Let him drink morning and evening for two or three dayes this Decoction. Take Comfrey roots two ounces, Marsh mallows roots one ounce, Purslane, if it be to be had green, Plantane, Shepheards-purse, Solomons-seal, each one handful; red Roses one pugil, Seeds of Purslane, Plantane, Sorrel, Endive, Coriander, white Poppies, each one dram; Myrle-berries three drams, Jujubies, and Sebestens, each six pairs. Boyl them in Rain-water, or Cistern-water, when it is strained, add to one pint and an half thereof, as much Su∣gar, Penidyes, or Honey of Roses as will make an Apozem.
Other things are good in a Decoction, as Roots of A∣vens, Brambles, Oak barks, or Acron-cupps, Sumach, Horstayl, Comfrey, Willow-herb, Vervain, Flowers of Teazles, Cheese-wort, Osiers, Reeds, Pomegranates, Haresoot, Leek, and Rose seeds, the Berries of bloody Rod.
They mix with these Plants for Wound-drinks, to heal the Veins, as Winter-green, Mousear, Sanicle, Golden Rod, wild Tansey, Yarrow, Agrimony, Nosebleed.
You may add for the Breast, Liquorish, ••oltsfoot, Me∣lon seeds, and Herbs that thicken the blood, as Violets, Endive, Bugloss, Water-lillies.
Some commend the Decoction of Iron, and Harts horn, in plantane-water, or the Decoction of the pouder of Blood-stone.
You may make a Syrup of the former Decoction to keep it longer, with more Sugar, and give it by ounces.
Or a Syrup of the other plants, as of purslane, which is best; it is made of three parts of the Juyce of Purslane, with two parts of Sugar boyled to a consistance. In the want of which, you may use the Syrup of Purslane by Mesue, of it, with Juyce of Endive, Vinegar, and Sugar. Juyce of plantane in a Syrup is also good.
The usual Syrups are Astringents, as that of dryed Roses, Myrtles; and Thickners, as of Jujubes, Violets.
You may give also the Juyces of the plants aforesaid, a∣lone, as of plantane, purslane, or with others, and with Honey, or Sugar.
Some give Juyce of Sage, and Mints, with Sugar or Honey.
The distilled Waters are good in three ounces or more at a time, especially of purslane, plantane, Solomons-seal, Shepheards-purse, Comfrey, with other Astringents, as Horstayl, privet, Myrtles, Oak leaves, Roses. Some com∣mend Water of Sowbread; others that of Mints and su∣gar.
A Compound Water is thus made. Take red Snails out of the shells one pound, Comfrey roots half a pound, Plantane, Purslane, each one handful; red Roses one pugil, Myrtle-ber∣ries half a pugil, Juyce of Quinces, Bar-berries, or Cornel-ber∣ries four ounces, Spikenard half a dram: distil a water.
There are pouders of divers things to be given with Su∣gar, because they are unpleansant, as this. Take Comfrey∣roots one dram and an half, Seeds of Purslane, Plantane, white Poppy, St. Johns-wort, each one dram; red Roses half a dram, Pomegranate flowers one scruple, Starch, Amber, each one dram; Gum Arabick and Traganth, each one scruple; burnt Harts horn half a dram, Bole, or sealed Earth, red Coral pou∣dered, each two scruples; Dragons blood one scruple, Sugar of Roses, or Penidyes as much as all the rest, make a pouder, give a dram, or a dram and an half at a time.
The Pouders of the Troches of Amber, or sealed Earth without Opium, or of burnt Ivory, are also good.
To which you may add Grape seeds, Bar-berries, Myr∣tles: Also Frankincense, Mastick, Ashes of Egg-shells, Cuttle-bone.
Old Conserves of Roses also, often taken, and that of Comfrey roots, and Sugar, or Honey, or of the strongest Herbs mentioned.
Also candied Comfrey roots.
And this Electuary. Take Conserve of Roses, Violets and Comfrey, each one ounce and an half; of Quinces one ounce, of the Pouders mentioned, two drams, Acacia one dram: mix them with Syrup of Myrtles.
Another when there is fear of congealed Blood. Take of the Looch of Furslane, Pouder of Comfrey roots half a dram, Amber one scruple, the Runnet of an Hare half a scruple, with Syrup of dryed Roses: mix them, let him take it often. Some add Mummy, when the blood is clotted.
Or this Lohoch. Take a White of an Egg well beaten, and add as much Mucilage of Fleabane, made with Purslane∣water, and the Infusion of Gum Traganth in Rose-water, with Penidyes, and a little Starch.
The Lohoch of purslane is the best against blood-spittlng, made of Juyce of purslane, Gum Arabick, Dragons blood, Troches of Lemnos, Earth, Amber, burnt Hares hair, and Sugar.
Another of Traganth, and Arabick infused in Rose-wa∣ter, and old Conserve of Roses, Syrup of dryed Roses, Lemnos, Earth, and Bole.
You may make Lozenges of the aforesaid pouders, to be held in the Mouth, with Gum Traganth infused in Rose∣water, or with Sugar dissolved in proper Water.
Sugar of Roses, and Diatragacanth frigid, are good to be held under the tongue.
Potions are thus made, or Juleps. Take the Syrup of Purslane, and Plantane, each one ounce and an half; Water of Solomons-seal, Shepheards-purse, and Roses, each two oun∣ces; sweeten it with Sanders or Spike. Let it be given at thrice.
Of other Waters and Syrups you may make the like.
Or: Take one dram and an half of the Pouder mentioned, and give it with Water, or Milk, or Water and Honey, or with some Syrup, and then you may give half a dram without Sugar.
Or this: Take ••yrup of Purslane, or Plantane one ounce, of Myrtles, and red Roses dryed, and Wine of sharp Pomegra∣nates, each half an ounce; Bole, or sealed Earth, Coral, each half a dram; Bloodstone and Amber, each one scruple; or of the Pouders, or the Troches mentioned, one dram, give it with Water of Shepheards-purse, or of Solomons-seal.
We make these stronger with Narcoticks, which do not only astringe, but stupesie the sense, and keep the motion of Nature from bleeding, and asswage the Cough, they are thus made.
An excellent pouder. Take Sugar boyled with Rose-wa∣ter, or Violet water till it be thick, one ounce, Pouder of Hen∣bane seeds one dram, give one dram at a time, alone, or with convenient Liquor, you may add Pouder of red Coral, Bole, or other fat Earth, each half a dram, Gum Arabick one scruple, Penidyes two drams, then give one dram and an half, if the Flux be violent, or add the pouders that begins thus. Take Comfrey roots &c. and Henbane seeds two drams.
They may be made into Lozenges, with Gum Traganth infused in purslane-water.
Or give this Opiate. Take Conserve of Roses, or Violets one ounce and an half, white Henbane seed poudered, one dram and an half, Syrap of Poppies, or Diacodium one ounce: The Dose is a dram at a time.
Philonium persicum, and Diacoralium of Galen, the Troches of Winter-cherries with Opium; which have be∣sides the binders, and the Opium, Henbane seeds. Also the troches of Amber, with Opium. All these are given a a dram in weight with convenient Liquor.
Athanasia Nicolai is commended, Treacle and Mithri∣date are not so good here.
Seven grains of Cynogloss pils which have Opium, and Henbane seeds, are good to stop Blood and Fluxes.
The Syrup of poppy, or Diacodium, with Syrups, Juy∣ces, and other convenient Waters, is good also.
Outward Applications can do little to stop Veins in the Lungs, because they grow not to the breast, and strong a∣stringents laid to the breast, do keep in the blood; there∣fore use only a little Oyl of Myrtles, Mastick, or Quinces which do but little good or hurt. And if the Vein be ope∣ned in the breast, apply stronger things where the pain is, for then there is no spiting of blood, as I shewed.
You may here if the bleeding be great, apply things to the Liver, Stones, and other parts, as in other Fluxes. As the Amulets for bleeding at the Nose.