Bubonocele, Enterocele, and Epiplocele. Or, Burstings of the Belly.

In every kind of Rupture, a principal powerful Arcanum is Balsome of Salt Gem, which is thus made; ℞. Salt Gem lb ij, put it in a crucible, and make it flow in the fire, afterward dissolve it in distill'd rain water, filter it, and coa∣gulate often.

These Operations of Liquefaction, Solution, Filtration and Coagulation, must be repeated so long, as till the Salt Gem be brought to the highest per∣fection; which is known, when a small part of it held near a candle will begin to melt; this keep in a glass well closed. Proceed in the Cure thus.

Page  126 1. If need be, replace the propending parts, wash the place affected with most sharp distill'd vinegar, or with Spirit of wine, every day twice. After the fomentations speedily annoint the place with the Arcanum of Salt Gem.

2. Inwardly exhibit for several dayes together in the mornings fasting, one spoonfull of Essence of the greater Comfrey, with two drops of Balsom of Salt of Gems. From the beginning apply some convenient Ligature, or require the Patient to rest in bed for eight dayes, lying upon his back altogether; this being done in fourteen dayes or three weeks at farthest the sick will be very well.

Note. If in Ruptures the Intestines and other propending parts, be dif∣ficultly replaced, notwithstanding the use of emollient supplings and fomen∣tations, that thou mayest more happily perfect the Cure, not neglecting the former, proceed thus:

After daily fomentations, give the Patient for three or four dayes together, the heart of a Mole dryed and reduced to powder, in water of Cinnamon. Every day one heart must be given; the Moles taken in the month of May. This performed you will see an happy effect.

Another. ℞. The tender substance of Mushrums, of Nut trees gathered in the month September, (these Mushrums if gathered in the right time will dure many years) reduce it to very fine powder; mix the powder with a like quan∣tity of May-butter unsalted, and half so much flower of Lupines, and make an Unguent. Mushrums of Nuts have the signature of the Rupture. These are found for the most part in old Nut trees.

Note. The grease of a *Hedghog, if it can be had, is most excel∣lent, (in defect of either of these, Balsome of Sulphur may conveni∣ently be used.) If need be, First replace the Intestines, then make a proper * Ligature, to the swelling side of which apply the thin skin of the Caule of a Swine, (viz.) so as the skin may only cover the rising part of the Ligature which must precisely be placed to the part affect∣ed.

The hard place covered with the aforesaid skin must be annointed all over daily with the quantity of three pease of the abovesaid Oyntment, and the Li∣gature again exactly placed.

Inwardly to perfect the Cure, give daily, or every other day in the morning ss a spoonfull of flower of Vetches with Fumitory water, and the Cure will quickly be effected. In the mean while the Patient may walk a little, and ex∣ercise his body moderately, only avoiding violent exercise.