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Author: Rivière, Lazare, 1589-1655.
Title: The universal body of physick in five books; comprehending the several treatises of nature, of diseases and their causes, of symptomes, of the preservation of health, and of cures. Written in Latine by that famous and learned doctor Laz. Riverius, counsellour and physician to the present King of France, and professor in the Vniversity of Montpelier. Exactly translated into English by VVilliam Carr practitioner in physick.
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Print source: The universal body of physick in five books; comprehending the several treatises of nature, of diseases and their causes, of symptomes, of the preservation of health, and of cures. Written in Latine by that famous and learned doctor Laz. Riverius, counsellour and physician to the present King of France, and professor in the Vniversity of Montpelier. Exactly translated into English by VVilliam Carr practitioner in physick.
Rivière, Lazare, 1589-1655., Carr, William.
London: printed for Philip Briggs at the Dolphin in Pauls Church-yard, MDCLVII. [1657]
Alternate titles: Institutiones medicae. English
Subject terms:
Physiology -- Early works to 1800.
Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
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TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE And truly noble Sir WILLIAM PASTON Knight and Baronet.
THE EPISTLE TO THE READER.
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ERRATA.
LAZ. RIVERIƲS HIS UNIVERSAL BODY OF PHYSICK.
Introductions to the Whole Body of MEDICINE.
The Subject of Medicine is Mans body as Curable.
But the End is Health.
The Parts of Medicine are Five; the Physiological, Pathological, Semeiotick, Hygiastick, and Therapeutick.
The first Book of Medicinal Institutions containing Physiology.
THE PREFACE.
The First Section of the first Book of Elements.
The First CHAPTER. Of the Nature of Elements.
CHAP. II. Of the Number of Elements.
CHAP. III. Of the Qualities of the Elements.
CHAP. IV. Of the Mixtion of Elements.
Four Conditions are requisite to produce mixtion.
The Second Section of Physiology of Temperaments.
The First CHAPTER.
CHAP. II. Of the Difference of Temperaments.
CHAP. III. Of a well mixt Temperament.
CHAP. IV. Of the Judging of Temperaments.
A COROLLARY.
CHAP. V. Of the Tempers of the several Ages.
CHAP. VI. Of the Temperaments of the Sexes.
CHAP. VII. Of the Tempers of the Seasons of the Year.
The Spring is Hot and Moist.
The Summer is Hot and Dry.
The Autumn is Cold and Dry.
The Winter is Cold and Moist.
The Third Section of Physiology of Humors.
The First CHAPTER.
CHAP. II. Of the Differences of Humors.
And they are Four; Blood, Flegme, Choler and Melancholy.
CHAP. III. Of Blood properly so called.
A COROLLARY.
CHAP. IV. Of Alimentary Flegme.
CHAP. V. Of Alimentary Choler.
CHAP. VI. Of Alimentary Melancholy.
CHAP. VII. Of the Secundary Humors.
CHAP. VIII. Of Excrementitious Humors, and first of Excrementitious Choler.
A COROLLARY.
CHAP. IX. Of Excrementitious Melancholy.
CHAP. X. Of Serum.
CHAP. XI. Of Excrementitious Flegme.
The Fourth Section of Physiology. Of the Spirits and innate Heat.
The First CHAPTER. Of the Nature of Spirits.
CHAP. II. Of the Differences of Spirits.
A COROLLARY.
CHAP. III. Of Innate Heat.
A COROLLARY.
The fifth Section of Physiology. Of the Parts.
CHAP. I. Of the Nature of the Parts.
CHAP. II. Of the differences of the Parts, and first of the Similar Parts.
CHAP. III. Of the Dissimilar and Organical parts.
A COROLLARY.
The sixth Section of Physiology. Of the Faculties and Functions.
The First CHAPTER. Of the Nature of Faculties and Functions.
CHAP. II Of the Differences of Faculties and Functions.
CHAP. III. Of the Natural Faculty and Function, and their species: and First of Nutrition.
A COROLLARY.
CHAP. IV. Of the Auctive faculty, and of Accretion.
A COROLLARY.
CHAP. V. Of the Generative faculty, and of Generation.
A COROLLARY.
CHAP. VI. Of the Vital faculty.
A COROLLARY.
CHAP. VII. Of the Animal faculty and function, and first of the Principal faculties.
A COROLLARY.
CHAP. VIII. Of Sleeping and Waking.
CHAP. IX. Of Dreams.
CHAP. X. Of the less principal Faculties.
The seventh Section of Physiology. Of the Procreation of MAN.
The First CHAPTER. Of the Seed of both Sexes.
A COROLLARY.
CHAP. II. Of Menstruous blood.
A COROLLARY.
CHAP. III. Of Conception.
CHAP. IV. Of the Delineation, and perfection of every Part.
CHAP. V. Of the Parturition.
CHAP. VI. Of the likeness of Children to their Parents.
The Second Book of MEDICINAL INSTITUTIONS, CONTAINING PATHOLOGY.
Introductions to Pathology.
The first Section of PATHOLOGY.
The First CHAPTER. Of the nature of a Disease.
CHAP. II. Of the Kinds and Differences of Diseases.
CHAP. III. Of the species of a similar disease.
A COROLLARY, Concerning Similar Diseases.
CHAP. IV. Of the Species of an Organical Disease.
A COROLLARY, Concerning Organical Diseases.
CHAP. V. Of the Differences of the Common Disease, or solution of the continuum.
CHAP. VI. Of the Accidental differences of diseases.
The second Section of PATHOLOGY. Of the Changes of Diseases, and chiefly of the Crises.
The First CHAPTER. Of the Changes contingent in Diseases.
CHAP. II. Of the nature of Crisis.
CHAP. III. Of the Differences of Crises.
A COROLLARY.
CHAP. IV. Of the Signes of Crises.
CHAP. V. Of the Critical dayes.
CHAP. VI. Of the causes of a Crisis, and Critical dayes.
The Third Section of PATHOLOGY. Of the Causes of Diseases.
The First CHAPTER. Of the Nature of the Morbifick Cause.
CHAP. II. Of the Differences of Causes.
CHAP. III. Of the Causes of Similar Diseases.
First, Motion heats the body by attenuating and violently hurrying the spirits.
CHAP. IV. Of the Causes of Organical diseases.
CHAP. V. Of the Causes of common diseases.
CHAP. VI. Of the Causes of the Accidental differences of diseases.
The fourth Section of PATHOLOGY.
CHAP. I. Of the Nature of Symptomes.
CHAP. II. Of the Differences of Symptomes.
CHAP. III. Of the Differences of Action-hurt.
A COROLLARY, Concerning the Differences of hurt Actions.
CHAP. IV. Of the Differences of Excrements.
CHAP. V. Of the Differences of changed Quality.
A COROLLARY, Concerning the changed Qualities.
CHAP. VI. Of the Causes of Symptomes in the genus.
CHAP. VII. Of the Causes of Injured actions.
CHAP. VIII. Of the Causes of Symptomes which are in Excrements.
CHAP. IX. Of the Causes of changed quality.
The third Book of MEDICINAL INSTITUTIONS: Containing the Semeiotick part.
The Preface.
The first Section.
CHAP. I. Of the nature and definition of a Signe.
CHAP. II. Of the Differences of Signes.
CHAP. III. Of the General Originals of signes, from whence they are all derived.
The Second Section of the SEMEIOTICAL Parts: Of the Diagnostick signs.
The First CHAPTER. Of the signs of bilious Humor predominant in the whole body.
The Material Causes.
The Efficient Causes.
The Effects.
Vital Actions.
Natural Actions.
The Passions.
Excrements.
The Habit of the body.
CHAP. II. Of the Signs of pituitous humor predominant in the body.
The material Causes.
The efficient Causes.
The Effects.
Animal Actions.
Vital Actions.
Natural Actions.
The Passions.
The Excrements.
The Habit of the body.
CHAP. III. Of the signs of Blood predominant in the body.
The Material Causes.
The Efficient Causes.
The Effects.
Animal Actions.
Vital Actions.
Natural Actions.
Passions.
Excrements.
The Habit of the body.
A COROLLARY.
CHAP. IV. Of the signs of Melancholy predominant in the body.
The Material Causes.
The Efficient Causes.
Effects.
Animal Actions.
Vital actions.
Natural actions.
Passions.
Excrements.
The habit of the body.
A COROLLARY.
CHAP. V. Of the signs of the Affected part.
External Causes.
Internal causes.
The Effects, Actions.
Excrements.
Qualities changed.
CHAP. VI. Of the signes of a part primarily diseased, or by consent.
The Essence.
The Causes.
The Effects.
CHAP. VII. Of the signes of the Species of a disease.
The Essence.
The Causes.
EFFECTS.
Animal Actions.
Vital Actions.
Natural Actions.
Excrements.
Quality changed.
CHAP. VIII. Of the signes of a great, and a small disease.
The Essence.
The Causes.
EFFECTS.
Animal Actions.
Vital Actions.
Natural Actions.
Excrements.
Qualities changed.
A Corollary.
CHAP. IX. Of the signes of a gentle, and malignant disease.
The Essence.
The material causes.
The efficient causes.
THE EFFECTS.
Animal actions.
Vital actions.
Natural actions.
Qualities changed.
Proper Accidents.
A corollary.
CHAP. X. Of the Signes of an acute, and Chronical disease.
The Essence.
The Causes.
THE EFFECTS.
Animal Actions.
Natural Actions.
Excrements.
Qualities changed.
A Corollary.
CHAP. XI. Of the signes of morbifick causes; and first, Of the signes of preternatural choler.
A Corollary.
CHAP. XII. Of the signes of preternatural Flegme.
CHAP. XIII. Of the signes of serum abounding.
The material Causes.
The efficient causes.
THE EFFECTS.
Excrements.
Accidents.
CHAP. XIV. Of the signes of flatulency.
CHAP. XV. Of the signes of the times of diseases.
THE THIRD SECTION OF THE SEMEIOTICAL PART OF THE PROGNOSTICAL SIGNES.
CHAP. I. Of the signes discovering when a disease will be long or short.
The Essence.
The Causes.
EFFECTS.
Actions.
Excrements.
CHAP. II. Of the signes of a disease tending to health, or death.
The Essence.
The causes.
EFFECTS.
A Corollary.
CHAP. III. Of the manner how a disease will end, whether by Crisis, or by a leasurable dissolution.
CHAP. IV. Of the time when the disease will end, wherein the day and hour of the Crisis is foretold.
CHAP. V. Of the place where the Crisis will appear; and first of the signes of the Crisis approching by vomit.
A Corollary.
CHAP. VI. Of the signes of the Crisis by loosness.
A Corollary.
CHAP. VII. Of the signes of an approching Crisis by sweat.
CHAP. VIII. Of the signes of future Crisis by Urine.
CHAP. IX. Of the signes of future Crisis by bleeding.
CHAP. X. Of the signes of future Crisis by the moneths and hemorrhoids.
CHAP. XI. Of the signes of an ulcer.
CHAP. XII. Of the signes of those things which will happen to one already sick, or falling into a disease; and first of the signes of approching madness.
CHAP. XIII. Of the signes of approching convulsions.
CHAP. XIV. Of the signes of a future relapse.
THE FOURTH BOOK OF Physical Institutions, WHICH IS THE HYGIASTICK PART OR TREATISE OF THE CONSERVATION OF HEALTH.
CHAP. I. Of meat, drink, or of the matter of our nourishment.
CHAP. II. Of the substance of aliments.
CHAP. III. Of the quantity of aliments.
CHAP. IV. Of the quality of meats.
CHAP. V. Of the order of Aliments.
CHAP. VI. Of the time and hour of eating.
CHAP. VII. Of the preparation of the nourishment.
CHAP. VIII. Of custome, and delight in the use of meats.
CHAP. IX. Of meat convenient for every age.
CHAP. X. Of diet convenient for every season of the year.
CHAP. XI. Of Bread.
CHAP. XII. Of Barly, Rice, Oats, Beans, Pease, Vetches, and Lentiles.
CHAP. XIII. Of Pot-herbs most in use, and their faculties.
CHAP. XIV. Of Roots fit to eat.
CHAP. XV. Of Fruits fit to eat.
CHAP. XVI. Of Animals fit for nourishment, and first of Flesh in general.
CHAP. XVII. Of the Flesh of four-footed Beasts.
CHAP. XVIII. Of the Entrails and extreme parts of Beasts.
CHAP. XIX. Of the nourishment contained in the parts of four-footed Beasts.
CHAP. XX. Of nourishment from Birds.
CHAP. XXI. Of Fish.
CHAP. XXII. Of Sauces.
CHAP. XXIII. Of Hony.
CHAP. XXIV. Of Drink, and the matter fit for Drink.
APPENDIX.
CHAP. XXV. Of the Air.
CHAP. XXVI. Of the seasons of the year.
CHAP. XXVII. Of motion and rest.
CHAP. XXVIII. Of Sleep and Watchings.
CHAP. XXIX. Of Excretions and Retentions.
CHAP. XXX. Of the Passions of the Minde.
THE FIFTH BOOK OF PHYSICAL INSTITUTIONS: CONTAINING The Cure of Diseases.
THE PREFACE.
The first part of the Cure of Diseases.
THE PROEME.
SECTION, I. Of the Method of Curing, and the Indications.
CHAP. I. What is the Method of Curing, what is Curation, and what are the conditions of it.
CHAP. II. Of Indications and their differences.
CHAP. III. Of the things that Indicate.
CHAP. IV. Of Coindicants, Contraindicants, and Correpugnants.
CHAP. V. Of the things Indicated.
CHAP. VI. Of the first and most general principle of Curation.
CHAP. VII. Of the invention of Remedies.
SECTION, II. Of Indications from the Cause.
CHAP. I. Of Evacuations in general, and their differences.
CHAP. II. Of Revulsion, Derivation, and particular Evacuation.
CHAP. III. Of Letting Bloud.
CHAP. IV. Of Purgation.
CHAP. V. Of the preparation and concoctions of the Humours.
CHAP. VI. Of Evacuation by Urine.
CHAP. VII. Of Evacuation by Sweating.
THE THIRD SECTION of the FIRST PART OF THERAPEƲTICKS.
CHAP. I. Of Indications from a similar Disease.
CHAP. II. Of Indications from an Organical disease.
CHAP. III. Of Indication from a common Disease or solution of unity.
THE FOURTH SECTION OF THERAPEƲTICKS.
CHAP. I. What it is that Indicates and Coindicates Diet in sick People.
CHAP. II. What those things are that concern Diet.
CHAP. III. What are the kindes of Diet, and which are most sutable in Diseases.
CHAP. IV. Of the quantity of Diet.
CHAP. V. Of the time of giving Victuals.
THE SECOND PART OF THERAPEƲTICKS.
The PREFACE.
THE FIRST SECTION of the SECOND PART OF THERAPEƲTICKS.
The PROEME.
THE FIRST PART of the FIRST SECTION, Of the Internal Matter of Physick.
CHAP. I. Of Medicines cooling and attenuating Choler.
The Series of these Medicaments is this.
CHAP. II. Of Medicaments cooling and thickning choler.
CHAP. III. Of Medicaments altering Flegm.
CHAP. IV. Of Medicaments altering Melancholy.
CHAP. V. Of Medicaments altering black Choler.
CHAP. VI. Of opening Medicines.
CHAP. VII. Of purging Medicaments.
CHAP. VIII. Medicaments purging Choler.
CHAP. IX. Medicaments purging flegm.
CHAP. X. Medicaments purging Melancholy.
CHAP. XI. Medicaments purging watry humours.
CHAP. XII. Of vomiting Medicaments.
The more Gentle.
Moderate.
Vehement.
CHAP. III. Of Sudorifick Medicaments.
Simples.
Compounds.
Chymicals.
CHAP. XIV. Of Diuretick Medicaments.
Chymicks.
Corollary.
CHAP. XV. Of Medicaments called Errhines.
CHAP. XVI. Of Sternutatories.
CHAP. XVII. Of Masticatories.
CHAP. XVIII. Of Cephalick Medicaments.
CHAP. XIX. Of Ophthalmick Medicaments.
Medicaments easing Pain.
CHAP. XX. Of Medicaments for the Breast.
CHAP. XXI. Of Cardiacal Medicaments.
CHAP. XXII. Of Hepatical Medicaments.
CHAP. XXIII. Of Stomachical Medicaments.
CHAP. XXIV. Of Splenetick Medicaments.
CHAP. XXV. Of Nephritick Medicaments.
Medicaments moving Urine.
Medicaments cleansing away sand and viscous humours.
CHAP. XXVI. Of Hysterical Medicaments.
Medicaments expelling the Birth and Secundines.
Externals.
Medicaments purging the Womb.
CHAP. XXVII. Of Arthritical Medicaments.
CHAP. XXVIII. Of Medicaments, increasing and diminishing Milk.
CHAP. XXIX. Of Medicaments, increasing or diminishing Seed.
CHAP. XXX. Of Medicaments discussing Wind.
CHAP. XXXI. Of Astringent Medicaments.
CHAP. XXXII. Of Medicaments that kill the Worms.
CHAP. XXXIII. Of Medicaments for Wounds.
THE FIFTH BOOK, The second Particle of the second Part of the first Section.
CHAP. I. Of refrigerating and repelling Medicaments.
CHAP. II. Of Emplasters.
CHAP. III. Of Medicaments that ease pain.
CHAP. IV. Of Narcotick Medicaments.
CHAP. V. Of Emollients.
CHAP. VI. Of Resolving Medicaments.
CHAP. VII. Of attracting or drawing Medicaments.
CHAP. VIII. Of Suppurating Medicaments.
CHAP. IX. Of cleansing Medicaments.
CHAP. X. Of Sarcotick Medicaments.
CHAP. XI. Of Cicatrizing Medicaments.
CHAP. XII. Of Medicaments stopping Bloud.
CHAP. XIII. Of glutinating Medicaments.
CHAP. XIV. Of Vesicating Medicaments.
CHAP. XV. Of gnawing Medicaments.
Simples.
CHAP. XVI. Of Causticks.
THE SECOND SECTION of the SECOND PART OF THERAPEƲTICKS.
The PROEME.
THE FIRST ARTICLE of the SECOND SECTION: OF The Composition of internal Medicaments.
CHAP. I. Of an altering Apozeme.
CHAP. II. Of a purging Apozem.
CHAP. III. Of a purging Potion.
CHAP. IV. Of Potions corroborating, provoking sleep, killing the Worms, and the like.
CHAP. V. Of Juleps.
CHAP. VI. Of Syrups, and first of altering ones.
CHAP. VII. Of Magisterial purging Syrup.
CHAP. VIII. Of Vomitories.
CHAP. IX. Of Emulsions.
CHAP. X. Of Milk.
CHAP. XI. Of Whey.
CHAP. XII. Of sudorifick Decoctions.
CHAP. XIII. Of the decoction of an old Cock.
CHAP. XIV. Of Broths.
CHAP. XV. Of a Bolus.
CHAP. XVI. Of Opiates.
CHAP. XVII. Of Conditements.
CHAP. XVIII. Of a Lohoch or Colegma.
CHAP. XIX. Of Tablets.
Of Pills.
CHAP. XXI. Of Troches.
CHAP. XXII. Of Powders.
THE SECOND ARTICLE of the SECOND SECTION: OF The Composition of midling Medicaments.
CHAP. I. Of Suppositories.
CHAP. II. Of Clysters.
CHAP. III. Of Injections.
CHAP. IV. Of Pessaries.
CHAP. V. Of Errhines.
CHAP. VI. Of Sternutatories.
CHAP. VII. Of a Gargarism.
CHAP. VIII. Of Masticatories.
CHAP. IX. Of Collyriums.
THE THIRD ARTICLE of the SECOND SECTION: OF The Composition of external Medicaments.
CHAP. I. Of an Epithem.
CHAP. II. Of Fomentations.
CHAP. III. Of Bathes.
CHAP. IV. Of a Semi-cupe.
CHAP. V. Of Oyles.
CHAP. VI. Of Liniments.
CHAP. VII. Of Oyntments.
CHAP. VIII. Of Emplasters.
CHAP. IX. Of a Cataplasm.
CHAP. X. Of a Vesicatory.
CHAP. XI. Of little Bags.
CHAP. XII. Of Quilts.
CHAP. XIII. Of Frontals.
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