BOOK I. |
| PREFACE | | [1] |
| CHAP. I. | Rules for the healthy, | [16] |
| II. | Rules for valetudinary people, | [17] |
| III. | Observations suited to new incidents, and the different constitutions, sexes, and ages; and the seasons of the year, | [19] |
| IV. | Rules for those that have a weakness in the head, | [26] |
| V. | Directions for those that labour under a lippitude, gravedo, catarrh, and disorders of the tonsils, | [27] |
| VI. | The proper regimen for people liable to a purging, | [28] |
| VII. | Rules for those that are liable to a pain of the colon, | [29] |
| VIII. | Rules for one that has a weak stomach, | [29] |
| IX. | Directions for those that are liable to pains of the nerves, | [30] |
| X. | Directions in a pestilence, | [31] |
BOOK II.
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| PREFACE, | | [33] |
| CHAP. I. | Of the different seasons, weather, ages, constitutions, and the diseases peculiar to each, | [34] |
| II. | Of the signs of an approaching illness, | [38] |
| III. | Good symptoms in sick people, | [39] |
| IV. | Bad symptoms in sick people, | [40] |
| V. | Signs of long sickness, | [42] |
| VI. | The symptoms of death, | [43] |
| VII. | Of the signs in particular diseases, | [46] |
| VIII. | What symptoms are dangerous, or hopeful in particular diseases, | [52] |
| IX. | Of the cure of diseases, | [59] |
| X. | Of bleeding, | [60] |
| XI. | Of cupping, | [64] |
| XII. | Of purging by internal medicines and clysters, | [65] |
| XIII. | Of vomiting, | [67] |
| XIV. | Of friction, | [68] |
| XV. | Of gestation, | [70] |
| XVI. | Of abstinence, | [71] |
| XVII. | Of sweating, | [72] |
| XVIII. | The different kinds of food and drink, | [74] |
| XIX. | General properties of different foods, | [77] |
| XX. | Of things containing good juices, | [78] |
| XXI. | Of foods containing bad juices, | [78] |
| XXII. | Of mild and acrid things, | [79] |
| XXIII. | Of those things which generate a thick and a fluid phlegm, | [79] |
| XXIV. | Of what agrees with the stomach, | [80] |
| XXV. | Of things hurtful to the stomach, | [80] |
| XXVI. | Of those things which occasion flatulencies; and the contrary, | [81] |
| XXVII. | Of those things which heat and cool, | [81] |
| XXVIII. | Of what is easily corrupted in the stomach, | [82] |
| XXIX. | Of what opens the belly, | [82] |
| XXX. | Of what binds the belly, | [83] |
| XXXI. | Of diuretic meats and drinks, | [83] |
| XXXII. | Of soporiferous, and exciting substances, | [84] |
| XXXIII. | Of those things which draw, repel, or cool, or heat, or harden, or soften, | [84] |
BOOK III.
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| CHAP. I. | General division of distempers, | [86] |
| II. | General diagnostics of acute and chronic, increasing and declining diseases; the difference ofregimen in each; and precautions necessary upon the apprehension of an approaching illness, | [87] |
| III. | Of the several kinds of fevers, | [89] |
| IV. | Of the different methods of cure, | [91] |
| V. | Particular directions for giving food in the different species of fevers, | [95] |
| VI. | The proper times for giving drink to persons in fevers; and the kinds of aliments suited to the several stages of the distempers; together with some general observations, | [99] |
| VII. | The cure of pestilential, and ardent fevers, | [103] |
| VIII. | The cure of a semitertian, | [105] |
| IX. | The cure of slow fevers, | [105] |
| X. | Remedies for the concomitant symptoms of fevers, | [107] |
| XI. | Remedies against a coldness of the extremities, preceding a fever, | [108] |
| XII. | The cure of a shuddering before fevers, | [109] |
| XIII. | The cure of a quotidian fever, | [110] |
| XIV. | The cure of a tertian, | [111] |
| XV. | The cure of a quartan, | [112] |
| XVI. | The cure of a double quartan, | [113] |
| XVII. | The cure of a quotidian arising from a quartan, | [114] |
| XVIII. | Of the several kinds of madness, and their cure, | [115] |
| XIX. | Of the cardiac disorder, and its cure, | [121] |
| XX. | Of the lethargy, and its cure, | [123] |
| XXI. | Of the several species of the dropsy, and their cure, | [124] |
| XXII. | Of the several species of consumptions, and their cure, | [129] |
| XXIII. | Of the epilepsy, and its cure, | [133] |
| XXIV. | Of the jaundice, and its cure, | [135] |
| XXV. | Of the elephantiasis, and its cure, | [136] |
| XXVI. | Of apoplectic patients, and their cure, | [137] |
| XXVII. | Of a palsy, and its cure, | [138] |
| | Of a pain of the nerves, | [139] |
| | Of a tremor of the nerves, | [139] |
| | Of internal suppurations, | [140] |
BOOK IV.
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| CHAP. I. | Of the Internal parts of the human body, | [141] |
| II. | Of the disorders of the head, and their cure, | [144] |
| | Of pains of the head, and a hydrocephalus, | [144] |
| | Of the cynicus spasmus, | [146] |
| | Of a palsy of the tongue, | [147] |
| | Of a catarrh and gravedo, | [147] |
| III. | Of diseases of the neck, and their cure, | [149] |
| IV. | Of diseases of the fauces, | [151] |
| | Several species of angina, | [151] |
| | Difficulty of breathing, | [152] |
| | An ulcer in the fauces, | [154] |
| | A cough, | [154] |
| | A spitting of blood, | [155] |
| | And their cure, | [157] |
| V. | Of the disorders of the stomach, and their cure, | [158] |
| VI. | Of pains of the sides and a pleurisy, and their cure, | [161] |
| VII. | Of a peripneumony, and its cure, | [162] |
| VIII. | Of the diseases of the liver, and their cure, | [164] |
| IX. | Of the diseases of the spleen, and their cure, | [165] |
| X. | Of the diseases of the kidneys, and their cure, | [166] |
| XI. | Of the cholera, and its cure, | [167] |
| XII. | Of the coeliack distemper of the stomach, and its cure, | [169] |
| XIII. | Of the distemper of the small gut, and its cure, | [170] |
| XIV. | Of the distemper of the large intestine, and its cure, | [171] |
| XV. | Of a dysentery, and its cure, | [172] |
| XVI. | Of a lientery, and its cure, | [174] |
| XVII. | Of worms in the belly, and their cure, | [175] |
| XVIII. | Of a tenesmus, and its cure, | [175] |
| XIX. | Of a simple purging, and its cure, | [176] |
| XX. | Of the diseases of the womb, and their cure, | [178] |
| XXI. | Of an excessive discharge of semen, and its cure, | [180] |
| XXII. | Of the diseases of the hips, and their cure, | [181] |
| XXIII. | Of a pain in the knees, and its cure, | [182] |
| XXIV. | Of the diseases of the joints of the hands and feet, and their cure, | [182] |
| XXV. | Of the treatment of patients recovering, | [184] |
BOOK V.
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| PREFACE, | | [186] |
| CHAP. I. | Medicines for stopping blood, | [187] |
| II. | Agglutinants and restringents, | [187] |
| III. | Medicines for promoting a suppuration, | [188] |
| IV. | Medicines for opening wounds, | [188] |
| V. | Cleansers, | [188] |
| VI. | Corroding medicines, | [189] |
| VII. | Eating medicines, | [189] |
| VIII. | Caustics, | [190] |
| IX. | Medicines for forming crusts upon ulcers, | [190] |
| X. | Resolvents for crusts, | [190] |
| XI. | Discutients, | [191] |
| XII. | Evacuating and drawing medicines, | [191] |
| XIII. | Lenients, | [191] |
| XIV. | Incarning medicines, | [192] |
| XV. | Emollients, | [192] |
| XVI. | Cleansers of the skin, | [192] |
| XVII. | Of the mixture of simples, and the proportion of the weights, | [193] |
| XVIII. | Of malagmas, in all thirty-six recited, | [194] |
| XIX. | Of plaisters, in all twenty-nine recited, | [201] |
| XX. | Of troches, in all seven recited, | [207] |
| XXI. | Of pessaries, in all seven recited, | [208] |
| XXII. | Medicines, used either in a dry form, or mixed with liquids, | [210] |
| XXIII. | Of antidotes, and their use, | [212] |
| XXIV. | Of acopa, | [213] |
| XXV. | Of catapotia, | [214] |
| XXVI. | Of five different kinds of disorders incident to thebody; and of the nature, symptoms, and cure of wounds, | [217] |
| | Bad consequences from wounds, | [230] |
| | Cure of an old ulcer, | [231] |
| | Cure of an erysipelas, | [232] |
| | Cure of a gangrene, | [232] |
| XXVII. | Of wounds caused by bites, poisons taken internally, and burns, | [235] |
| XXVIII. | Of external disorders proceeding from internal causes, and their cure, | [240] |
| | Of a carbuncle, | [241] |
| | Of a cancer, | [242] |
| | Of a therioma, | [244] |
| | Of the ignis sacer, | [245] |
| | Of the chironian ulcer, | [246] |
| | Of ulcers occasioned by cold, | [247] |
| | Of the scrophula, | [247] |
| | Of a furuncle, | [248] |
| | Of phymata, | [248] |
| | Of a phygethlon, | [248] |
| | Of abscesses, | [248] |
| | Of fistulas, | [250] |
| | Of the cerion ulcer, | [253] |
| | Of the acrochordon, &c. | [254] |
| | Of pustules, | [256] |
| | Of the scabies, | [257] |
| | Of the impetigo, | [258] |
| | Of the papula, | [258] |
| | Of the vitiligo, | [259] |
BOOK VI.
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| CHAP. I. | Of hairs falling off the head, | [261] |
| II. | Of a porrigo, | [261] |
| III. | Of the sycosis, | [262] |
| IV. | Of the areæ, | [263] |
| V. | Of vari, lenticulæ, and ephelides, | [264] |
| VI. | Of the disorders of the eyes, carbuncles of the eyes,pustules, wasting, lice in the eye-lids, dry lippitude, dimness, a cataract, palsy, mydriasis, a weakness, and external hurts in the eyes, and the various collyriums adapted to each disorder, | [265] |
| VII. | Of the diseases of the ears; pain, pus in the ears,worms, dulness of hearing, a noise, extraneous bodies in the ears, | [281] |
| VIII. | Of the diseases of the nose, | [287] |
| IX. | Of the toothach, | [288] |
| X. | Of the diseases of the tonsils, | [290] |
| XI. | Of ulcers of the mouth, | [291] |
| XII. | Of ulcers of the tongue, | [293] |
| XIII. | Of parulides and ulcers in the gums, | [293] |
| XIV. | Of an inflammation of the uvula, | [295] |
| XV. | Of a gangrene of the mouth, | [295] |
| XVI. | Of parotid swellings, | [297] |
| XVII. | Of a prominent navel, | [297] |
| XVIII. | Of the diseases of the private parts, | [298] |
| | Diseases of the anus, rhagadia, and condylomata, | [303] |
| | Of the hæmorrhoides, | [304] |
| | Of a prolapsus of the anus or womb, &c. | [305] |
| XIX. | Of ulcers in the fingers, | [306] |
BOOK VII.
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| PREFACE, | The province of surgery, &c. | [306] |
| CHAP. I. | Of contusions | [310] |
| II. | Of the operations necessary in suppurated tumours | [310] |
| III. | Of the good or bad symptoms of suppurations | [313] |
| IV. | Of fistulas, in the ribs, belly, and anus | [314] |
| V. | Of extracting weapons out of the body | [317] |
| VI. | Of a ganglion, meliceris, atheroma, steatoma, and other tubercles of the head | [320] |
| VII. | Of the diseases of the eyes cured by manual operations; of vesicles in the upper eye-lids | [321] |
| | Of a crithe, chalazium, and unguis | [322] |
| | Of an encanthis | [324] |
| | Of the ancyloblepharon, and the ægilops | [324] |
| | Of hairs in the eye-lashes irritating the eye | [326] |
| | Of the lagopthalmus | [328] |
| | Of an ectropium, and the staphyloma | [328] |
| | Description of the eye | [329] |
| | Of a cataract | [330] |
| | Of a flux of gum, and the requisite operations | [331] |
| VIII. | Of the operations required in the ears | [334] |
| IX. | The operation necessary in a want of substance in the ears, lips, and nose | [335] |
| X. | Of the extirpation of a polypus in the nose | [337] |
| XI. | The chirurgical cure of an ozæna | [337] |
| XII. | Of the operations in the mouth; of the teeth | [338] |
| | Of indurated tonsils, of the uvula | [339] |
| | Of the tongue, an abscess under it, and chopt lips | [340] |
| XIII. | Of the bronchocele | [341] |
| XIV. | Of the operations performed at the navel | [342] |
| XV. | The method of discharging the water in hydropic people | [344] |
| XVI. | Of wounds in the belly and intestines | [345] |
| XVII. | Of a rupture of the peritonæum | [346] |
| XVIII. | A description of the testicles, and their diseases | [347] |
| XIX. | General directions for operations in the foregoing diseases about the testicles | [351] |
| XX. | Of the cure of a rupture of the intestine into the scrotum | [354] |
| XXI. | Of the cure of a rupture of the omentum into the scrotum | [356] |
| XXII. | Of the cure of a ramex of the scrotum | [357] |
| XXIII. | Of the cure of a sarcocele | [359] |
| XXIV. | Of the cure of a ramex in the groin | [359] |
| XXV. | The operations requisite in the disorders of the penis | [360] |
| XXVI. | Of the operation necessary in a suppression of urine; and lithotomy | [362] |
| XXVII. | Of a gangrene after cutting for the stone | [370] |
| XXVIII. | Of the operations required, when a membrane or flesh obstructs the vagina in women | [373] |
| XXIX. | The method of extracting a dead fœtus out of the womb | [373] |
| XXX. | The operations required in diseases of the anus | [376] |
| XXXI. | Of varices in the legs | [378] |
| XXXII. | Operations required in cohering and crooked fingers | [379] |
| XXXIII. | Of the operation required in a gangrene | [380] |
BOOK VIII.
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| CHAP. I. | Of the situation and figure of the bones of the human body | [381] |
| II. | General division of disorders in the bones. Of a blackness and caries, and their treatment | [388] |
| III. | Of the use of the modiolus, and perforator, and other instruments, especially for the bones of the head | [390] |
| IV. | Of fractures of the skull | [393] |
| V. | Of fractures of the nose | [399] |
| VI. | Of fractures of the ears | [400] |
| VII. | Of a fractured maxilla, together with some general observations relating to fractures | [401] |
| VIII. | Of a fractured clavicle | [402] |
| IX. | Of fractures of the ribs and spine | [404] |
| X. | Of fractures of the humerus, fore-arm, thigh, leg, fingers, and toes | [406] |
| XI. | Of luxations | [414] |
| XII. | Of a luxated maxilla | [416] |
| XIII. | Of a luxation of the head | [417] |
| XIV. | Of a luxation of the spine | [418] |
| XV. | Of a luxation of the humerus | [419] |
| XVI. | Of a luxation of the cubitus | [420] |
| XVII. | Of a luxated hand | [421] |
| XVIII. | Of luxations in the palm | [422] |
| XIX. | Of luxations of the fingers | [422] |
| XX. | Of a luxation of the femur | [423] |
| XXI. | Of a luxation of the knee | [424] |
| XXII. | Of a luxated ancle | [425] |
| XXIII. | Of luxations in the soles of the feet | [425] |
| XXIV. | Of luxated toes | [426] |
| XXV. | Of luxations attended with a wound | [426] |