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.

Looseness Dienteria.

Concerning the first, (because such fluxes happen seldome, but by a strange accident, or to those who dye because of extreme Age, and because the same is dan∣gerous) they who are not able to pay the Physician, may make use of the follow∣ing Remedy.

Let the sick take Surrup of Wormwood, with honey of Roses: or, with the water of Betony, Fenickle, and Wormwood, four or five mornings, of each a spoonful.

The patient shall excite vomiting, (in case he be not inclined thereto) by some means, (which are useful thereto.)

Next, he shall strengthen the stomach

with with Oyl of Nard, Spicknard, Mint, and Wormwood.

Or, with a stomach-plaister of Galenus, spread upon leather, and laid to the belly.

Or, you may put to the stomach a lit∣tle bag filled with Wormwood, Mint, and dry Marjoram.

In the morning let him take a little piece of the small Cakes which are made of Aromatick powder, (which you may have at the Apothecaries) called Aromaticum Rosatum.

Also a little of a well-sugared Lemon-Pill; and before he eateth, let him take some Marmelade.