The breuiarie of health vvherin doth folow, remedies, for all maner of sicknesses & diseases, the which may be in man or woman. Expressing the obscure termes of Greke, Araby, Latin, Barbary, and English, concerning phisick and chirurgerie. Compyled by Andrew Boord, Doctor of phisicke: an English-man.

¶ The 185. Chapter doth shew of the Hypocondre.

HIpocondrion is y^e Greke word. In latin it is named Hi∣pocondrium. In english it is named the Hipocunder the which doth kepe the compasse of both the sides about the bre∣stes or pappes, in y^e which places may be diuers impedimēts

The cause of this impediment.

The impediments of the Hipecunder doth come either of ventositie, or els of some euill humour there lying & being, it may come of the impediments of the splen, or the impedy∣ments of the liuer, or els of some Appostumation and some such lyke thinges.

A remedy.

If this matter do come of ventositie, vse Mellicrat conditie & the decoction of Alhas. If it do come other wayes, vse the sirupe of Eupatory. And if it do come of the splene, or of the Lyuer, looke in the Chapters named Splen and Ephar.