Physick refin'd, or, A little stream of medicinal marrow flowing from the bones of nature wherein several signs, particular rules, and distinct symptoms whereby the most ordinary diseases may be distinctly known, and truly judged, are perspicuously delineated : and the most proper way, safe method, and simpathetical care, whereby nature may be helped, the sick eased, and languishing patients relieved (without the use of poysonous purging potions, and venomous medicaments) is succinctly demonstrated / by John Yarwood.

Sect. 39. Stone in the Reins and Bladder.

'TIS known by pains about the Loynes, there is some times sand and redish gra∣vel voyded in the Urine, which is oft bloody, thin and in small quantity; the thigh on that side where the stone is most commonly, is pained, and as it were benummed.

Stone in the bladder is known by vehement pain there after

making water, and the bigger the stone is, the greater is the pain, the Urine sometimes stops suddenly; the Patient Pisseth with most ease lying on the Back; and there is many times white Gravel sent out with the Ʋrine.

The Cure.

Both these distempers are helped by such Medicines as strongly provoke Urine, 'mongst which there are a sort of wood Lice call'd Sows, are famous, being washt in white wine, and the juice squeesed into a draught of white wine, and so drank; you may begin with the juice of three at a time, and so increase every day one till you come to 20,

and then decrease the number. You may pierce a Birch-tree in the moneth of March, and it will send forth abundance of Liquor, which being drank with Gromwell seeds, is highly Famous in this case; so is the water distilled from an herb called Arsmart, used as the for∣mer, or three spoonful of the juice drank in a glass of white Wine works the same effect, there is a fruit grows on white Thorn call'd Haws, the stones where of (being gathered full ripe) powdered and mixt with Gromwell seeds gives great ease to the Patient, being drank in white wine. See the 41 Secti∣on.