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HEPATIS OBSTRƲCTIO, or obstru∣ction of the liver. * 1.1
It is caused of vapours grosse, and windiness, hard to digest; sometimes of viscous humours in the ends of the veines, springing from the flat part of the liver.
1. * 1.2 If grosse and vaporous windinesse want∣ing free passage, doth ingender obstruction,
there ariseth heavinesse and griefe about the right side, and a feeling of distention, and stretching out.
2. If through viscous humours, there is hea∣vinesse, pain, easie, and sometimes vehement with a fever, and sometime without, especially when the patient useth vehement moving after meat, when the body is stopped, there is prick∣ing and extension.
Give hot meates, * 1.3 having virtue to take away obstruction, as be leeks with oximel, sperage, fennel, parsley, capers, these in pottage, wine thin and old, * 1.4 is good; also these symples, wolves liver, fumitory, Agrimony, cammomel, galin∣gall, Dragons root, Asaron, Anise, Apium, wormwood, Cassia, Ireos, liqueris, Raphonti∣cum, Rhub. arb. Lupines, Pistatium, bitter Al∣monds, Spicknard, Stoecades, Gentian, root of Plantin, the seed and leaves dried, juyce of Anagallis, the female succorie; Alkekendgi, En∣dive, and Bruscus, especially the decoction of these: * 1.5 also Curcuma is good. If the disease be inveterate, use purging with Rhubarb: pills and bleeding, * 1.6 is good; when the hollow part of the liver is vexed, purge by the belly: If the em∣bossed part of the liver be vexed, purge by urine; but this Electuary following is good.
℞. * 1.7 Rad. Ireos, Camoepiteos, sem. anisi, Apium, ana ʒ.ij. Asaron ʒ.ij.ss. Cinnamomi, zingi∣beris, cammomeli. Carawayseeds, of either one dram; Stoecades, gentian, and horehound, of either two drams; with oximel, Scilliticium, make an Electuary, it purgeth vehemently by urine, or
℞. Conservae fol. absinthii, capill. ven. & flor. * 1.8 tamarisci, an. ℥. j, conser. rad. enulae camp. & cortic. citri conditi, an. ℥.ss. myrabolan. condit. n. j. nucis moschat. condit. ʒ.iij. con∣fect. alkerm. ʒ.ij. pulver. elect. diarrhod. ab∣batis ʒ.j. salis absinthii. Et tamarisci ana ℈.ij. croci ℈.j. ambrae griseae ℈.ss. cum syr∣rupo conditurae citri, fiat opiata. River. lib. 6. cap. 3. Lastly, steel is an excellent opener.
Causa.
Signa.
Curatio. Victus Ratio.
Catalogus symplicium.
Curcum.
Venae sectio
Electuari••∣••on.
Opiata. Riverius.