Some observations made upon the Mexico seeds imported from the Indies shewing their wonderful virtue against worms in the bodies of men, women and children / written by a countrey physitian to Dr. Burwell, president of the Colledge of Physitians in London. Peachi, John, fl. 1683. 1695 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 4 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2007-01 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A56766 Wing P936 ESTC R35390 15272544 ocm 15272544 103341 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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Helminths. 2006-03 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2006-03 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-05 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2006-05 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2006-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion SOME OBSERVATIONS Made upon the Mexico Seeds , Imported from the INDIES : SHEWING Their Wonderful VIRTUE against WORMS in the Bodies of Men , Women , and Children . Written by a Countrey Physitian to Dr. Burwell , President of the Colledge of Physitians in London . LONDON , Printed in the Year 1695. SOME OBSERVATIONS Made upon the Mexico Seeds : SHEWING Their Wonderful Virtue against WORMS in the Bodies of Men , Women , and Children . In a LETTER , &c. SIR , I Received your Letter , with your Desire to know what particular Specifick I had ●bserved the Indians make most use of against Worms ; and I must freely tell you , that I have often seen them give the Mexico Seeds , which powerfully expels them in Men , Women , and Children . The Seeds look like an Insect , o● sort of flat Worm it self , and is spotted like a Leopard ; it is a sort of a Palma Christi , it resists the Putrefaction of Humours , and Purgeth the Stomach and Bowels , and drives ou● all sorts of Verminous Matter by Siege , which cause gnawing Pains in the Body . The Deaths of more People is owing to Worms than is generally supposed , for they cause Vomiting , Loosness , Feavors , and wha● not . I saw an Indian Doctor give a Medicin● made with these Seeds , which expell'd forty Worms at one time . Many famous Physitians have of late Year in their Observations taken Notice , that i● most Distempers , especially Putrid and Malignant Feavors , there hath very much 〈◊〉 Worms been a Cause , which hath made them prove more difficult to Cure , and generall● more Mortal ; and a Curious Physitian tells the World , that with the help of Microscopes he had discerned in his Patients Blood , and sometimes in their Urine , many Animated Vermicles , and until he hath applyed himself to the use of Worm-matick Medicines , could perform no Cures ; but upon the use of Medicines against Worms , he quickly perceived an Abatement of all Feavourish Symptons . I knew a young Gentlewoman who had a great Pain in her Head , much Sickness at her Stomach , a very pale Countenance , want of Appetite , and a continual Feavourish Heat , and sometimes a Chillness in her Back , and a great Faintness . Many Means I applyed to mend her Blood , to cleanse her Stomach and to alter the Habit of her Body , but al● in vain ; at length I gave her this Medicine in a Decoction of Bitter Herbs , about twenty Drops at a time every New and Ful● Moon ; she sometimes took it in good Mum and now and then in Milk , with Lavender Cotton boiled in it , she voided many Worms and wonderfully recover'd . A Maid Servant who had a gnawing Pain in her Stomach and Bowels , especially being Hungry , a dry Cough , a Loathing , and sometimes Vomiting and Loosness , a Symptomatical Feavor , and Sleep often disturbed with horrible Dreams , starting and gnashing of Teeth : But notwithstanding all these formidable Symptoms , I gave her the Tincture of these Seeds , and ordered her to take them in Wormwood-Wine , and she was restored to a perfect State of Health . Many young Children have been destroyed by Worms , because they would not take bitter unpleasant Medicines ; but this being given only in Drops , and insensibly conveyed into their ordinary Drink , hath proved very successful towards the Preservation of their Lives , especially when Clysters have been administer'd made with Alloes and Worm●eeds boiled in Ale , and the Belly anointed with Oyl of Worms . I knew a young Gentlewoman , who complaining very much of a great Pain in her Stomach , especially when she had at any time fasted , she dying very suddenly , her Brother ( who was a Physitian ) caused her Body to be opened , and to the great Wonder of the Spectators the Worms crawled about in a strange manner , which gave abundant satisfaction as to the Cause of her Death . If this Medicine had been known sooner , the Lives of thousands might have been saved who made up the Numbers in your Yearly Bills of Mortality at London . FINIS .