The Excellency of Milk, not only in the Gout, but in other Disorders,
having been thus demonstrated, I shall subjoin the Judgment of some
Authors in its Favour. _Emmanuel Konig_, in his _Regnum Animale_,
admires the wonderful Power of Milk in Medicine, as well as
Nourishment. _Wepfer_, in his Observations, says, there is certainly
somewhat divine in Milk, since we see gouty Persons relieved by it,
Hypocondriack and Nephritick Persons relieved by its use, the whole
Habit strengthened, the Complexion cleared up, and fresh Powers
acquired to the Body. He tells us, that he knew a Gentlewoman at
_Friburgh_, who was in an almost miraculous Manner relieved from
terrible Convulsions, Suffocation of the Womb, Hysterick Symptoms, by
the Use of Milk alone, obstinately persisted in for some Years. Milk,
by its asswaging, sulphureous Power, and its nitro-saline deterging
Quality, dulcifies the sharp and acid Humours, whence its Cream and
Butter thence arising, are very anodine; the one beat up with Sugar of
Lead, corrects the corrosive Acid in cancerous Tumours; and the other
drank warm in a _Diarrhœa_, mitigates the sharp Twitches in the Bowels
that attend that Distemper, and immediately asswages and stops the Pain
and Gripings. Externally applied and rubbed in a proper manner, it
gives Relief in the Stone, and helps to propel it into the Bladder.
_Daniel Ludovicus_ hath asserted, that Butter either by it self, or
mixed with other Ingredients, exceeds all the Officinal Ointments and
compound Oyls. In Consumptions and Hecticks its Powers are very well
known. _Solenander_ and _Konig_ advise a Pound of Milk, in which an
Handful of Elder Flowers have been boiled, drank every Morning for nine
Days successively in _May_, as a Specifick in St. _Anthony_’s Fire.
_Tachius_ tells us of what great Use it was in restoring crippled Limbs
to a Person that was quite tired out with Baths, and other Remedies. In
the _German Ephemeris_ there is an Instance of an Hypocondriac Epilepsy
cured by three Ounces of Milk, in which was dissolved half a Drachm of
_Spanish_ Soap, taken every Morning. And _Sylvius_ tells us of many
Icterical People cured by that Medicine.