The pearle of practise, or Practisers pearle, for phisicke and chirurgerie. Found out by I. H. (a spagericke or distiller) amongst the learned obseruations and prooued practises of many expert men in both faculties. Since his death it is garnished and brought into some methode by a welwiller of his.

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Title: The pearle of practise, or Practisers pearle, for phisicke and chirurgerie. Found out by I. H. (a spagericke or distiller) amongst the learned obseruations and prooued practises of many expert men in both faculties. Since his death it is garnished and brought into some methode by a welwiller of his.
Author: Hester, John, d. 1593.
Publication: At London :: Printed by Richard Field, dwelling in the Black-friers,; 1594.
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Subject terms: Medicine -- Early works to 1800.; Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions -- Early works to 1800.
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CHAP. XIX. Of the resine or gumme, called Tacca Mahacca, and the vse thereof.

TAke thereof as much as you will, distill it in a retort of glasse, & from it there will come both oyle and wa∣ter. Of which I haue seene diuers medecines made, against sundrie diseases. Annoint the bellie, with this oyle cold, when you go to bed:* 1.1 and it helpeth against the cruditie of the Matrix.

If the genitall part of the man be annointed therewith before the act of generatiō,* 1.2 the woman shall be the more fit for conception: for by this meanes some kinde of sterilitie is taken away.

* 1.3It helpeth and easeth payne in the head, proceeding of a a cold stomacke.

* 1.4It helpeth digestion, and resolueth payne, throughout the body, in what part soeuer, they shall come: specially, when they haue their beginning of cold.

* 1.5The water hereof, dissolueth wind in the stomacke, hel∣peth digestion, prouoketh vrine, mitigateth all feuers that come of cold.

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* 1.1

Cruditie of the Matrix.

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* 1.2

Helpe concep∣tion.

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* 1.3

Payne in the head.

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* 1.4

Helpe dige∣stion.

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* 1.5

Wind in the stomacke.

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