Praxis Catholica; or the countryman's universal remedy. Wherein is plainly and briefly laid down the nature, matter, manner, place and cure of most diseases, incident to the body of man ... / Written by Robert Couch, sometimes practitioner in physick and chyrurgery, at Boston in New-England. Now published with divers useful additions (for publick benefit) by Chr. Pack.

  • Couch, Robert.
Date:
1680
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Credit: Praxis Catholica; or the countryman's universal remedy. Wherein is plainly and briefly laid down the nature, matter, manner, place and cure of most diseases, incident to the body of man ... / Written by Robert Couch, sometimes practitioner in physick and chyrurgery, at Boston in New-England. Now published with divers useful additions (for publick benefit) by Chr. Pack. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    L149 J '| which proceed from within, fo I fhall com: mend another unto you, for the healing 1} the Wounds and Hurts from without. I have feen Cuts, or Hurts, or Bruifes, | that have been very inconfiderable in the | beginning, which afterwards for want of tt} fome proper Remedies became matter of is} Breat moment and danger. Therefore to prevent the like, I will “lf accommodate you with fuch a Remedy as ij the world doth not yield a better. It is 1} of far more worth than all the Balfoms | Oyls, Oyntments and Plaifters that ever was i} yet made for that intent. i) There hath been a zreat talk-about the i, Weapon-Salve, and Sympathetical Pow- t}der 5 they are not worthy to be her | Chamber-maids. , Any wound, if it can but reach the bot- ijfom of it, it cures at the firft dreffing,; Wand within half an hour after you have widfappl’d it, it takes away the pain and syiidwelling , and draws out any Thorn or ‘(Splinter got into it, letit lie on, tillit be sipready to come off of it: felf. I verily believe it will cure ait ampu- lection, (that is, a Leg or Arm cut off) ijt One drefling, youneed notfear, though yithe Bone appear, there fhall not be any L exfo-