C 228 ; 
Many oixhtjapanefes ufe Moxa twice or oftner in a year 
to prevent Sicknefs ^ as folemnly as Europea?is Purge or 
bleed. In the mcft grievous Chronical difeafes and even 
in perfons emaciated by conlumptions ^ as an arcanuni they 
burn in four points near xhtOsfacrum^ two on each fide 
lying in a dxttdi line croffing the Spine to right angles. 
7ialogousx.6 this praftice , in a long digreffion he quotes out 
Qi Hippocrates many inftances and precepts for burning in 
moft Chronical cafes. 
The whole art lyes in defigning the points to be Burnt 
for each diftemper; which Secret is in the hands of peculiar 
Chirurgeons , who have formed Rules to diredl them 5 as 
alfo Images in their houfts marked in all thore_places that 
are proper to be burnt. And to shew theneceffity ofa 
du e obferving of proper places ^ he afferts upon his own 
knowledge , burning on the /^/^^^ alba a fingers length be- 
low the Navel infallibly caufes Barrenneft efpecially in 
men, wherefore that line is always avoided* Afidefrom ita- 
bove the navel j burning (they fay) reftores loft appetite, 
as alfo \£Moxd be applyed to the Shoulder blades. For x 
Gomiorhiea arid Weaknefs of ihe^Spermatick, Veffels , the 
pa;rts aboiit the Loins znii^tOs facrum are to be burnt ; 
for the CollicJ^^ on the abdomea s and for thtTooth-ach » 
on the Chin at the comnciiflure of the under-Jaw- bones. 
With itefe akltufifi ^ifcelniftan^ anuW rieceipt df Hytte- 
rical lozerigb titedr^^ xhk j^rf^f«i^6t^^M&^ 
ftaii t lift Mii^Ag^ 4:iie^ Wdmein di^jfa^mi^ otir AtiflJiSr cofi* 
eludes his difcourft. .'^V^^'-vA'^i^ nr. y.:- 
^ To'Gbrififfiiif'feiimKSri of 
mdft difea&s^ -Qdr ^aflibfi IiUbj^^ an ififtbry ~ of a Feh'is 
Cardiaca (as he c^lis it )'i#feGh affliaed hlwftlf ateoft to 
Y^^f^' ^ death* 
