The treasurie of health contayning many profitable medicines, gathered out of Hipocrates, Galen and Auicen / by one Petrus Hyspanus, and translated into English by Humfry Lloyd, who hath added thereunto the causes and signes of euery disease, with the Aphorismes of Hipocrates, and Iacobus de Partibus, redacted to a certaine order according to the members of mans bodie, and a compendious table containing the purging and confortative medicines, with the exposition of certaine names and weights in this booke contained, with an epistle of Diocles unto Kyng Antigonus..

For all corruption and diseases in the foure humors, bloud, choler, flegme, and melancholie. Cap. xx.

Hyeralogodion ruffi, hamech, de∣coctio epithimi do purge melācholi. These purge choler wonderful wel cōfectio de psillio, confectio de manna, electuarium rosarū, diacitonites, pillu∣le de turbith de coloquintida, syrupus acetolus laxatiuus, aqua fructuum, aqua casei infusio, de succis herbarum, confectio fumiterre, & de croco, with myrabolanes.

To purge choler adust, take siru∣pus minor fumitor, sirupus de epi∣thuno, acetum squilliticum, and de∣coctio capilli veneris, pillule de lapi∣de lazuli, and de armuico, pillule sto¦matice, purge both choler and me∣lancholy.

These assuage & delay the heate of choler, succharum violaceum, sirupus acetosus laxatiuus, & sirupus acetosus de succo fructuū. Grosse & thick cho∣ler is made thin and easy to digest with sirupus acetosus, de radicibus, se∣cāiabin de radicibus, trocisci de ramich.

These be good to purge flegme, hie∣ralogodion ruffi, decoctio alharif, and of myrabolans, pillule de cuphorbio, de turbith, stomach de sarcocolla, de se∣rapino, and de coloquintida.

If thou wylt breake grosse & sly∣my flegme, take syrupus maior de fumoterre.

Diacala galeni purgeth all slymy matter, so doth acetum squilliticum pillule aggregate maiores, & fetide minores, infusio hyere, & if the hu∣mors discende to the sinewes, take pillule de euphorbio, and lay to the place emplastrum de allijs.

Confectiō de dactilis purgeth raw humors wonderfull well.

The bloud is mundified and made cleare from all corruption by these cōfections, cōfectio auacardina, de∣coctio capilli veneris, aqua fruciū, decoctio fumiterre, and pillule ad fe¦bres cholericas purge the bloud.

Aqua fructuum, Aixicostum tro∣chisci

de camphora, delay the heate of the blaud.

Athanasia magna and frochisci de terra sigillara, be good for thē that spit bloud, but for bleeding at the nose take trochisci de ramich de fer∣ra sigillata and de karable, and they be also good for a bloudy flux, oleū philosophorum dissolueth bloud ga¦thered to one place.

Rob de prunis, de fructibus, tro∣chisci sandalorum, v••guentum ro∣sarum, violatum, and oleum man∣dragore, be good for all inflamati∣ons and brennings.

Hamech purgeth all diseases whi∣che come of choler or salt flegme.

These open oppilations through all the body, diacyminum, confectio de seminibus, syrupus acetosus, de succis barbarū, de fumoterre, secan∣iabin, de radicibus, trochisci de ani∣so, pillule aggregate minores, oleū amigdalarum amararum, de been,

costinū, persicorum & de piperibus.

Electuarium alescof purgeth the superfluities of all the body.

These purge melancholike, pillule inde, lucis maiores, de lapide lazuli and zebelie.

A Table conteyning the weightes whiche Phi∣sitians do commonly vse, and the interpreration of the names of the compounde medicines heerem conteyned, with the quantitie and time that they ought to be receyued in.

THe least and first of all weigh∣tes (commonly vsed among phisitions) is a barly corne, and .xx. cornes make a scruple, three scrupu∣les make a drachme, eyght drach∣mes make an vnce .xij. vnces make a pound, A quarter of a pounde is three vnces.

And they be thus noted.

A corne.	gra.
A scruple.	).
A drachme.	ʒ.
An vnce.	℥ .℥.
A pounde.	li.

A quarter.	q̄.
A halfe.	s.
A handfull.	m.
Ana.	of euery one.

All compounde medicines bee eyther receyued within the body, or layde to the same without, and they which be receyued into the body be these.

• ELectuarium and confectio differ in this alone, that electuarium is moyst, and made with suger and hony, and confectio dry, made al∣onely wyth suger, and bicause they be for diuers diseases, there is no certayne tyme or measure, for the receyuing of them.
• Mixtura is whē diuers electuaries or cōfections be mingled togither, is receiued .ij. houres before meate.
• Tragea is whē diuers pouders be mingled togither with suger, and they be receiued a .ʒ. at once, with soppes of strong wine.
• Conserua & conditū be when diuers spices be mixt with some sirup, and be cōmonly receiued early and late the bignesse of a walnut.

• Loch is a medicine which may be licked with the toung, & may be re∣ceyued at all times in the quantitie of a hasell nutte.
• Iuleb is a cleare potion, made of diuers waters and suger.
• Rob is a iuyce made hard & thick with the heat of the sunne, or of the fire, and is commōly mingled with electuaries and conscrues.
• Syrup is a moyst medicine which may be receyued early or late.
• Decoctum is a medicine made of rootes, leaues, seedes, and floures, whervnto is added suger or hony.
• Infusie is when diuers medicines be beaten to pouder or hole, layde to stiep a certayn space in some liquor.
• Trochiscus is a round confection and plaine, made after the maner of a wheele, the which before it be re∣ceyued must be beaten to pouder, & dronke with wyne or other lycour the weyght of one .ʒ. commonly.

• Pilles be knowē to al mē, & ought to be receiued two or three houres after supper, the quantitie of .ʒ .i.
• Sief is a cōfection made after the fashiō of a suger lofe, & must be dis∣solued in licour before it be receiued.
• Collyrium is a moyst confection, made of sief dissolued.
• Sufuf is a fyne pouder made of diuers spices.
• Secaniabin is a sharpe syrup, wherin is put suger or hony.
• Masticatorium is a confection which is held in the mouth, & che∣wed to purge the head and flegme.
• Suffimentum or suffumigatio is when diuers pouders be cast vpon the coles, and the pacient dothe re∣ceiue the smoke therof.
• Gargarisme is a confection of di∣uers matters, and some decoction wherin som rob is dissolued, which is gargarised in the mouth, and not swalowed downe.

Heere followe the compound medicines which be applied to the outwarde partes of the body.

• VNguentum an ointmēt, is made of oyle, spices, and waxe, and ought to be applied hot to the place beeing somewhat before rubbed with a linnen cloth.
• Linimentum is in all poynts like to vnguētum, sauing that there goeth no waxe to the composition therof.
• Emplastrum is made of herbes & spices, not beeing beaten to pouder, but a little bruised mixt with some liquor or decortion, and beeing hote is put vpon a linnen cloth, & so layd to the sore.
• Puls differeth not from an empla∣ster, sauing that meale of branne is good to the composition therof.
• Cataplasma is made of grene her∣bes or dry, sod in water tyll they be soft, and then applied to the sore.
• Cerotum is made of wax or rosin, with oyles & spices, & is layde vpon

• a clothe cut after the fourme of the member should be applied vnto.
• Dropax is an oyntment only vsed to take away heare.
• Sinapismus is an emplaster made of mustard to vlcérate the skin, and make the same red.
• Epithema is made of diuers pou¦ders mixt with some iuyce or distil∣led water, & cōmonly laid vpon scar let, is applied to the sicke member.
• Embrocha is when the member is washed gently with a spunge dipte in the decoction of diuers herbs, ro∣tes and floures.
• Fomentum is a bath made of the decoction of diuers herbes to wash the sore place withall.
• Euaporatio is when the diseased member is holden in the hote vapor of some decortion.
• Sacculy be bags made of linnen cloth wherin be cōteyned herbs, ro∣tes, and leaues, which beeing hote, muste bee fyrste dypte in Wyne or

• vineger, and then layd to the mem∣ber that is greeued.
• Encathisma or insessio is a decoc∣tion of certayne things wherin the pacient must sit for certayne space.

A Table of comfortatines.

	Age.
	SRue.
	Margeram.
	Betonie.
	Peonie.
	Saxerie.
Simples.	Camomill.
	Pulioll.
	Calamint.
	Nutmegs.
Note medicines whiche cumfort the head.	Cubebes.
	Muske.
	Fenell.
	Aurea alexādrina.
	Letificans rasis.
	Pliris acroticon.
Compounds.	Dyacastoreon.
	Electuartū de gēmis
	Diacodron iulij.
	Dianthos cū musco.

	Whyte Popy,
	Henbane,
	Lettis,
	Uyolets,
Simples.	Camphory,
	Mandrage,
	Wylow leaues,
	Uineger.
Colde medicynes, whiche comfort ye head.	Dyapapauer,
	Diacodion musue,
	Dyagregantum,
	Kebuli conditi,
Compounds.	Diapendiō sine spe∣ciebus,
	Iulep violatum,
	Succarum rosatum.
	Borage,
	Cloues,
	Rosemary,
Simples.	Aloes.
	Muske,
Hote medicines which comfort ye hearte.	Cubebes,
Saffron,
	Mynts.
	Diamargariton
Compoundes.	Diacinamomum,
	Plerisarcoticon,

	Diaboraginatum,
	Electuariū letificans
	Dyanthos,
	Succarū buglossa••ū,
	Electuarium regum
	Camphory,
	Uyolets
Simples.	Margarites,
	Iuory,
	Corall,
	Water lyllies,
	Coryander,
	Roses.
Cold medicines which comfort ye hearte.	Diarrodō abbatis
	Succarum rosatum,
	Manus christi
	Syrupus violaceus,
	Rob de ribes
Compoundes.	Tyrasandali,
	Trocisci de cāphora,
	Succarum rosatum
	Sirupus nenufarius
	Mynts
	Sage
	Wormewode
	Margeram,

Simples.	Horehound
	Anyse,
	Comyn,
	Maslyke
	Gynger
	Maces.
Hote medicines which comfort the stomacke.	Diatrion pipereon
	Dyagalanga
	Rosata nouella
	Mel rosatum colatū,
Compoundes.	Dyanysum
	Dyacymynum
	Dyacalamentum
	Philonium mesue
	Dyacucurma
	Dyalacca
	Rose.
	Uyolet
	Plantaine
	Lettis,
Simples.	Pomgranates
	Quinces
	Gourdes
	Melones
	Purslane
	Uyneger.
Cold medicines whi∣che comfort the lyuer.	Diacitoniten cum succaro.

	Dyarhodon abbatis
	Succarum rosatum
	Rob de berberies
	Rob de rybes
Compoundes.	Succarum violaceū
	Iulep rosatum
	Rob de moris
	Triasandali.
	Spyke
	Squinante
	Cynamom
	Wormewode
Simples.	Fumitory
	Fennell
	Ameos.
Hot medicines which comfort the lyuer.	Dyacyminum,
	Theriaca magna
	Dyacosta,
	Cōfectio anacardina
Compoundes.	Rosa nouella
	Dyalacca
	Dyanysum
	Aromaticū rosatum
	Diacalamentum,
	Endyue
	Lettis
	Purslane

Symples.	Uyolets
	Lyuerworte,
	Camphory,
	Berberyes.
Cold medicines whi∣che comfort the lyuer.	Diarodon abbatis
	Tyrasandaly,
	Rob granatorum
	Succarum violaceū
Compoundes.	Succarum rosaceū.
	Capparis,
	Tamaryndes,
	Borage,
Symples.	Buglosse
	Cresses
	Calament,
	Tyme,
	Almondes
Hote medicines which comfort the splene.	Anyse,
	Fenell
	Dyacapparis,
	Dyacalamentum,
Compoundes.	Dyacimynum.
	Lettyse,
	Endyue,
Symples.	Eourds,
	Cucumbers,

	Cytrones
	Uineger.
Cold medicines which comfort the splene.	Diaboraginatum
	Triasandali.
Compoundes.	Saxifrage,
	Gromell,
	Alexander
Symples.	Nettle,
	Rocket
	Spi••nard,
	Paritory,
Hote medicines which comfort the raynes.	Iuniper.
	Dyagalanga,
	Trifera magna,
	Dyacalamentum,
	Dyalacca mesue
Compoundes.	Electuarium ducis,
	Aromaticum rosatū,
	Phylanthropos,
	Theriaca.
	Water lyllyes,
	Lettys.
	Purslane
Symples.	Endyue,
	Whyte Popy,
	Plantayne,

Cold medicines which comfort the raynes.	Sirupus menufa∣rinus.
Compoundes.	Syrupus acetosus,
	Mugwort,
	Rue,
	Sage,
	Sauayne,
Symples.	Puliolle.
	Calaminte,
	Myrrhe,
	Opoponax,
	Cynamom.
Hote medicines whych comfort the matrix.	Diacalamentum,
	Electuarium ducis,
	Dyambra mesue,
Compoundes.	Philanthropos,
	Dyamargariton
	Philanthropos,
	Dyamargariton
	Theriaca magna,
	Electuariū de baccis
	lauri.

The colde medicines that comfort the raynes, do also comfort the matrix.

	Hermodac••••s,
	Saint Iohns herbe,
Symples.	French garlyke,

	Folefote,
	Castoreum,
	Cresses,
	O••edoung
Note medicines which comfort the ioyntes and outward parts.	Organ
	Pri••rose.
	Cōfectio anacardina
	Electua•• ū dimarte,
	Oximeli••iani
Compoundes.	Oximel squiliēti••cu
	Marell
	Sy••grene
Symples.	Lettys.
	Endiue,
	Uineger,
Cold medicines which comfort the ioyntes and inward parts.	Rosewater.
	Syrupus Nenu∣farinus.
	Syrupus acetosus.
	Oleum rosarum.
	Coloquintida,
Symples.	Agaricke,
	Aloes,
	Lapis lazuli,
These medicynes purge the head.	Lapis armentius,
	Kebuli Indi,
	Hierapicra,

	Hieralogodion
	Pillule cochine,
Compounds.	Pillule auree,
	Pillule de hyera.
	Hysope,
	Withwind,
Symples.	Agaricke,
	Casiasistula,
	Gladine
	Colloquintida,
These purge the brest and lights.	Diasene,
	Paulinum,
	Pillule de agarico
	mesue.
Symples.	Aloes,
	Wormewod,
	Mirabolanes
Medicines whyche purge the stomacke.	Dyaprunis
	Stomaticum laxati∣uum.
	Catarcticū imperiale
Compounds.	Hyerapicra
	Pillule de hyera.
	Pillule Stomatic••
	mesue,
	Pillule lucis,

Simples.	Wormewode
	Fumitory,
	Tamarindis,
Medicines which com∣fort the lyuer.	Gladin
	Mirabolani citrini.
	Dyaprunis
	Trifera sarasenica
Compoundes.	Pillule de reubarba∣ra mesue.
	Agaricke
Symples.	Sene,
These medicines purge the splene.	Blacke helebor
	Calamint.
	Dyasene.
Compoundes.	Pillule inde
	Hermodactiles,
	Turbith.
	Oppoponax,
Symples.	Salgene
	Euphorbium,
	Centory,
	Wild cucumber,
These purge the ioints and outward members.	Such ferne as gro∣weth vpon walles.
	Electuariū de suc∣co rosarum,

Compoundes.	Hamech,
	Benedicta
	Hermodactili,
	Pillule de benedicta
	Pillule arthretice,
	Catareticō imperi.
	Wormwod,
	Tamarindes,
	Scamony
	Aloes.
	Mirabolanes citrins
	Reubarbe,
	Water of chéese
	Ioyce of Roses,
Symples.	Casia fistula,
	Uyolets
	Manna,
	Prunes,
	Spourge
	Withwind,
	Fumitory.
These purge choler.	All pilles wherin is diagredion,
	Electuariū de succo rosarum,
	Diaprunis
Compoundes.	Rhabarbarum

	Aqua tamarindorū,
	Hierapicra,
	Pillule aloes
	Electuariū de psillio
	Pillule elephangine
	Pillule aureat.
	Kebuli,
	Emblici
	Belerici
	Mirabolanes
	Agaricke,
	Turbith,
	Colloquintida
Simples.	Gladin,
	Bean,
	Wild cucumer
	Hermodactilis
	Folefote,
	Pepper
	Suger
	Gynger
	Centory
	Elder
	Hellebore
	Okeferne.
These purge flegme.	Benedicta,
	Stomaticum laxati∣uum,

	Theodoricon
	Paulinum,
	Hierapicra
	Pillule arthritici
	Pillule fetide,
	Pillule cochye
Compoundes.	Pillule auree,
	Pillule sine quibus,
	Hiera archigenis
	Pillule de hermodac∣tilis maiores,
	Pillule asayret.
	Mirabolaniindi
	Spurge,
	Walferne
	Lapis armenus
	Lapis lazulus
Simples.	Sene,
	Calaminte
	Fumitory
	Blacke hellebore
	Saltgemus
	Garden saffron
	Sticados
These purge melanco∣ye.	Prunes
	Wild time

	Hyera ruffi
	Dyaserta
	Catericū imperiale
Compoundes.	Dyacatholicon,
	Hamech,
	Pillule inde
	Pillule de lapide la∣zule.
	Hoppes
	Tamarindes
	Mayden heare
	Iuyce of Roses.
These medicines purge and cleuse the bloud.	Casia
	Manna
	Fumitory
	Aloes
	Lapis lazuli
	Reubarbe.