The Kitchin-physician, or, A guide for good-housewives in maintaining their families in health wherein are described the natures, causes, and symptoms of all diseases, inward and outward, incident to the bodies of men, women, and children : prescribing natural, useful and proper medicines, both in physick and chirurgery, as well for the prevention as speedy cure of the said distempers : adorned with sculptures ... / published for the common good ... by T.K., Doctor in Physick.

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The Kitchin-physician, or, A guide for good-housewives in maintaining their families in health wherein are described the natures, causes, and symptoms of all diseases, inward and outward, incident to the bodies of men, women, and children : prescribing natural, useful and proper medicines, both in physick and chirurgery, as well for the prevention as speedy cure of the said distempers : adorned with sculptures ... / published for the common good ... by T.K., Doctor in Physick.
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T. K., Doctor in physick.
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London :: Printed for Samuel Lee ...,
1680.
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Medicine, Popular -- Early works to 1800.
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"The Kitchin-physician, or, A guide for good-housewives in maintaining their families in health wherein are described the natures, causes, and symptoms of all diseases, inward and outward, incident to the bodies of men, women, and children : prescribing natural, useful and proper medicines, both in physick and chirurgery, as well for the prevention as speedy cure of the said distempers : adorned with sculptures ... / published for the common good ... by T.K., Doctor in Physick." In the digital collection Early English Books Online Collections. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A47169.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 13, 2024.

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How to make Ashes of the Pisle of an Ox.

Their Ashes are made in this manner; They cut the Pisle in pieces, laying it up∣n an even hearth, covered with a new ot, and round about the same fiery burn∣••••g coals, or hot ashes, renewing the same many times, till it is turned into ashes;

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for which, almost a whole day is required▪ but if this pain continues, let him use Decoction of Roses, Poppies, or on eighth part of an ounce of the powde thereof, with the water of Scabiosa, and Pimpernel, and Syrrup of Hysop; other¦wise with Syrrup of Violets: but if ther is not any hope to be cured by this, the take one of the best sweet Apples, tak out the kernels, and fill it again wit fine white Frankincense; wrap it up •••• Tow or Flax, and let it roast slowl in the ashes, and give him this to ea•••• who is troubled with the pain in the sid

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