The skilful physician containing directions for the preservation of a healthful condition, and approved remedies for all diseases and infirmities (outward or inward) incident to the body of man ... whereunto is added experimented instructions for the compounding of perfumes, also for the chusing and ordering of all kinds of wines, both in preserving the sound, and rectifying those that are prick'd : never before imparted to publick view.

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The skilful physician containing directions for the preservation of a healthful condition, and approved remedies for all diseases and infirmities (outward or inward) incident to the body of man ... whereunto is added experimented instructions for the compounding of perfumes, also for the chusing and ordering of all kinds of wines, both in preserving the sound, and rectifying those that are prick'd : never before imparted to publick view.
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Bahia (Brazil : State). Secretaria das Minas e Energia. Diretoria de Distribuição.
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London :: Printed by Tho. Maxey for Nath. Ekins ...,
1656.
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Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
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"The skilful physician containing directions for the preservation of a healthful condition, and approved remedies for all diseases and infirmities (outward or inward) incident to the body of man ... whereunto is added experimented instructions for the compounding of perfumes, also for the chusing and ordering of all kinds of wines, both in preserving the sound, and rectifying those that are prick'd : never before imparted to publick view." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A35865.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 1, 2024.

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For all Griefs of the Liver.

Take the leaves, flowers and roots of Betony in Drink, Conserve, Electuary, Sirrup, or Potion, or Powder, is singu∣lar good for all Diseases of the stomack, Liver, Melt, Kidnies, Bladder, the Obstru∣ction of the Matrix, the consumption of the Lungs, Coughs, Dropsies, conti∣nual Feavers, boile the leaves and flowers in Honey water, to have present Remedy.

Also seeth the Herbs and Flowers of Camomile in Wine, and drink it to help stopping of the Liver and Melt, to purge Choler, to expel Terms, to help the tor∣ments of the small guts, for Griefes

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of the Kidnyes or Bladder, for difficulty of Breathing, Sighing, Wheezing, to warm a cold stomack, and to drive away any inward grief.

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