An alphabetical book of physicall secrets for all those diseases that are most predominant and dangerous (curable by art) in the body of man. Collected for the benefit, most especially of house-holders in the country, who are either farre remote, or else not able to entertaine a learned physician: as likewise for the help of such ladies and gentlewomen, who of charity labour to doe good. Whereunto is annexed a small treatise of the judgement of vrines. By Owen Wood.

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Title: An alphabetical book of physicall secrets for all those diseases that are most predominant and dangerous (curable by art) in the body of man. Collected for the benefit, most especially of house-holders in the country, who are either farre remote, or else not able to entertaine a learned physician: as likewise for the help of such ladies and gentlewomen, who of charity labour to doe good. Whereunto is annexed a small treatise of the judgement of vrines. By Owen Wood.
Author: Wood, Owen, fl. 1639.
Publication: Printed at London :: By Iohn Norton for Walter Edmonds and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the Crowne neer Ludgate,; 1639.
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Subject terms: Medicine -- Formuoae, receipts, prescriptions -- Early works to 1800.; Botany, Medical -- Early works to 1800.; Urine -- Early works to 1800.
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Cite this Item: "An alphabetical book of physicall secrets for all those diseases that are most predominant and dangerous (curable by art) in the body of man. Collected for the benefit, most especially of house-holders in the country, who are either farre remote, or else not able to entertaine a learned physician: as likewise for the help of such ladies and gentlewomen, who of charity labour to doe good. Whereunto is annexed a small treatise of the judgement of vrines. By Owen Wood." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A15684.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.

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Kibes, the Cure.

ROast a Turnip, cut it asunder in the middle, lay the one halfe very hot to the griefe, renew it till it be well.

Item, make Brine of water and salt, bathe the Kibe with the clearest thereof cold.

Item, melt Galbanum, Gum Dragagant, and Ox tallow together, and apply it.

Kidnies wasted, the Cure.

TAke and boyle round Plantine well in white wine, then make a Posset with the wine, then take the powder of Elder berries dried in an oven, that they touch not one another; take as much of it as will lie on a groat, and put it in a draught of the cleare warme Posset-Ale, if the Kidnies bee wasted, you may know, for the Patients urine will be thick and bloudy, drink here∣of first and last, it cures.

Kidnies ulcerated and is approved good, to mollifie and cure them.

TAke Hollyhocks, and Mallow roots ana j M. fresh Eigs i ℥, the Marrow of

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Veale bones, Butter and Ducks grease ana iij ʒ, oyle of sweet Almonds, and Camo∣mile ana j ℥ dj. Camomile and Balme flow∣ers ana j ℥, Barly and Wheat meale quod suf∣ficit, to make a plaister, compound all these together to pap, this you may doe with all Impostumes, apply it to the Kidnies on the back, use it till you be well.

Kibes or Blood-falls in the feet, to cure.

TAke Bay salt and a raw Turnip, ana in water, stamp them together that your Salt bee very small, then make it up in a 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and lay it on a pewter dish whelm∣ing on the one side, put that dish in another dish to receive the liquor that runnes from the Salt and the Turnip, and therewith a∣noynt the Kibe or Blood-fall till it be well.