Thesaurus remediorum a treasury of choice medicines internall and externall, exactly composed according to art, peculiarly and properly fitted and appointed against the infirmities of the principall parts of mans body ... / by Julius Degravere ; whereunto is added diagnostic signs to know the temperament and constitution of each body ...

For the Genitall Parts.

THe Restringent Powder, staies a Gonorrhaea or runnig of the Reines, so called; mitigates and asswageth paine that pro∣ceeds from any sharp or hot humor in the Privities of man or woman; heales any Exulceration there, takes away any itch∣ing or troublesome heat, cooles much, and restraines effectually the debility and weakness of the spermatick vessels.

Use it thus: take a pint of Plantane water, half a pint of White wine, one paper of this powder, mix them well, by sha∣king it together in a bottle; then with a Syringe inject it into the privy part morning and night, you will finde great help and ease.

But if the Gonorrhaea be virulent, and proceed from the Pox; then it is requisite also that you take the following Pills to purge and clense your body from that Malignity and virulency wherewith the humors are tainted and vitiated. For if you stop the Gonorrhaea and do not also take away the impurity of the Disease, you retain it in the body to your prejudice.

The Antivenereall Pills, are a specific Remedy against the French Pox to clense and purifie the body from any infection and pu∣trid matter arising from thence; they purge downward, all foulness of the body, and by a peculiar propriety attract the venome of that Disease.

The full Dose is 4 pills: for tender and weak persons 3 pills is sufficient.

Take them 5 or six times every third or fourth day, accord∣ing as you finde the ability of your body, and the operation, observing the directions for purging in the 16, 17, 18, pages of this Book.

After the first Dose of Pills, if you be young and sanguine, or of a hot constitution, or so acquired by this Disease, then let a a Veine be opened in the arme, and take blood at the discretion of your Chirurgeon.

After purging you may sweat 3 or 4 times with the Sudorfiic Pills to purifie the blood, see page 43.

The Expulsive powder, is an approved help for the safe delivery of Women in labour when all other meanes have failed, gi∣ving strength both to the Woman and Childe, and speedily procureth the birth by Gods help.

Give it in a spoonfull of Cinamon water, at the due time for delivery, and no time else.

The Dose is one paper.

The Hysterical Powder, is a specific remedy against fits of the Mother, very soon abates their violence, disperseth the Va∣pours, shortens the fitt, and reduceth the Patient to her sense and reason.

Give it once or twice that day you have them, in half a pint of Spring water colde.

For prevention take it once in a fortnight or 3 weeks, in the morning fasting.

The Dose is one paper.

The Femenine Pills, clenseth and opens all obstructions of the Matrix, cures the green Sickness, effectually, and restores the complexion, prevents fits of the Mother, in those that are sub∣ject to it, and disperseth the vapours; brings the termes into

their right order according to the course of Nature, and pur∣geth women excellently.

Take them 3 or 4 times observing directions for purging in the 16 17, 18 p••ges of this book

The full Dose is 6 pills: for 15 years: 5 pills, or but 4, if she be a tender body and easy to operate.

The Womens Preservative; is an excellent Powder, very suc∣cesseful and of great use to prevent miscarrying in Women with chi••de: also very Cordiall and strengthning for weak women.

Take it once or twice in a week fasting, in a glass of Mu••ka∣dell; you may forbear taking the last moneth of your time.

The Dose is one pap••r.

Bu•• beware of Dancing, stretching, leaping, carrying of any weighty thing, riding, suddain motion, fear, or grief streight lacing, surfeiting and ill dyet which break out into Fluxes, and are very d••ngerous for woman in this condition.