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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The Vertues of divers Waters, as followeth.

Hysop Water.

It is good for all manner of evils in the stomack and in the heart, and lungs for the brest and Maries.

Water of Betony.

It is good for all head ache to wash the temples therewith, and for filth about the heart.

Water of Dragons.

It is good for any Infection or Corruption in the aire that goeth into a man, and for the pestilence.

Water of Elder.

It is good for man or woman to drink against all manner of Jaundise.

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Water of Endife.

It is good for to drink for all manner of Feavers and hot evils, for the Dropsie, the liver or stomack.

Water of red Fennel:

Is is good for all manner of evils in the eyes, and good for a prick.

Water of Wormwood.

It is good for wormes in the belly, and for grinding in the Womb, and windinesse of the Collick, for the liver, for the Spleen, for drunkennesse, for the eye sight, and for evil air of Plagues or Pestilence.

Water of Ditany.

It is good for Poison, Venom and Pestilence.

Water of Centory.

It is good for the Liver, for the Milt, for Wormes in the womb, and for the sauce-flegme.

Water of Fumetory.

It is good for the Morphew, for scab or scall, for the Dropsie, for the liver, for the Maries.

Water of Marnbine.

It is good for the Gout, for the Lungs, Brest, and for the Collick.

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Water of Balme.

It is good for the liver, for the Spleen, for the Marrow of the back; and also it cleanseth and dryeth away the Mo∣ther.

Water of Plantane.

It is good for the Flux, and for the hot Dropsie.

Water of Violets.

It is good for a man within, and for the reins of the back, and for the liver.

Water of Wood-binds.

It is good for all manner of heats, and also scaldings in the mouth, which break out of the stomack, and for a Canker.