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. ...

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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. ...
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Galen.
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London :: Printed by Peter Cole ...,
1652.
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Medicine, Greek and Roman.
Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
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"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. ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A69834.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 24, 2024.

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VVE call that Man Chollerick in whose Body heat and driness abounds or is predomi∣nate, such persons are usually short of Stature, and not fat, it may be because the heat and driness of their Bo∣dies consumes radical moisture, their Skin rough and hot in feeling, and their Bodies very hairy, the Hair of their Heads is yellowish, red or flaxen for the most part, and curls much, the colour of their face is tawny

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or Sunburnt, they have some Beards, they have little hollow hazel Eyes, their Concoction is very strong in∣somuch that they are able to digest more than they ap∣petite, their Pulse is swift and strong, their Urine yellow and thin, they are usually costive, they dream of fighting, quarrelling, fire, and burning.

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