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The practice of physick. In seventeen several books. Wherein is plainly set forth, the nature, cause, differences, and several sorts of signs; together with the cure of all diseases in the body / By Nicholas Culpeper ... Abdiah Cole ... And William Rowland ... Being chiefly a translation of the works of that learned and renowned doctor, Lazarius Riverius ... To which are added, four books containing five hundred and thirteen observations of famous cures. By the same author. And a fifth book of Select medicinal counsels. By John Fernelius ... As also a physical dictionary.

  • Rivière, Lazare, 1589-1655.
Date:
1668
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Credit: The practice of physick. In seventeen several books. Wherein is plainly set forth, the nature, cause, differences, and several sorts of signs; together with the cure of all diseases in the body / By Nicholas Culpeper ... Abdiah Cole ... And William Rowland ... Being chiefly a translation of the works of that learned and renowned doctor, Lazarius Riverius ... To which are added, four books containing five hundred and thirteen observations of famous cures. By the same author. And a fifth book of Select medicinal counsels. By John Fernelius ... As also a physical dictionary. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    4 V* X % s Chap. 17. Of Epiphora. 91 H % lii, '«Kilt fen d I Jill; ct little fle& in the great Corner of the tye, si,cl this tomes from much blood flowing to the part. and the not orderly curing and drying up of the Ulcer. r The Cure of Rhyas is by Incarnative?, fuch as follow : Take Of red Rofes one Pugils CyfreS-Nutsand Myrtles, of each tm Drams : Aloes one Dram and an half: old Wine one Pint. Boyi them till the fourth fart U confumed ; mfh the fart often stub this DecofHon. Or, Take of Aloes and Frankjncenfe, of each one Dram-. Dragons-bhod half a Dram : redRofesand Seeds of S»mach,of each one Scrufle; Rofemter one fine : Boy/ them to the confumption of the fourth fart* Alakc a Collyrium- Encanthis is cured by taking away of the fuperfluous fldL growing in the corner of the Eye • this is done with eating Medicines, beginning with' the mildeft firlt; therefore firft ufe burnt Allum,’ after proceed to Ungentum Ayoflolorm, tAgyitiacum, or burnt Vitriol: But if thefe will not do, cut it out' or burn it with an Iron. But before you do thefe things, you mutt prepare the Body with convenient Evacuations,left you caufe anew Defluxion; but in the cutting,burning or confuming of this Carbun¬ cle with Medicines, you mutt take heed that you take it not wholly away, but onely that which is fn- perfluous, otberwife it will turn to Rhyas. - • Chap. 17. Of Epiphora. *..n\ x . ing, which flows daily flom the comers of the Eyes. 1 ^ ^ - 1 v .... . ^ y. He word Epiphora fignifieth any Defluxion into any part: But through Cuflom it is ufed efpe* daily for the Defluxion of a thin Rheum from the Eyes • hence it is called Involuntary weep- CAUSES. For the producing of which Humor flowing preternaturally, there is an evil difpo- fition in the part from whence it cometh, and in the part receiving it: the part that fends this Hu¬ mor is the Brain, which when it is too hot or too cold, gathereth a watry Humor, and fo fends it to the inferiour parts,which are fit to receive it; the part receiving is the Glandule or Kernel by the great corner of the Eye, and the Caruncle upon the corner ; the thinnefs or thicknefs, or other weak- nefs of which parts caufeth that they eafily entertain the humors that flow thither. Therefore an E- piphora happeneth often in an jEgylops, a Lacrymal Fiftula,a Rhyas, and Encanthis, becaufe the fbperfluous humors ufe to be eafily received into the parts affe&ed. 1 / This Humor is carried from the Brain into the corners of the Eyes, fometinies by the Internal Veins, fometimes by the External, as we (hall {hew you hereafter by their proper figns. But the Humor which maketh an Epiphora, is fometimes cold, and brings no other inconvenience but onely Defluxion - fometimes it is fait and (harp, and caufeth pain, heat and rednefs, and exul¬ ceration of the Eye-brows. SIGNS. There need no figns to be given of Tears, they are Vifible: It will appear by what hath been faid, whether they are cold, or hot and fharp * but we muft diftinguifh whether they come by Internal or External Veflels: When by the Internal, there is pain in, the in-fide of the Head, and fometime violent Neefing. But if they come by the External Without the Skull, the Veflels of the Forehead and Templesare ftretched, and the Head feems to be bound about, and aftringent means Outwardly applied do help. P R O.G N O ST/ C K. New Epiphora’s coming from outward Caufes are eafily cured, efpe- cially in youth •} but old, and in old men very hardly. They which proceed from other Difeafes, as j£- SyJop$,5iftula Lachrymalis and the like, have their Cure with the Difeafes whence they came. I CURE. The Cure of this Difeafe confifts m taking away the Defluxion, and ftrengthning the P^tt receiving. . You muft take away the Defluxion with Evacuation of the Humor offending, Revulfion, Deriva¬ tion, and ftrengthning the part from whence it cometh. _ _ j The Peccant Humor which is a Water fuperfluous in the Brain, muft be evacuated with bleeding and purging. Blood-letting is not good in a cold Diftemper of the Brain, except there be manifeft figns of Pie- thoi*yorfbalnefs;.but in ahotDiftemperwhen the Humors are very fharp, is very good, and you may ufe it twice or thrice if need be. Youmay purge by Potions, Apozemes, Pills, and the like, which you may proportion to the conditionofthePatient. j'Revulfion of the Humors flowing by Cupping-Glaffes often applied to the Shoulders, by Veficatories to raife Blifters behind the Neck, or with Cauteries to the hinder-part of the Head, and Iflliesin the Arms. In a ftubborn Epiphora, a Veficatory applied to the fore-part of the Head doth Wonders, a§ Porefins flaeweth, Qbf • 11. lib. 11. concerning an old Woman who had fore Eyes weeping and mat- P z tery* ■>