The practice of physick in seventeen several books wherein is plainly set forth the nature, cause, differences, and several sorts of signs : together with the cure of all diseases in the body of man / by Nicholas Culpeper ... Abdiah Cole ... and William Rowland ; being chiefly a translation of the works of that learned and renowned doctor, Lazarus Riverius ...

Chap. 5. Of Coryza, or Pose.

COryza, called in Latin, Gravedo, is a Catarrh falling from the Brain into the Nose; which Defluxion is of a crude Humor contained in the fore Ventricles of the Brain, and comes for the most or an External Cause, as from the heat of the Sun, drinking of much Wine, hot Baths, and the like, which do melt and dissolve the thick flegm gathered in the Brain: It comes also of External Causes which Cool the Brain, for then it is squeezed like a spunge, and so it sends down the Humor into the inferior parts: as also by over-cooling the Brain there is an encrease of flegm, for through

want of heat the Excrements are not concocted; therefore are they sent forth through the open pas∣sages by the Expulsive Faculty.

This Disease appears of its self, for the Humor is sent in abundance out of the Nose.

Among al kinds of Catarrhs that which is through the Nose is most safe and gentle, easily Cured if it be New, and come of an External Cause; but that which is Old, and comes from a stubborn Di∣stemper of the Brain, is difficult.

As also, when it proceeds of a hot Distemper of the Liver, which somtimes causeth sharp and hot Catarrhs; by which the Nose is often Ulcerated and ill affected otherwaies.

The Cure of this Disease is by Curing the Catarrh; for it requires the same Evacuations, Revulsi∣ons, and Derivations; except that here you must not use Errhins, lest they should draw the Humors to the part affected; but Gargarisms and Masticatories after Universals are very good.

And besides these, Authors do commend those things which properly belong to the stopping of a Cataarh; as the vapor of boyled Marjoram; or of Marjoram water taken into the Nose. The fume of Vinegar sprinkled upon a red hot Iron is good for the same; and the better if red Roses have formerly been infused therein: If the Defluxion be very Cold, dry Fumigations of Nigella, Frankinsence, and the like, thrown upon Embers are very good; for by these the cold Distemper of the Brain is a∣mended, and the superfluous moisture consumed.