Primitive Physick (14th ed., 1770)
| Author | John Wesley |
|---|---|
| Type | treatise |
| Year | 1770 |
| Passage ID | jw-primitive-physick-026 |
| Words | 213 |
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a 71. Ufethe Cold Bath thrice a Week : 72. Or, beat fine Saffron fmall, and take eight or ten Grains every Night : Tried. 73. Or, dry and powder a Toad. Make it into fmall Pills, and take one every Hour ' till the Convulfions cease : 74. Take from three to every Morning ; or every other Evening. Month or fix Weeks. mit. In a violent fit, 75. In any Afthma, the best Drink is Apple-Water That is, Boiling Water poured on fliced Apples. five Grains of Ipecacuanha from five to ten Grains Do this if need be, for a Five Grains ufually votake a Scruple inftantly. 11. To cure Baldness. 76 Rub the Part Morning and Evening, with Onions, ' till it is red ; and rub it afterwards with Honey. Or, Wafh it with a Decoction of Boxwood. Or , electrify it daily. 12. Bleeding at the Nofe (to prevent. ) 77. Drink Whey largely every Morning, and eat Raifins much. 78. To cure it, apply to the Neck behind and on each Side, a Cloth dipt in coldWater: 79. Or, wash the Temples, Nose and Neck with Vinegar: 80. Or, fnuff up Vinegar and Water : 81. Or, chew Nettle Root, fpitting out the Juice : 82. Or,