Heads of lectures on the institutions of medicine / by Andrew Duncan.

  • Andrew Duncan
Date:
1809
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    Different orders of anthelmintics—An- tbelmintica venenosa—A, lubricantia—A, to- nica—A, cathartica. Indications in the cure of diseases which anthelmintics are fitted to fulfil. 1. From acting on the worms themselves, To kill worms lodged in different parts of the human body. 2. From their action on the system in which the worms are lodged, To promote the expulsion of worms from the body, whether dead or a- live. To prevent the generation of worms in the body. Circumstances to be attended to respect- ing the choice of orders for fulfilling par- ticular indications. Circumstances suggesting caution in the employment of anthelmintics—effects in- dependent of their action as anthelmintics —infancy—diet—exercise.