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Show \ jag-#07"), "mg", and Paraplirenitis, and their Cures. Book [IL "the Froguo- mas. A The Pronnofiicks ofa Phrenfy (as being an inflammation of the Mem. U branes, or lubl'cance of the Brain) enraging the Animal Spirits, coming from the fiery parts of the Blood, or from an Abfcefs or Ulcer of the Brain, doth threaten great danger, often ending in death. If this Dil'eafe alilic} a good conltitution oFBody, abounding with agrtat times the Phrenl‘y is fairly determined; but if the Fever have an ill Crilis, And if in a long continued Phrenfy, the ambient parts of the Membranes, Corlex, and the Corpm‘ callofirm, be opprefled with a quantity of ferrous Recrements, or flagnant Blood, produétive of an inflammatory difpolition, it often degenerates into a Lethargy, Mania, Melambolia, or Morofir, which are hardly curable. A rumm- A Pamphrcnilz‘r is a Difeafe proceeding from an inflammation of the ifofl‘ffifffll Midriff ( accompanied with a Fever) which being endued withamultirudc Willi}. 0"" of nervous Fibrils, highly affeéteth the Brain, as Galen and the Aritients will have it: But the modern Phyficians making a greaterinfpeétion into the nature ofDifealts, gained by the difleélion of dead Bodies, have found, that the Inflammation, Abfcels, and Ulcer of the Midrifl', have proved ve- ry fatal to Patients, without the leafl fhew of a Phrenfy. 355;":ng But I humbly conceive that a ‘Pamphrenitir doth not come from an iiii‘s‘ii'tiil' Inflammation, or Ablcefs of the Midrifl‘, but is a gentle or bafiard PhrenMina. ‘ Women. Cupping-glad" may be applye‘d to the Shoulders, and Neck, which very Cup'iin . much relieve the Head in a Phrenfy. slalrisifvc . . ten very advantageous in this cafe. Clylters alfo are very fuccelsful to empty the Bowels of Excrements and AClyfler Wind; and Vomitings and Catharéticks are very dangerous, except they 33$"va be gentle, by reafon they give great dilturb'ance to the {harp and hot Hu- 1'5""? morsol the Body, and much intend the Fever, which aflociates the Phrenfy; Brain, making a Pbrmitic, ( which often appears ina pale water) andifthe in a Letlmrg,. rhoidal Veins, which revel the Blood from the Head, both in Men and But if after moderate fleep, the raging Fits do more and more increafe, it is an argument the Dileale groweth more (hang, and more dangerous, in Piilfe groweth low and quick, attended with a difficulty of Breathing, V0. mitings, Convullions, and frequent drops of Blood dil'tilling out of the Nollrils, they are the lyinptomes or forerunners of death. fr Plru c'y when the Men/hm are fupprelred, or Lecches may be applyed to the I-Izmor- The temporal Artery may be fafely opened in this Dikafe, asimmediate- Brigg-mm ly difcharging the fierce Blood out of the Carotide Artery, and proveth of. illllz":r'i/iirg:fna the Matter of the Difeafe is tranfmitted from the lower apartiment of the ErmBody, by the Carotide Artery into the Coats and fibrous Compage of the degtnrlump 1 :4, quantity of Blood 5 or if it have often, and long intervals in a young Per. fon, the hopes of recovery are much greater, then in old age. reference to a new accefs or Morbifick Matter opprelling the Brain, and vitiating the nervous Liquor and Spirits. If a Fever have a laudable Crifis by a free evacuation of Sweat, often- , "mu-H, Bofl Off/Jo Plir'enitis and Parapl'irenitis, rim! their Cum. fy, being near a kin to a Delirium, proceeding from {lighter caufes then a l'hrenfy, from a mafs of Blood, not enraged with fuch high lulphureous Particles, or with ferous Liquor, [0 much opprefling the Cortex, or more in- ward Recelles of the Brain; whereupon the Animal Spirits are left difiirdered, and the rational and fenfitive Powers are not f0 much perverted in the performance of their operations, as in a Phrenfy. , Bl=cd_ingrroAs to the cure of the Phrenfy, in reference to hot fiagnated Blood in 55:32" the Membranes, and fubfiance of the Brain; it denotes Bleeding, to lellen j‘::"',":;3‘jd the mafs of Blood, and to make good its circulation. Letting ofBlood is moll: proper in the beginning of the Dil‘Cal‘e, while Na" ture is flrong, and before the Difeafe is too much radicatecl in the [late of it, when the Malady hath got a great head, attended with SyncopeS, l iPOEhY' mics, and a quick weak Pulfe, wherein it is more rational to {orbear Bleeding; and apply Bliltering plaillers between the Shoulders,to the infide of the Arms, Thighs, Lsgs, and Cephalick plaiflers, and proper Cataplafmes to the Feet- .In reference to the Fever, accompanying the Phrenfy, Emulliorzs made "'"ll 990111112 Seeds, may be preper to allay the unnatural heat of the Blood, \VlHL‘ll is often to be taken away our of the jugular Veins, or the Cephalick, bledian, or Balilick of the Arm 5 as alfo a Vein may be opened in the F209 w en Cephaliclt Julapes made of the Flowers of Lilly of the Vally, Limetree, Cowllips, and Red Poppy, made up with Pearl, and Sugar are very beneficial, to attemper the enraged Animal Spirits, which being fixed, are brought to a due order in motion, whereby the more excellent and meaner Faculties have aduc perception of their various outward and inward Objects. Apozemes may be fafely given, prepared with roots of Dogs-grails, wild Aroztmcs; Afparagm, @rufim, and with the leaves of Vervain, Bctony, fragrant Ap" pleslliced, Corrants, the Seeds of Melons, Pumpions, White Poppygand the Colature, after they have been boiled in water, may be dulcified with Syrup of Water-Lillies, of which a draught may be drunk after every Dofe of Amara}, an Eleétuary, prepared with the Confirm: of Water-Lillies, Lime-Flowers, 2§$fif3 and Lillies of the Valley, Powder of the Four cooling Seeds, (gr-c. made up W" A with the Syrup of Water-Lillies. |