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 IV. Of Medicines proper to every part, or of corroba∣rating Medicines.

BUt whereas occult qualities are often adjoyned to the primary qualities, * 1.1 the same things altering are not con∣venient allwayes, nor accommodated to all parts, but those things are to be chosen which have regard to every or any part in respect of the whole substance, and by reason of some occult proprieties have some singular Sympathy therewith, which Medicines therefore are called Appropriated or Cor∣roborating Medicines, for so occult qualities concur with manifest, and conspire in acting, or performing toge∣ther.

Cephalicks Heating and drying: Bettony, Marjerom, * 1.2 Sage, Hyssop, Bawme, Rosemary, Bay-leaves, Bay-berries, Savory, Rue, Calamint, wild Time, Spike, Lavender, Ori∣ganum, Herba Paralysis, I take it to be true love or one berry 〈2 pages missing〉〈2 pages missing〉

Flax, Asarabecca, Liver-wort, Squinanth, Spikes Maudelin, Fennell, Parsley, Smallage, Sparagus, bitter Almonds, Ele∣campane, the flower of Bettony, Raysins of the Sun, Pistack∣nuts, the hot Seeds, Sweet-Garden-Flagg, &c. Wood of Cas∣sia, Cinnamon, and the rest of the Aromaticks.

Things cooling the Liver, * 1.3 Endive, Cichory, Garden En∣dive, Lyons Tooth, and those which belong to these, Pur∣slan, Lettice, Roses, Violets, Water-lillies, Sorrel, Straw-berries, the greater cold Seeds, namely of Mellons, Gourds, Cucumbers, and Citrons, and the lesser namely of Lettice, Endive, Garden Endive, Purslan, Barley, Santalls, Camphire, Pomegranates, Currants, Barberies, Strawberries, Melons, Cherries, Sorrell, whey of Goates Milke.

Things heating the Spleen, * 1.4 Ceterach, Spleen-wort, Epi∣thimum, Wormewood, Fumetory, Hops, Rue, Calamint, Parsley, Speedwell, or Fluellin, wild Germander, Ground-pine, Bawme, Garden or Water-cresses, Scurvy-grasse, Hore-hound, Broome, Elder, Asarabbecca, the Rootes of Polipo∣dy, Elecampane, Ferne, Fennel, Smallage, Vine-roots, Ta∣mariske, Capers, Birth-wort, Madder, Bitter-almonds, Squils, Sweet-garden-flag, Ammoniack, Bdellium.

Things cooling the Milt, * 1.5 Mallowes, Endive, Cichory, Purslan, and for the most part the rest of the cooling He∣paticks.

Things heating the Reines, * 1.6 and Bladder, Venus haire, Rue, Saxifrage, Betony, Lovage, Fennell, Rocket, Mug∣wort, Calamints, Eringo, Sparagus, Buttchers Broome, Bur∣net, Liquorish, Parsley, Smallage, Nettles, Carrots, Drop∣wort, red Madder, red Parsnips, Grumwell, Iuniper-ber∣ries, flowers of Camomill. Cardomoms, Turpentine Chervill, Almonds, Pistack Nuts, the Kernels of Peaches, Cherries, Rootes of Capers.

Things cooling the Kidnies, * 1.7 Mallowes, Lettice, Pur∣slan, Pellitory, Barley, the foure great cold Seeds, Poppy, Lettice, Fleawort, Quinces, Pepons, Stone-ber∣ries, Violets, Flowers of Water-lillies, Camphire, Santalls, Sorrell, Iuice of Lymons, Melons, Currants.

Things Heating the Womb, * 1.8 Mug-wort, Mother-wort, Bet∣tony, Dittany and Origanum, Penny-royall, alamints, Marjerom, Sage, Time, Bawme, Summer or Winter Savory, Rue, Rosemary, Bay-leaves, Flowers of Camomil, Cum∣minseed, Anni-seed, Fennel-seed, Carrot seed, Parsley, Smallage, Roots of Birthwort, Red Madder, of Eringo, Fen∣nel,

Parsley, Sparagus Burnet, Angelica, Valerian, Master-wort, the meate and liquor of the Indian Nut, Bay-beerries, Iuniper-Berries, Cloves, Nutmegs, Mace, Sweet garden flag, Cinamon, Worm-seed, Saffron, Galingale, Mirrh, Castor.

Things cooling the Wombe, Water-lillies, Violets, Roses, * 1.9 Quinces, and the Sirrup thereof, Purslane, Lettice, Garden-Endine.

Hot simples belonging to the joynts, the Gout, and disea∣ses of the sinews, Marjerom, one Berry Herbe, Lovage, Bet∣tony, Groundpine, Rosemary, Sage, Bay-leaves, Lavender, Staechados, Mugwort, and most of the chephalicks, Castor, earth Wormes.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Medicines proper to every part.
• * 1.2

  For the head heat∣ing and drying.
• * 1.3

  Cooling it.
• * 1.4

  Heating the Spleen.
• * 1.5

  Cooling the Spleen.
• * 1.6

  Heating. the Reins. and Blad∣der.
• * 1.7

  Cooling the Reines.
• * 1.8

  Heating the Womb.
• * 1.9

  Cooling the Womb.