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THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



moisture, that so they may perform their 

 proper functions. 



Yet although the members be strengthen- 

 ed by drying medicines, ihey have not- 

 withstanding their own proper moisture in \ 

 them, which ought to be conserved, and not* 



SECTION II. 



destroyed, for without it they cannot con- 

 sist : If then this moisture be consumed by 



using, or rather over use of drying medi- -benefit of my labour, they shall find them 

 cines, the members can neither be nourish- 1 presented to their view in this order. 



Of the appropriation of Medicines to the 



several parts of the body. 

 That the qualities and use of these medi- 

 cines may be found out, and understood 

 by evcrv one, and so my country reap the 



ed, nor yet perform their proper actions. 



Such medicines as are dry in the third j 

 degree, being unadvisedly given, hinder! 

 the parts of the body they are appropriated $ 

 to, of their nourishment, and by that means \ 

 brings them into consumption. 



lungs 



Besides, There is a certain moisture in 



Medicines appropriated. 



1. To the head, 



2. To the breast and 



3. To the heart. 



4. To the stomach. 



5. To the liver. 



6. To the spleen. 



7. To the reins and Madder. 



8. To the womb. 

 p. To the joints. 



which is an effect of heat and not of dry- 1 w r 

 ness, unless by burning, Galen means con- t Q ^ 

 summg the radical moisture. 



the body of man, which is called radical \ 



moisture, which being taken away, the parts] 



must needs die, seeing natural heat and lifej 



also consists in it, and this may be done by | 



too frequent use of medicines dry in the I 



fourth degree : And it may be this was the \ 



reason of Galen's writing, that things dry \ HAP ER I. 



in the fourth degree, must of necessity burn ; ! Qf Medicines appropriated to the head. 



TI- n i str* 10 "*-* n-frnnt' s^r It Ark t* r* t *-J *-^-vfr f*r <! ir i _. 11 1 1111 



is usually understood all that 

 ipart of the body which is between the top 

 iof the crown, and the uppermost joint of 



The use then of drying medicines, is only ; t , ]e n( , t are those me dicines properly 

 to such bod.es, and parts of the body, as j ca]ied CephaKca l, wh i c h are appropriated 

 abound with moisture, in which observe 5 to the b ^ not to the ^ cars nor 



these rules. | teeth; neither are those medicines which are 



1. If the mo.sture be not extcme, let not j f to the a]so , the 



the medifine be extremely drying. 

 3. Let it be proper to 



body afflicted, for if the liver 



by moisture, and you go about to dry the j ^Medicines appropriated 



.brain or heart, you may sooner kill than } 



cure. 



Thus have we briefly spoken of the first j 



qualities of medicines, and in the general t 



only, and but briefly, because we shall j 



always touch upon them in the exposition | 



of the other qualities, in which you mustj For what medicines are appropriated 



alwa ys have an eye to these. jan unruly tongue, is not in 



iryng. j therefore (my intent being to write as plain 



?. thc P art " f tlK ,1 as I can) I shall subdivide this chapter into 

 liver be afflicted J th(?se t- 



1. 

 2. 

 3. 

 4. 

 5. 



To the brain. 



To the eyei 



To the mouth, and nostnls. 



To the ears. 



To the teeth. 



\ present to determine. 



to 

 my power at 



