Nine books of physick and chirurgery written by that great and learned physitian, Dr Sennertus. The first five being his Institutions of the whole body of physick: the other four of fevers and agues: with their differences, signs, and cures.

CHAP. V. Of Choller.

CHoller is threefold, * 1.1 Alimentary, Natural, and Contrary to Nature; but the first is not an Excrement, but the hot∣ter and dryer part of the Masse of Blood, of a different na∣ture, from that which is in the bladder of the Gall. Excremen∣tious Choller is twofold, Natural, and Contrary to Nature.

Natural is yellow, * 1.2 and is generated by Nature; and that onely is properly called Choller: it is an Excrement of the second con∣coction, and generated in the Liver, and collected into the Bladder of the Gall; it is generated out of the hotter and dryer parts of nutriment.

Preternatural is that which is not generated in our bodies ac∣cording to the law of Nature, * 1.3 whereof for the most part we ac∣count four kinds, Vitelline, Leekeblade colour, Verdegrease co∣lour, and Woad colour, or a blewish green.

The Vitelline is so called from the yolk of an Egge; * 1.4 it is yel∣low, hotter and thicker; it is generated of yellow and burnt Choller, whence it is sometimes called rosted Choller: And there is another kind of Vitelline Choller, but not so properly so called, which is neither so hot nor so yellow, which is com∣pounded of Phlegm and yellow Choller.

Leekgreen Choller, so called, * 1.5 because it represents their green∣nesse, which is often voided with the Excrements of children by the panch, and is often generated in the stomach by corrupt nu∣triment, and sometimes also in the Veins, and about the Liver, out of the Vitelline, from the great heat of the Liver, and 'tis of a venemous nature, and it is hot and very biting, the likest to Verdegrease.

The Aeruginous which comes neer to the colour of rusty gree∣nish Brasse, is generated out of corrupt aliment, * 1.6 when the heat is more vehement in the Stomach, in the Liver and Veins from the inflamation of the Liver, and the too great heat of the Veins.

Lastly, Woad colour, * 1.7 or a blewish green Choller is more deep in sense then the Leek colour, and is caused by more adust Aeru∣ginous Choller.

Aliment hot and dry, * 1.8 affords matter fit for all the kinds of Choller, and especially sweet and fat things. A constitution hot and dry, hath regard to the Efficient cause, and those things that adde to it are youth full age, Ait that is hot and dry, watch∣ing, anger, too much exercise of the body.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The kinds of Choller.
• * 1.2

  Yellow Choller.
• * 1.3

  Preterna∣tural.
• * 1.4

  Vitelline.
• * 1.5

  Leekgreen
• * 1.6

  Aerugi∣nous.
• * 1.7

  Blewish green.
• * 1.8

  Causes of Choller.