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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TAke Iuniper thinne shaved, and the ber∣ries bruised, Ash Bark, Sassafras roots, Wall wort roots, Caper roots, Camock roots, Marsh Mallow roots ana i M. Parsly roots, Eringo roots, Fennel roots all bruised ana ij ℥, Parsly and Fennell seeds bruised ana ij ℥, put all these in a Pipkin close covered, put upon them as much scalding water as will cover them, then put it up, and paste it close, so let it stand in hot Embers and not boyle xxiiij houres, then put all these in a Ferkin of new Ale of seaven gallons, so let it work together till the Ale be stale, drink no other drink during the cure, drink this at all times.