The Cure is divers, as the Diseases that cause these Pains, which are Inflammation, Cancer, Ulcer. The cure of Condyloma shall be mentioned in Diseases of the Fun∣dament.
When the Inflammation is in∣ward and outward, * 1.1 also it must be cured as other Inflammations, with respect to the part, which is very sensible, to prevent pain.
Inflammations in the Womb only must be cured as other inward Inflammations mentioned, taking heed that it turn not to an Imposthume and Ulcer, or Hardness, or Scirrhus, or Gangraen, and corrupt the part. Outward things are best, as in the inflammations of the bottom of the womb as Baths, and Injections, and other things that come direct∣ly to the womb. Revulsion, and Derivation, and things taken inwardly are also good; and we must prevent a Scirrhus when it tends to an Imposthume, and if a Scir∣rhus be, it must be cured as scirrhous Tumors, without pain. If it gangrene, it is incurable, and must be ordered as shall be shewed in Gangraenes.
A Cancer of the Neck of the Womb, * 1.2 because at first it causeth lit∣tle pain or hinderance, or is not known, or regarded, when it grows up, proves often incurable: Nor can it well or conveni∣ently be cut in that secret part, therefore it ulcerates, and causeth death. But to prevent, you must use a palli∣ative Cure, by which the Patient may live longer: Such as are mentioned in the external Cancer. As by Revul∣sions and Derivations, by Bleeding, especially in the Ankle, and Purging, and strengthning, and by drying To∣picks, and things that digest, as was there declared.
The Carcinoma, or Cancers of the neck of the womb must be pallia∣ted also, * 1.3 with respect to the part, and the medicines must be put in with the finger, or by Pessaries, or injected, or by Fumes, as in external Cancers.
All Ulcers in the Womb are bad, by reason of the tenderness and moistness of the part, * 1.4 of that a little skin off will require a great Cure. The eating ul∣cers are worse, which if long lasting, and rooted, and large, are almost incurable, as Carcinoma, which destroy the whole womb, as I shewed: Venereal Ulcers are not cured, except the Pox be cured in general. The Cure dif∣fers, in that some are to be applied as to cancerous and venemous Ulcers: Others generally as to all Ulcers.
The end in curing of all, except Carcinoma and Pox, is to cleanse the Body when foul, for Humors will flow to the womb, and moisten it, and make the Ulcers worse, es∣pecially if they be mlaignant, and then they must be cor∣rected by sparing moderate Diet, and Bleeding, and Pur∣ging, and Sweating, which doth not only take Humors from the whole Body, but from the part affected: As we shewed in other Ulcers. And if the Ulcers bleed, the Blood must be revelled, as we shewed in the Menstrual Flux. And if in a deep Ulcer, the Matter fall into the Bladder or strait Gut, it must be cleansed as in Ulcers of the Bladder and Fundament.
These things first observed, for the Cure of the Ulcer, if it be only the skin off, or a simple Wound, or Ulcer, it must be only dryed with glutinating means, and the blood stopt with astringents, and the pain abated with Lenitives and Narcoticks, if need be. If the Ulcer be foul and deep, it must first be cleansed, then dryed and healed up, and if there be Corruption, use stronger, as followeth.
We give inwardly such as we give other internal ulcers of the bladder or reins, and such as we give in outward ul∣cers, with respect to the part: As shall be shewed.
Or this Decoction to heal old Ulcers. Take Comfrey∣roots an ounce, Plantane, Yarrow, Bayes, each a handful; Agnus Castus seeds a dram, white Wine a quart, Honey a pint: boyl and skum it, till half be confumed, give to drink often, and apply it to the parts, as I shall shew.
Dioscorides saith the Roots of Rhapontick, and small Centaury drunk, cure the Pains and Corrosions of the Womb.
Or Turpentine wash'd in Mugwort-water, or the like, as in Plantane-water, or Rose-water, for an Ulcer, or ta∣ken with Honey or Sugar: Some add Pouder of Hy∣sop.
New Milk and Sugar, or Honey drunk, doth the same.
Or a dram of Pills of Bdellium of Mesue, or a scruple e∣very other day, cures the Ulcer of the Womb, and stops the Bleeding.
Or thus: Take Bdellium three drams, Myrrh, Frankin∣cense, each a dram; Sarcocol, Storax, Amber, Chebs Myro∣balans, each half a dram; red Coral two scruples, with Syrup of Poppies, and a little Opium, (if the pain be great,) make Pills: Give a scruple every other day.
For pain, the Troches of Alkekengi, with Opium, are good.
Or this Pouder to stop Blood, and heal. Take Aca∣cia, Hypocistis, each a dram; Sanguis Draconis, Starch, Plantane, round Birthwort, each half a dram; Earth of Ar∣menia or Lemnos a dram, Mastick, or Sarcocol, each half a dram: make a Pounder, give a dram with Milk, Shep∣heards-purse, Plantane, Rose, or steeled Water.
Use warm Injections to cleanse, and dry after, and heal.
As, three ounces of Barley boyledin two pints of water or Whey, with Sugar or Honey, or of Hydromel alone, Honey and Wine, which is strongest.
Or a Decoction of Barley, Lentils, Beans, Smallage, Pellitory, Plantane, with Honey.
Against Foulness. Take Hydromel half a pint, Juyce of Smallage two ounces, Myrrh a dram.
Or use a Decoction of Orris, Birthwort, and Sowbread, Lupins, Orobus, Horehound, Wormwood, and Cen∣tanry.
To cleanse, add Lye, Urin, and Wine, or a little Al∣lum.
The Juyce of a Nettle, and Urin of a Boy, cures the Ulcers of the Womb.
Also the Gall of an Ox, Goat, Carp, with Honey, and Goats Milk.
Or Unguentum Apostolorum, or Aegyptiacum.
Or the like Cleansers used in outward Ulcers, and Dryers.
A drying healing Decoction is made of Comfrey, Snak∣weed, Plantane, Agrimony, Shepheards-purse, Horstayl, Sanicle, Mousear, Pyrola, Yarrow, Knotgrass, wild Tan∣sey, Bramble, Myrrh, Olive, Ceterach, Shrub, Sumach, Rose of Jerusalem, Wall-sage, Swallow-wort, Rock Com∣frey, Roses, three handfuls or four, Grape, Plantane, and Myrrh feeds an ounce: boyl them in steeled Water for an Injection.
Or add Galls, Cypress-nuts, Acorn-cupps, Peels and Flowers of Pomegranates an ounce, which are good to stanch Blood, or red Wine, or Syrup of red Roses, or Ho∣ney to cleanse.
You may use the Decoction mentioned for an Injecti∣on.
Or Juyce of the Plants mentioned, with Honey.
Or half an ounce of the pouder of the Plants mentio∣ned, with the Ashes of Reeds, Gourds, or Spunge, or of Eg-shells.
When we desire to dry exceedingly use Litharge, Tutty, Ceruss, Bloodstone, Calaminaris, Bole two drams, and Sanguis Draconis, Acacia, Hypocistis a dram, for once in∣jecting.