Miscellania: or, A collection of necessary, useful, and profitable tracts on variety of subjects which for their excellency, and benefit of mankind, are compiled in one volume. By Thomas Tryon physiologus.

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Miscellania: or, A collection of necessary, useful, and profitable tracts on variety of subjects which for their excellency, and benefit of mankind, are compiled in one volume. By Thomas Tryon physiologus.

Author

Tryon, Thomas, 1634-1703.

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London :: printed and sold by T. Sowle, in White-Hart-Court in Grace Church-street,

1696.

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Subject terms

Medicine, Popular -- Early works to 1800.

Ale -- Early works to 1800.

Beer -- Early works to 1800.

Beer -- Therapeutic use -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• THE CONTENTS.
• THE PREFACE.
• True and Natural Methods, how to Cure all sorts of Cuts, Bruises, Pricks of Thornes, Weapon's, or any kind of Wounds. Also Old Vlcers, and to prevent Gangreans and other Evils whatsoever, viz.
  • To Cure Cutts,
  • How to Cure Pricks, in any Member of the Body.
  • To Cure Old Vlcers.
  • To Cure Gaul's, or the Skin being rubbed off by any accident.
  • An Excellent Poultis to Cure Sore Breast's
  • A rare Poultis to allay all Swellings or Contusions, in any part of the Body.
  • Another excellent Poultis to Disolve, Ripen and Cure any Rising, Swelling, or Boyl in the Flesh, viz.
  • The best Spirit of Scurvygrass is made Thus.
  • How you may make this plain Spirit of Scur∣vygrass into a purging Spirit.
  • An Excellent Drink against the Stone, Gra∣vel, and other Obstructions.
  • How to purge by Herbs and Foods.
  • Another way to Purge by Food's and Drinks.
  • An excellent Poultis against the Headach Pain in the Side, also a rare Remedy against the disease called St. Anthonies Fire.
  • An excellent Remedy against any Wound, Stab, Prick, or Cut with a Sword, or other Weapon.
  • Pithagoras's Method and Advice to his Disciples, viz.
  • An excellent remedy against all Old Invete∣rate Vlcer's and Sores occasioned by the Disease, called The Kings Evil, viz.
  • An Vniversal fomentation for all Tumors, Bruises, Hard Swelled Members or parts of the Body.
  • A Famous Poultis against Sprains.
  • A good Method to Cure Sprains, if you cannot have the Forementioned Poultis, viz.
  • An Excellent Wash against all old Aches, and Sciatica's in any part or Member of the Body.
  • An Excellent Method to Cure the Sores oc∣casioned by the Disease called The King's Evil.
  • A rare Poultis against all Inflamation Rhumes and other Sores in the Eyes, viz.
  • A rare Poultis against the Head-Ach.
  • An Excellent Poultis against all Sorts of Sprains.
  • A brave Noble Poultis against all hot Tu∣mors, Bruises or Swellings or the like.
  • A method how any Person may supply the place of Hops with Wormwood to all intents and purposes, and please the pal∣lats of the Drinkers, for Wormwood is an Excellent Herb, and of far grea∣ter Strength, Power and Vertue then Hops, provided it be gathered in it's proper Season and dried in the Sun, and bagg'd up as Hops are, so keep them for use, according to the Directions in our way to Health long Life and Hppiness, viz.
• Healths Grand Preservative, OR THE Womens best Doctor.
  • CHAP. I.
  • CAAP. II.
  • CHAP. III.
  • CHAP. III.
  • CHAP. IV.
  • CHAP. V.
  • CHAP. VI.
    • The True and most Natural Method of Preparing the forementioned Pottage, Gruels and Paps, made of Flower, Pease, &c.
    • Another.
    • Oatmeal Pottage.
    • Of Pease Pottage.
  • CHAP. VI.
  • part
    • The Vse and Vertues of several Sorts of Gruels and Pottages; viz.