Primitive Physick (14th ed., 1770)
| Author | John Wesley |
|---|---|
| Type | treatise |
| Year | 1770 |
| Passage ID | jw-primitive-physick-073 |
| Words | 171 |
| Source | https://wesleyscholar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Prim... |
ofa Dram every half Hour. It fcarce ever fails to stop the Flux , before half an Ounce is taken. This alfo cures the Whites. 597. Or, take about fix in the Evening, five or fix Ounces of the Juice of Nettles, and apply below the Navel, a Poultis of the fame Juice and Wheat-flour. If need be, repeat both at Midnight. 154. To refolve coagulated Milk. 598. Cover the Woman with a Table cloth, and hold a Pan ofhot Water juft under her Breast ; then stroke it three or Four Minutes. Do this twice a Day, ' till it is cured. 155. To increafe Milk. 599. Drink a Pint of Water, going to Bed : 600. Or , drink largely of Pottage made with Lentils. 156. To make Milk agree with the Stomach . 601. Ifit lie heavy, put a little Salt in it ; if it curdle, Sugar. For bilious Perfons, mix it with Water. Nervous Disorders. 602. Are of two Kinds ; 1. Thofe which proceed from