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. / By Robert Pemel, practitioner in physick, at Cranebrooke in Kent. Licensed and enterd according to order.

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Title: 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. / By Robert Pemel, practitioner in physick, at Cranebrooke in Kent. Licensed and enterd according to order.
Author: Pemell, Robert.
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CHAP. 91. De Caryophyllis, of Cloves.

The Names.

THey are called in Latine Caryophylli, and Garyophylli, in English, Cloves.

The Temperament.

They are hot and dry in the second or third degree.

The Duration.

They will keepe good many yeares.

The inward use.

Cloves comfort the Head, Heart, Stomach and Liver; help the Memory, the eye sight, and concoction, and strengthen nature: they break winde, provoke urine, and if halfe a dram thereof be taken in milke, they stir up Venery or bodily Lust. They are good against fainting, sounding, as also against the Plague, and any infectious Disease; against all Fluxes of the belly, proceeding of cold humours, strengthen the retentive faculty, and make the breath sweet, they stay also vomiting. They are much used in the Kitchin, both for sauces, and sticking of meate. The chymicall Oyle of Cloves is good in a Quartaine Ague, in long weaknesse and debility of the Stomach, (for it doth take away crudity and expell winde) in Fluxes of the belly, and very usefull for the aforesaid Diseases, if two or three drops be given in beere or wine.

The manner of Administring it.

It is given in powder, and in Electuary.

The outward use.

Cloves in powder being put into the Eyes, taketh away the web

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therein, and cleareth the sight, so doth the chymicall Oyle, and also cleanseth filthy Ulcers, especially such as are moist, being put therein. A few drops thereof put into a hollow Tooth that aketh with a little Lint, doth ease the paine thereof. They are used in sweet powders and sweet waters, &c.

The hurtfull quality.

They are hurtfull for young people and cholerick complexions: they are profitable for old persons, and phlegmatick, and such as are rheumetick, and that in the winter season.

The Dose.

The Dose in powder is from a scruple to two scruples.

Of such Medicines as are made thereof.

Oyle of Cloves. Extract. Salt. Aromaticum Caryophyllatum.