VERTIGO is, when all things seem to turn round. Scotoma is when over and above the sight is darkned. Why they than look down from on high, should be taken with a Vertigo, the cause is natural, for that by looking on a thing that breedeth fear, the spirits are dissipated, & from terrour the spirits
A compleat practice of physick.: Wherein is plainly described, the nature, causes, differences, and signs, of all diseases in the body of man. VVith the choicest cures for the same. / By John Smith, Doctor in Physick.
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- A compleat practice of physick.: Wherein is plainly described, the nature, causes, differences, and signs, of all diseases in the body of man. VVith the choicest cures for the same. / By John Smith, Doctor in Physick.
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- Smith, John, doctor in Physic.
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- 1656.
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are drawn in again; whence follows a contrary Motion: the common sense and imagination, are primarily hurt.
The Cause of Vertigo is the circulati∣on of the spirits animal by a thin va∣pour: Scotoma is from a thick. The an∣tecedent cause sticketh either in the Brain, and there be signs of the Brain affected: or in the Liver, Spleen, Hypochondres, and there be signs of them affected: or from some outward cause.
Prognosticks. They that in a Vertigo see a green or purple colour, encline to the Epilepsy; they that see black, to the Apoplexie; they that see red, are thought to be more subject to mad∣ness.
The Cure. Let the Patient alone in the fit, and if the cause ascend from the lower part, Revulsion must be made by frictions, the Face must be sprinkled with Wine; give Suppositories, Cly∣sters, put sweet smells to the Nostrils, hot or cold: rub the Nostrils with oyl of Amber, &c. rub the Temples with Rosemary water, the Forehead with wild Marjoram, annoint the Palate
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with Theriac. Senn. alloweth also ope∣ning a Vein, but with caution. If an Apoplex be feared, for preservation, is Carway seed soaked in Wine, and then dried, if daily half a spoonful be long chewed about bedtime, and lastly be swallowed.
When the fit is over, open a Vein, as the Head Vein. It is cured as the Head-ach by Generals, Topicals. Bears∣ear is commended, the water or extract of Scorzonera; a dryed silk-worm is strewed on the Crown. Take dung of a male Peacock for a Man, or a female for a woman, one dram; infuse it all night in white-wine, strain it through a linnen cloth, give it for a Vertigo from a new Moon till a full Moon. If it come from some other part by consent, the humour prepared must be evacua∣ted, the Vapour intercepted, revulsed, discussed; we must strengthen.