A discourse shewing the nature of the gout with directions to such remedies as will immediately take away the pain ... : and also helps for palsies, plurisies, cholick, convulsions in limbs ... : with receipts and directions for the cure of the king's evil and other diseases / by W. Atkins.
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- A discourse shewing the nature of the gout with directions to such remedies as will immediately take away the pain ... : and also helps for palsies, plurisies, cholick, convulsions in limbs ... : with receipts and directions for the cure of the king's evil and other diseases / by W. Atkins.
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- Atkins, William.
- Publication
- London :: Printed for Tho. Fabian,
- 1694.
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- Subject terms
- Gout -- Early works to 1800.
- Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
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"A discourse shewing the nature of the gout with directions to such remedies as will immediately take away the pain ... : and also helps for palsies, plurisies, cholick, convulsions in limbs ... : with receipts and directions for the cure of the king's evil and other diseases / by W. Atkins." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A26131.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 3, 2024.
Contents
- title page
- frontispiece
- ADVERTISEMENT.
- THE PREFACE.
- The CONTENTS.
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A DISCOURSE OF THE GOUT.
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Quest. 1. What is the Gout? -
Q. 2. What Parts are afflicted? -
Q. 3. What causeth the Pains of the Gout? -
Q. 4. From whence do these Hu∣mours come that flow to the Joints? -
Q. 5. Which way do these Humours flow into the Joints? -
6. A Remedy, or Cure. - The Virtue of the Gout-Balsam.
- The Ʋse of the Balsam in the Gout.
- The Ʋse of this Balsam in Rheuma∣tism▪Pains.
- Directions for its Ʋse in old Pains, and Lameness of Limbs of long conti∣nuance.
- Directions for its Ʋse, for Sinews that are shrunk.
- Directions for its Ʋse, to help Gout-like Pains in the Head.
- Directions for its Ʋse in Convulsions of the Nerves.
- Directions for the Ʋse of the Gout-Balsam in inward Convulsions.
- Directions for the Ʋse of the Gout-Balsam in Palsies, or numness of Limbs.
- Directions for the Ʋse of the Gout-Balsam in Dropsies.
- Directions for the Gout-Balsam in the Sciatica.
- Directions for the Ʋse of the Gout-Balsam for the Spleen or Pleurisy.
- Directions for the Ʋse of the Gout-Balsam, for Kernels or Swellings.
- Directions for the Ʋse of the Gout-Balsam, in dangerous and painful Sores.
- The Ʋse of the Gout-Balsam in Giddi∣ness and Apoplexy.
- An Observation, that this Gout-Balsam is good to take inwardly.
- Directions for the second Medicine for the Gout, which is a red Balsam; it is to strengthen the Parts.
- Directions for a third Medicine, which is a Liquor of a red Colour, to bathe.
- Directions for the Ʋse of the fourth Medicine for the Gout, which is a Conserve to carry away the Cause, and to prevent a Return.
- The fifth Remedy for the Gout, is a hot and comfortable Cordial; it is good against the Stone.
- The sixth Help to carry off the Gout, is by a proper Purge.
- The seventh Help for the Gout is a Glister of an excellent Preparation in this Case, and for inward Con∣vulsions.
- The eighth Help for the Gout is a Plaister.
- The ninth Remedy for the Gout in the Head, is a Snuff-Pouder.
- Directions for the ordering your Body.
- Directions for Diet.
- A Remedy to hinder or prevent the Gout returning again.
- A Vindication in my own Defence a∣gainst my malicious Adversaries.
- Many are offended because I am not a College-Doctor, and brought up gra∣dually to be a Physician, and there∣fore cannot have Skill.
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Another Reflection or Supposition is, That some dangerous Matter is in the Medicine, as
Aquafortis, or some other such-like things, because it draweth Blisters, and with over∣doing causeth the Skin to come off. - An Account of Cures done by Bli∣sters drawn by the Gout-Balsam.
- Great and Remarkables Cures perform∣ed on Palsies and Convulsions in the Nerves.
- An Explanation, or a Discovery of the Safety of the Ingredients of the Gout-Balsam.
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An Apology to the Practioners in and about
London, both Chirurgeons, Apothecaries and Doctors. - An Answer to some false Reports.
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CONCLƲSION.
- A Receipt with Directions for the Cure of the King's-Evil.
- Another thing good to add to this Drink if need require.
- A Plaister for the Swellings of the Evil.
- For running Sores of the Evil.
- Another Help for running Sores.
- For Swellings in the Breast which are not to be broken, that come by Cold.
- For a Cancered Breast.
- To use Outwardly.
- For a Dropsy and Tinpany.
- Another.
- Another.
- A Cure for Agues.
- Another.
- Another.
- An easy Cure for Piles.
- For Specks and Whites in the Eyes.
- Another good thing for Eyes.
- To stop Bleeding at the Nose in Women.
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- A Catalogue of Choice Medicines, sold at the Author's House at reasonable Rates.