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.

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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.
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Yarwood, John, 17th cent.
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London :: Printed for Tho. Passinger,
1683.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A67767.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 5, 2024.

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The Cure.

Tincture of Emeralds in a his case is excellent, so is the salt and Tincture of Corals, to the quanti∣ty of ten grains (of any of them) at once taken in Malaga Wine.

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Take harts horn, burn it till 'tis white, powder it, boyl the same in common water, and let the Patient drink thereof, or take 4 or 5 handfuls of the inner bark of the young and tender branches of the Hazel-tree, (branches of one years growth) boyl them well in common water (or rather in small beer) and let the Patient take thereof for his common drink; or in its stead, if steell be often heated and extinguished in water, and that water drank, 'tis said to be helpful in this case. But bind∣ing Crocus of Iron is very power∣ful in this Distemper, and muy be taken 20 grains at a time. Dis∣solve salt of Lead in water, and therewith bathe the back, and let a drying diet be used.

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