Culpeper's school of physick, or, The experimental practice of the whole art wherein are contained all inward diseases from the head to the foot, with their proper and effectuall cures, such diet set down as ought to be observed in sickness or in health : with other safe wayes for preserving of life ... / by Nich. Culpeper ... ; the narrative of the authors life is prefixed, with his nativity calculated, together with the testimony of his late wife, Mrs Alice Culpeper, and others.

Of the Hemorhoids or Piles.

HEmorhoids are veins of the Fundamen•• stretching beyond measure, or swoln most excessively; sometimes they appear abou•• the Fundament, and then they are called out¦ward Hemorhoides; sometimes they swell in¦ward, and then their swelling is not so great and therefore the Veins do not appear outward¦ly, these are called the inward Hemorhoides when they run too much, then they void Melan¦cholly and thick blood, but after it good an•• red blood is perceived to issue; after the blood i•• of a Citron or pale colour, the strength of th•• body failing, the weakness of the Legs, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 heavy pain of the Hips concuring, the Blood i•• oftentimes this way evacuated, because abun¦dance of dreggy blood which is this way genera¦ted by evil digestion, would else rot and putrifi•• in the body; wherefore nature hath provide•• that the Liver, Spleen, and other parts adjoyn¦ing, through the former branches should sen•• all their corrupt blood through the Fundament Hemrhoids coming on such as are mad or mo∣lested with black Choller, or the effects of th•• Kidneys, are good; yet if they bleed too muc•• there is great danger, for they threaten a Drop∣sie; if they flow naturally, neither an inflamati¦on of the Lungs, Sides, or else eating Ulcer o•• Leprosie, Melancholly or a Quartane Ague wi•• soon follow. The air the Patient lives in must b•• dry, his meat such as breeds very few Excre∣ments, his drink Wine, some what binding,