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dious in the beginning and encrease of a { Besides, of cleansing medicines, some are 

 disease, for then influxions most prevail. $ of a gentler nature, some are more vehement 

 But seeing that in the cure of tumours : These are not known one and the same 

 there are two scopes, 1. That that which i way ; for some are sweet, some salt, and 

 flows to it may be repelled. 2. That that i some bitter. 



which is already in it may be discussed ; ! The use of cleansing is external, as the 

 repulsives are most commodiously used in ? use of purges are internal. 



They are used to cleanse the sanies and 

 other filth of ulcers, yea, and to consume 



the beginning, discussives in the latter end. 

 In the middle you may mix them, with 



this proviso, that repulsives exceed in the and eat away the flesh itself, as burnt Alum, 

 beginning, discussives .in the latter end. i precipitate, &c. 



Caution 1. If the matter offending be of 5 When these must be used, not only the 

 a venomous quality, either abstain from re- j effects of the ulcers, but also the tempera- 

 pulsives altogether, or use purging first, lest ture of the body will tell you. 

 the matter fly to the bowels and prove dan- j For if you see either a disease of fulness, 

 gerous, especially if the bowels be weak. \ which our physicians call [Plethora] or cor- 



2. Also forbear repulsives, if the pain be j rupted humours which they call [Cacochymal 

 great. j you must empty the body of these, viz. 



3. Lastly, Have a care lest by repulsives j fulness by bleeding, and corrupt humours, 

 you contract the pores so much, that the or evil slate of the body, by purging before 

 matter cannot be removed by discussives. * you use cleansing medicines to the ulcer, 



'else your cure will never proceed prosper- 



CHAPTER VII. S uslj ' 



Of chansing Medicines. 



Cleansing medicines can neither be defined | CHArl-Lit VIII. 



by heat, nor coldness, because some of both | Of Emplasters. 



sorts cleanse. By Emplasters, here, I do mean things 



A cleansing medicine, then, is of a ter- ; glutinalive, and they are quite contrary to 

 rene quality, which takes away the filth j things cleansing. 

 \vith it, and carries it out. They are of a far more glutinous and 



Definition.'] Here, to avoid confusion, a j tenacious substance. 



difference must be made between washing ; They differ from things stopping because 

 and cleansing. ! they do not stop the pores so much, as stick 



.A thing which washeth, carries away by I to them like Birdlime. 



fluxion, as a man washeth the dirt off from a j They have a certain glutinous heat, tern- 

 thing. ! pcred both with coldness and moisture. 



A cleansing medicine by a certain rough- j From these plasters take their names, 

 ness or nitrous quality, carries away the i Their taste is either none at all, or not 

 compacted filth with it. j discernable whether hot or cold, but fat, 



This also is the difference between cleans- j insipid, or without taste, or sweet, and vis- 

 ing and discussing medicines, the one makes \ cous in feeling. 



thick humours thin, and so scatters them,! Their use is to stop flowing of blood, and 

 but a cleansing medicine takes the most : other fluxes, to cause suppuration, to con- 

 tenacious humour along with it, without jtinue the heat, that so tumours may be- 

 any alteration. * ripened. 



