De practyk der vroed'meesters en vroed'vrouwen, Of de wyse van een vrouw' te helpen in haar kindbaren. Be... (1690) - Page 23


Mallow leaves	Herb. Malv.
Leaves of white Marshmallow	Althea.
Violet leaves	Violar.
Pellitory	Parietar.
Wormwood	Absinth.
Feverfew	Matricar.
Mercury also known as Dog's Mercury	Mercurialis.
Chamomile flowers	Flor. Chamomil.
Melilot	Melilot.
and Linseed	Sem. Lin.

All these herbs shall be boiled in water, and as warm as the patient can endure, applied over the entire lower abdomen. One may apply the herbs themselves or cloths soaked in the decoction: one must also take care to renew this frequently so that it does not become cold.

If the Kraam post-partum discharge ceases after the birth, whether due to emotional distress or otherwise, and if a stench is produced by the putrefaction of this retained discharge, such that the vapors rising from it cause the woman pain in the head, one must use injections made from the decoction of


Barley	Hord.
Mugwort	Herb. Arthemis.
Feverfew	Matricar.
Wormwood	Absinth.
and Melilot	Melilot.

One shall use this injection frequently during the day; and also bleed the patient; and employ other remedies as the doctor shall deem advisable.

If the labor has been difficult, or if the woman is wounded or chafed by the birth, one may use a decoction of Barley and Chervil. And when she is no longer losing blood, one shall add one or two roots of Comfrey, Rad. Symphyt., to stew the parts, adding two ounces of Honey of Roses to every pint of this decoction.

CHAPTER II.

Concerning what must be done when birth occurs before the usual time.

If it happens that a woman comes to miss her periods for two months and a half, or thereabouts, and a great flow of blood with pain follows, one must