Some observations made upon the maldiva nut shewing its admirable virtue in giving an easie, safe, and speedy delivery to women in child-bed / written by a physitian in the countrey to Dr. Hinton at London, 1663. Physitian in the countrey. 1694 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). A56765 Wing P935 ESTC R27604 09981217 ocm 09981217 44435 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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Childbirth -- Early works to 1800. 2006-03 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2006-03 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-04 Andrew Kuster Sampled and proofread 2006-04 Andrew Kuster Text and markup reviewed and edited 2006-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion SOME OBSERVATIONS Made upon the Maldiva Nut : SHEWING Its Admirable Virtue in giving an Easie , Safe and Speedy Delivery to Women in Child-bed . Written by a Physitian in the Countrey to Dr. Hinton at London . 1663. LONDON , Printed in the Year 1694. SOME OBSERVATIONS Made upon the Maldiva Nut ; SHEWING Its Admirable Virtue in giving an Easie , Safe and Speedy Delivery to Women in Child-bed . SIR , I Received your last , with your Request , to know what Specifick I have observed in the Indies to be most Effectual against difficult Labour in Women , which amongst us in Europe sweeps away so many People . I must tell you , that I have been very Curious in taking Notice of this particular Case and have observed them to make great use of the Maldiva Nut , with very good Success . Dr. Grew tells us , that one of these Nuts was presented as a great Rarity to the Royal Society at Gresham-Colledge , generally esteemed in the Indies worth twenty five Pounds . It 's Death for any Common People to meddle with them , as being the Kings Profit . Augerius Clusius hath written a Book in Commendation of this Rare Nut , and given many Examples of the wonderful Cures wrought by it , and particularly of a Patient of his , a Citizen of Amsterdam , whose Life was in great Danger by an acute Disease , when all other Means failed , very much importuned him to prescribe him the Maldiva Nut , which the Patient had seen do great Cures in India , and particularly in Womens difficult Labour , and therefore told Clusius it could do him no Injury if it did him no Good ; upon which he gave it him , and the Man speedily recovered ; upon which he gave Dr. Clusius a piece of the Nut , with which he gave Relief to many Women in Difficult Labour . Dr. Groll tells us of the Wife of one Bernardus , who had been tormented for three days with most violent Pains of Child bearing , and filled all the Neighbourhood with her Outcries ; when all things had been given as are usual in that Case , and to no purpose , he then gave her the Powder of this Nut in a little Sirrup and Water that 's usual in that Case , upon the use of which she was speedily and safely delivered of a Child , to the great Joy and Comfort of the Mother . He also tells of a Shoomakers Wife who endured great Misery , and was in great Danger , her long and acute Pains having caused a Feavor ; at length the Maldiva Panacea being administr'd , she was deliver'd of a dead Child . Dr. Clusius tells of the Son of a Duke , who was strangely recovered from a languishing Distemper , only by Drinking all his Liquid Aliment out of this Shell , it did mightily corroborate all the Power of Nature . The Famous Dr. Tulpias used frequently to prescribe this Nut with very good Success . And Mr. Parkinson in his Herbal tells us , that Persons of the Best Quality in India carry a piece of it always about them , fasten'd to a Chain , which they steep in Wine or other Liquor , as an Antidote against any Poyson or Infections ; and drinking out of the Cup made of the shell they look upon as a Preservative against all Diseases , and a Means to keep themselves in a sound and healthful state : He also commends it as very available in Womens hard and difficult Labour . When I travelled in Spain , they used to call it the Egyptian Midwife , I suppose only by way of Allusion to the speedy Delivery of the Hebrew Women by their Means . For my own particular , I can truly say , that I have often experienced it to be admirable in that Case , if I may beleive the good Women in our Countrey , and particularly one famous Midwife , who hath gotten great Reputation by the use of it . I knew a Country Gentlewoman who by very strait Lacing her self , and Eating Green Fruit , and Drinking Red Wines , used to have hard Labour , but after she had found out this Indian Remedy , never met with Difficulty in her Travels . I could name others but I forbear , because they are needless . FINIS .