Natura exenterata: or Nature unbowelled by the most exquisite anatomizers of her. Wherein are contained, her choicest secrets digested into receipts, fitted for the cure of all sorts of infirmities, whether internal or external, acute or chronical, that are incident to the body of man. / Collected and preserved by several persons of quality and great experience in the art of medicine, whose names are prefixed to the book. Containing in the whole, one thousand seven hundred and twenty. Very necessary for such as regard their owne health, or that of their friends. VVhereunto are annexed, many rare, hitherto un-imparted inventions, for gentlemen, ladies and others, in the recreations of their different imployments. With an exact alphabetical table referring to the several diseases, and their proper cures.

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Title: Natura exenterata: or Nature unbowelled by the most exquisite anatomizers of her. Wherein are contained, her choicest secrets digested into receipts, fitted for the cure of all sorts of infirmities, whether internal or external, acute or chronical, that are incident to the body of man. / Collected and preserved by several persons of quality and great experience in the art of medicine, whose names are prefixed to the book. Containing in the whole, one thousand seven hundred and twenty. Very necessary for such as regard their owne health, or that of their friends. VVhereunto are annexed, many rare, hitherto un-imparted inventions, for gentlemen, ladies and others, in the recreations of their different imployments. With an exact alphabetical table referring to the several diseases, and their proper cures.
Publication: London, :: Printed for, and are to be sold by H. Twiford at his shop in Vine Court Middle Temple, G. Bedell at the Middel Temple gate Fleetstreet, and N. Ekins at the Gun neer the west-end of S. Pauls Church,; 1655.
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Cite this Item: "Natura exenterata: or Nature unbowelled by the most exquisite anatomizers of her. Wherein are contained, her choicest secrets digested into receipts, fitted for the cure of all sorts of infirmities, whether internal or external, acute or chronical, that are incident to the body of man. / Collected and preserved by several persons of quality and great experience in the art of medicine, whose names are prefixed to the book. Containing in the whole, one thousand seven hundred and twenty. Very necessary for such as regard their owne health, or that of their friends. VVhereunto are annexed, many rare, hitherto un-imparted inventions, for gentlemen, ladies and others, in the recreations of their different imployments. With an exact alphabetical table referring to the several diseases, and their proper cures." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A89817.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 4, 2024.

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These are the Herbs, Roots, and Seeds for the Bags and Fomentation for that purpose.

TAke leaves of the she Hilder, and of the common Hilder, Fumitor, Harts-tongue, Ceterach, Rue, Centaury the les∣ser, of either one handfull, the bark of Caper roots, of Tama∣risk, and of both Hilders of either one ounce, the roots of Marsh Mallows one ounce, the seeds of Fencreak and Flaxseed of ei∣ther three ounces, Wormwood and wild Tyme of the Mountain of either one handfull, Hilder flowers, Rosemary flowers of ei∣ther two ounces, part of these things boyl in Smiths water and Vinegar, and with the other part make bags to bath your Spleen.

If in case you cannot get Smiths water, take two Steel Gadds each of them to be quenched in water three times without Vi∣negar. The Searcloath to be made of the same Oyntment, yet must it be knit together with Wax and Rozen and Turpentine, so much as shall suffice:

The Oyntment for the stomach is one ounce and a half of oyle of Maces, and half an ounce of oyle of Lillies, and oyle of Almonds which will comfort the stomach.