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.

CHAP. XVIII. The staying of the bleeding at the nose, done hy M. R.

TAke burnt Lome, M ij, sharpe vinegar, lb ss, mixe them well, and lay it betweene a linnen cloth: and binde it to the forehead cold, and in short space it will stint.

Another for the same. I. H.

A Man of fiftie yeares of age, had a great fluxe of bloud at the nosethrill, which had continued a long time, and could finde no remedie, till he vsed this order and medicine following. First his ring finger was bound hard with a thred, then was this cataplasme following, applyed to his forehead and temples.

Take burnt lome, made in powder, M vj, strong vineger, as much as will suffice, to make it in forme of a Cataplasme, to be applyed colde, thus in few houres the bloud stinted. Neuerthelesse he tooke morning and euening, the fume of Succinum album, at the mouth and nose: which staied the fluxe: and comforted the vitall and animall spirits. His diet was cold and drying, his drinke was water, or red wine, wherein was put Crocus martis.

Another kinde of curing the same, performed by D. B.

ONe bleeding at the nose a day and a night, was thus helped. Hee made a tent of lint, and dipped it in Inke, and put it into his nosethrils, and laide a defensatiue ouer his eyes and nose, made with Sanguis draconis, bole ar∣moniacke, and a little vinegar.

Another vvay.

MAny haue beene cured, by applying vnto their cods, a linnen cloath wet in Vineger.

Another.

SOme haue had the bleeding stinted, by applying the herbe Peruinca vnto the nose.

Other waies to do the same.

CArduus benedictus brused, and put vp into the nose∣thrils,* 1.1 stinteth the bleeding at the nose. The same it performeth in a wound.

The herbe Geranium, which hath a red stalke, being put into the nosethrils or wound, doth the same: verie often prooued.

In like maner, and to the same effect, worketh Crocus martis.

Also the bloud of a man dried, worketh after the same order: both for the staying of bloud at the nose, and in a wound.

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