Tractatus de simplicium medicamentorum facultatibus. = A treatise of the nature and qualities of such simples as are most frequently used in medicines,: both purging, and others. Methodically handled, for the benefit of those that understand not the Latine tongue. To which is added: many compound medicines for most diseases incident to mankinde: as also two alphabeticall tables, very necessary for the reader. Together with, the explanation of all hard words or termes of art, whereby the vulgar may the better understand it.
Pemell, Robert.
The inward use.
Elaterium purgeth Flegme, Choller, but chiefly water from the Abdomen, or belly, from the braine, joynts, nerves and veines. It is profitable therefore in the Dropsie, Green-sicknesse, and joynt-Gout, in the head-ach, whether Hemicrania or Cephalaea, in the Falling-sicknesse, Gout, Shortnesse of breath, Jaundies, obstructions of the Liver and Spleen, stoppings of the Courses and Hemrods, as also in the Palsey and Quinsey.
