣very light and slight occasion, alwaies remember the former rule given, regard the Signs of the Simple di∣s••••mp••••s, so may you know whether coldness or driness most super-abound.

Culpeper.

Such whose Brains are cold and dry, have admirable Memories, and are fantastick in their actions, fearful, and think every thing they do, whether it be Meat or Drink, or Exercise of Body, doth them harm, they sleep very badly &c.

A Cup of strong Beer with Nutmeg and Sugar is an excellent mornings draught for such People; for al∣though I would have such as have their Brains too hot and moist fly from strong Beer and Wine as fast as from a Dragon, yet is it exceeding good for these.

Medicines proper for them are Conserves of Roses, of Borrage, and Bugloss, Confectio Alchermes.

For Simples, Borrage, Bugloss, Marsh Mallows, Mollows, Vervain, Violet Leaves and Flowers, Straw∣berry Leaves, Betony, Sage, Fumitory, Hops, &c.