The CAUSE is Chollerick blood, which is bred by an hot Liver, whereby it becomes more thin and movable: or by nature, many times because of a maligne quality, it is driven into the outward parts, or is moved by exter∣nal Causes &c.
The CURE is hard, if it follow upon the baring or fracture of bones. It if turne from the external to the internal parts. It is putri∣fie, or suppurate. If it arise on the Head or Face, because the Tumor being augmented, it causes the squinzy. If in the Liver or Womb of Women with Child, because it kils the In∣fant. It respects.
- 1. The driving away of the Disease, to which end are subservient.
- 1. Blood-letting from the Liver or median Vein, in Plethorick and gross bodies.
- 2. Pur∣gation by the cooler sort of choler-purgers.
- 3. Provocation of sweat by Venice Treacle, in Elder-flower water &c.
- 4. Application of Topick or external Medicaments, which must be liquid and thin, and frequently renewed. The principal are, the Lapis Medicamentosus Crollij. Menstrual blood dissolved in Groundsel-Water and Rose-vinegar. Bal∣som of Litturige with Camphire, in Frog-spawne-Water. Decoction of red Myrrh and Olibanum, each one ounce, in Wine and vi∣negar of each four ounces. A Linnen bay ful of wheat bran, heated. The Liniment of Sebize▪ at the end of his Book de Acidis.
- 2. Preservation from this Disease. Where Blood-letting is useful twice a year. Purga∣tion by Choler-purges. Diet enclining to cooling and moistning, wearing of stockings wet in Frog-spawn-water. The use of that Preservative mentioned by Sinnartus, in his second Book of Feavers Chap. 16.
It is divided two manner of waies.
I. One is Exquisite, to which the general rules aforesaid agree.
Another is Bastard, and that either Phleg∣monodes; Oedematodes &c. Wherein the Tumor is greater.
II. One is Simple, in which the top of the Skin is colored and tainted, and dry scales are raised like bran. In this case, after general remedies, cooling Topicks are to be applied, and the discussion must be left to Nature.
Another is Ʋlcerous, in which after the pustles are broken, saines or Blood-Water and quitter come out. It quickly breaks froth, with an evident Fluxion. It has great moist pustles. Tis quickly come to solution and of its own accord: and so tis distinguished from Herpes. To this al other things correspon∣ding, cooling Topicks or external Medica∣ments may be applied, til the color of the skin be altered. See the Cure in Rulandus.
Article, II. Of Herpes, or the Shingles.
Herpes, Fermica, or the Shingles, is a Tu∣mor raised by Yellow choler pure and unmixt with other Humors, upon the surface of some part of the body, and creeping along to the neighbouring parts.
The SIGNS are, a broad Tumor, ruffing the Skin; hardness, pain, sense of burning; it makes a Circular kind of progress, the middle parts healing, while the extream parts break out a fresh.
The CAUSE is Yellow choler sincere or unmixt, and thicker than in St. Anthonies fire, proceeding from its causes
The CURE respect.
- 1. The whol Body, which must be Evacuated.
- 2. The part af∣fected, which must be gently cooled.
Di∣gestion must be used and discussion, by dryers, if heat permit.
Its divided into Simple, and Eating.
I. The Simple or Milet fashon'd Herpes, roughs the top of the Skin, and is quartered only under the Epidermis or Skarfe-skin, raising thereupon very smal pupples, which have very smal height from the skin, like the graines of milet. If the pustles are whole, cold and dry things must be used: if broke, clean∣sers. Water of quick-Lime and Sugar of Lead are very good. A Decoction of Arse-smart and Resberry leaves in water and Wine &c.
II. The Eating or devouring Herpes, the pustles being broken exulcerates the true Skin, spreading it self in depth and breadth; and is long in coming forth by little and by little, it has dry pustles, lasts long, and comes unattended by a Feaver. Thus it is disting∣uished from an Ʋlcerous St. Anthonies fire. Stronger Medicaments must be used in these sorts of shingles.