De morbis puerorum, or, a treatise of the diseases of children;: with their causes, signs, prognosticks, and cures, for the benefit of such as do not understand the Latine tongue, and very useful for all such as are house-keepers, and have children. With the contents of the several chapters, as also an alphabetical table of all the diseases mentioned herein. By Robert Pemell practitioner in physick, at Cranebrooke in Kent. May the 29. 1653.

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De morbis puerorum, or, a treatise of the diseases of children;: with their causes, signs, prognosticks, and cures, for the benefit of such as do not understand the Latine tongue, and very useful for all such as are house-keepers, and have children. With the contents of the several chapters, as also an alphabetical table of all the diseases mentioned herein. By Robert Pemell practitioner in physick, at Cranebrooke in Kent. May the 29. 1653.
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Pemell, Robert.
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1653.
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The cure.

Let the Navel be anointed with oyl of Roses, or with ointment of Roses mixed with Populeon ointment.

Or,

Take of Mallowes boyled and bruised one ounce; Barly meal half an ounce, Lupines and Fenegreek in powder of each two drach. with a little oyl of Roses make a Pultis and apply it.

Or,

Take Spikenard half an ounce, being in powder, Turpentine 3. ounces, with oyl of sweet Almonds one ounce, make an oyntment and use it.

If it come to suppuration or matter, Take of Turpentine half an ounce, the yolk of one Egg, oyl of Roses two ounces; mix them together and use it morning and evening.

Or,

Apply a Plaister of the oyntment called Diapompholigos, or of the same oyntment, and the ointment called Desicativum Rubrum mixed together.

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