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THe Stomack not performing its office rightly in Chylification, either by its own weakness or otherwise impedited, layes the foundation of many diseases, and therefore is primely to be fortyfied and assist∣ed when any dificiency appears: for, error in the first concoction is not amended in the fol∣lowing digestions of other parts from whence various preternatural affects disseminated in
divers parts of the body owning their rise and spring from this fountain.
The symptoms of an ill affected stomack are, fulness, heaviness or opression, loss of ap∣petite, slow digestion or depraved, nauseous∣ness or vomitting, hicket or belching, thirst, heat, or burning. For which the following Medicines are appointed.
The Stomack Pills cleanseth the first region of the body downwards, from abounding Choller and Phlegm, evacuates and unloads an opressed stomack, from humors and indigested matter that corrupts good nutriment, dulls the appetite and hinders digestion; by their abster∣sive faculty, removes viscous Phlegm impacted in the tunicles of the stomack, a receptacle for inflation and wind. Prevents, diarrhaeas, li∣enterial and dysenterial Fluxes, gripings and pains in the stomack and bowels, from sharp biting Choller or flatulent crudity by taking away their causes. And leaving a greateful a∣striction upon the stomack which promotes concoction. Destroyes Worms, and prevents, their breeding by carrying away putrid mat∣ter whereof they are generated.
Takes away bitter eructations and nauseous belchings, vellications and gripes in the sto∣mack from bilious acrid humors; makes the stomack clean and fit for the reception of
wholsome food, and then you may expect good nutriment.
Take them after your first sleep, or eare∣ly in the morning: when you are up, Drink some warme Posset, eat at noon. You may go abroad if the weather be warm, and the condition of your body will safely permit; But otherwise keep house.
You may take them three or four dayes to∣gether, they work gently.
The Dose for Men and Women is five or six Pills; For the age fourteen, 4 Pills.
The Digestive Elixir, By its incisive and attenuating quality is very auxiliary to the stomacks ferment deficient and decayed, or obtunded and overlayed with crudityes, cor∣rects the imbecillity and indisposition of the superior orifice of the stomack, and causeth the stomack to close with more delight and satisfaction upon its object. Prevents nause∣ousness, flarulent belchings, nidorous and un∣savory risings in the stomack from indigestion and putrid fermentation. Kills Worms in the stomack and Guts; And amends a strong offensive breath. By its saline quality, excites and quickens a dull appetite and procures good digestion. By its Balsamic amaritude, is heal∣ing and grateful to a watrish, crude raw sto∣mack.
By its aromatic vertue, cherisheth and re∣fresheth a weak tender stomack.
But if the stomack be very foul, stuffed and clogged with gross Phlegmatick humors, then first clense downward with the stomack Pills, or upwards by vomit, if hot Cholerick adust humors fluctuate, heate and broyl up∣on the stomack: afterward strengthen with the use of this Elixir, and you will finde a great alteration both for appetite and digesti∣on, the stomack much alleviated, disburthen∣ed, and cheerful in the performance of its office.
Drop it in a little fine powdred Sugar, and take it upon a knives point, in the morning fast∣ing; you may drink after it Wine, Beer, or o∣ther good Liquor most agreeable to your sto∣mack: eat an hour after and go abroad: you may take it likewise at four of Clock in the afternoon.
The Dose for men and Women is sixteen drops: for the age fourteen ten drops; for eight years old six drops: and so proporti∣onably to younger.
Continue the use of it a fortnight together. Shake the bottle when you use it,