The London practice of physick, or, The whole practical part of Physick contained in the works of Dr. Willis faithfully made English, and printed together for the publick good.

Of Affects of the Stomach which are wont to happen in the Scurvy.

SCorbutical persons are wont sometimes to be troubled with a great Oppletion and Pain of the Stomach, also with a Nauseous∣ness and Belching, and sometimes also with a frequent and violent Vomiting; which kind of distempers sometimes arise from the Chyle, there degenerated into a Mass of Corruption, but oftner from the Morbifick Matter brought thither, either by the con∣veyance of the Blood, or also of the nervous Juice, and either depos'd within the Cavity of the Stomach, or fixt in the Plexus's of the Nerves and in the Membranes: In these kinds of Cases, if a Viscous, Stinking, or otherwise Offensive Matter, be cast up by Vomit, and there be a suspicion that the cause lyes within the Cavity of the Stomach, its proper to give a gentle Vomit of Wine of Squills, or of Salt of Vitriol; Or let the offend∣ing

Humours be Purg'd off by Stool, either by Extract of Rhu∣barb, or by its infusion, with the addition of Salt or Cream of Tar∣tar: But if the Matter sticks deeply within the Membranes, or the Plexus's of the Nerves; Diaphoreticks, or things, that mo∣derate the effervescencies of the Salts do better; Let Elixir Pro∣prietatis, or Flowers of Sal Armoniack, or Spirit of Soot be fre∣quently taken with Raddish Water Compound, water of Earthworms, or some other Antiscorbutick Liquour. Mean while, once or twice a day, let Fomentations of Wormwood, Centory, Flowers of Cammomil, Roots of Gentian, and other things Boyl'd in White-wine, be applyed to the Region of the Stomach, with Wollen Cloths dip't into it warm and wrung forth: The use of Glysters is proper, and Opiats often give great help.