CHAP. V. Of curing diseases of magnitude.
WHen either the whole body, * 1.1 or any member thereof is increased contrary to nature, so that the naturall
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.
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- 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.
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- Sennert, Daniel, 1572-1637.
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- 1658.
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actions are thereby hindred, the Indication is that the mag∣nitude increased may be diminished: and indeed since the substance of the part is not sound, when tis increased in magnitude, as in wounds, and ulcers, the same medicines are to be exhibited as to those abounding in number; but if either the whole body or any part be equally increased, and it too much increaseth through the whole, you may not use Iron, or Fire, nor corrasive medicines, but there are two speciall aimes, namely, to draw away the too greate plenty of aliment from the parts, and to consume it, or take it away by Digerents, and discutients, wherefore fasting and spare dyet, are then convenient; and such use of the non-naturalls as may attenuate and discusse, and medicines of the same nature.
Tumours also have their peculiar aimes which that gene∣rall Indication satisfieth, * 1.2 which commands us to diminish that which is increased contrary to nature; of which in its owne place.
The magnitude diminished on the other side indicates its increase, but this is performed by new nourishing, * 1.3 or restoring, and by generation, by renutrition; that which is wanting is restored by good and plentifull aliment, and the part acquires a greater, and naturall bignesse, but generation is then necessary when any thing is lost of the substance of the part: for there that is restored by the re-generation of flesh which was lost, and the cavity of the ulcer filled up.
Notes
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* 1.1
Magnitude increased what it shews.
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* 1.2
Cure of Tumours.
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* 1.3
Bignesse diminished what it shewes: