Treatments and remedies transcribed from a working Physician's handbook published in the 17th century. Check out the Introduction
Medicines for the Breast. For a woman that lacketh Milk in her Breasts
Take of Chrystall ten penniweight, and make fine powder thereof, and drink it with Bustard or Muskadell five or six times, or take of Fennell, of Mallows, of Anniseeds, of March, of each two handfulls, and seeth it in Bastard or Muscadell, and strain it it, and drink it oft. If the Breast be long, and big, and great, make a plaister with hemlocks sodden in white Wine and lay it to the Breasts. If there be any Inflammations in the Brests, take the Whites of two Eggs and two handfulls of houseleek, compound both together and lay it to the Brest. If thy Milk be crudded in the Brests, take Dragagant, and Gumm Arabick, and compound them with whites of raw Eggs, and the oil of Violets, and make a plaister thereof: Or take pitch and liquefie it in the oil of Roses, and put thereto a little Goats dung, and dregs of Wine, and make a plasister thereof.
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