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.

The EYES Affected, either the Coats Adnata and Cornea are affect∣ed. as,

EYES inflamed, which if it be but light, from smoke, heat of the Sun, drinking of Wine, it is called, Taraxis; if it be very great, so that the white swell above the black, it is called Ch••∣mosis; if it proceed from Plethory or Choler only, that is known by the signs; it is cured by Generals, by those that pull back, the precedent cause first being removed. The temporal Veins must be tyed. Letting blood is good in the Arm of the same side, though it come from Choler: the Choler altered must be purged. Open the Vein of the Forehead. A Setace is most effectual for a long disease. These first done, you must come to Topicals. Most often it is taken away by Generals alone, & Mer∣curial. Galen, Mercatus warn us, that we do not apply Topicals in the begin∣ing to an Inflammation of the Eys; for

many have been blinded with multi∣tude of remedies: Apply them very sparingly, yet to the Fore-head and Temples Repellers are safely applyed at the first. Milk dropped into the Eys corrupteth and groweth sharp, unlesse it be changed every hour. Alwaies add to Repellers Scowrers, as to Milk, Saf∣fron, Sarcocolla. Opiats thicken the op∣tick Spirits, let them be seldom used. Alwaies mingle such things that are proper for the Eys. Cold things are good for a sound Eye for preservation; warm things inclining to cold if you would repel, to heat if you would dis∣cusse; You must not at the same time apply a Repeller to the Eye and to the Temples. For. dropped into the Eys the white collyrium of Rhasis without opium, half an ounce dissolved, some∣times in Milk, sometimes in Rose-wa∣ter: also with opium in extream pain. In the declination, Sarcocolla alone soaked in Milk to one dram, or dissolved in water of Fennel; Ey-bright oyl made of the flowers of Succory, or Blew bot∣tles made by setting them in the Sun. An Emulsion of Poppy seed, Saffron,

Opium, of each three grains with a Ca∣taplasm. Fon. commendeth Crocus me∣tallorum. Ruland. with Ey-bright water. Hipp. commends Wine. But Zwinger in his Theater, reports that P. Ramus at Paris by too much watching fell into an Ophthalmy, who, when as J. Sylvius bad him to drink wine according to the Aphorism, the disease increased mightily, that he grew almost blind. Gallen commends a Bath after Univer∣sals. Sarcocolla is soaked in milk often, and sparingly powred on lest it grow sowre. If Chemosis be made, beat the yolk of an Egg with the flesh of a Fly, and with a clout lay it on. Gal.