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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Feaver which commeth of Blood, the Cure.

FIrst open the Basilica veine, then the Median on the same side or Arme, if you let not blood, provoke the Nose to bleed: Then take Endive, Succory, Mayden-haire, Rosemary, flowers of Politriticum ana iij ʒ, Barley di. lb, of all the cold seeds ana ij ʒ Violets, the flower of Buglosse, Borage and Gillyflowers ana iij ʒ, make your Decocti∣on of iij lb, boyle it till it come to one: Dissolve therein Cassia extract j ʒ, oyle of water Lillies iij ʒ, make your Glyster: Then make a Ptisan of Barly viij ʒ, Lyco∣rice bruised ij ʒ, Borage, Bugloss, and the cold seeds, boyle and straine it, and adde ij ʒ of Vinegar, and drink it.

To purge ℞ Barley water di. lb, dissolve therein Cassia Fistula, Manna and Tama∣rinds ana di. ℥, Vinegar ij ℥, Sugar and Pe∣nedes qd sufficit; give this in the morning, and keepe a good Dyet.