The physician's vade-mecum: containing the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of diseases. Accompanied by a select collection of formulae, and a glossary of terms / By Robert Hooper ... From the London copy. This Philadelphia edition is improved by a translation of all the Latin prescriptions, and is enlarged by an alphabetical list of all the medicines now in use, with their names in both Latin and English: and by other valuable addenda.

  • Robert Hooper
Date:
1809
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Credit: The physician's vade-mecum: containing the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of diseases. Accompanied by a select collection of formulae, and a glossary of terms / By Robert Hooper ... From the London copy. This Philadelphia edition is improved by a translation of all the Latin prescriptions, and is enlarged by an alphabetical list of all the medicines now in use, with their names in both Latin and English: and by other valuable addenda. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ¢ ‘ I « 22 INTERMITTENT FEVERS. 2. SALIX FRAGILIS. The crack-willaw :—The bark of | this species of willow is given in the same way and the same doses with the Peruvian bark, but not with equal advantage. 3. CASCARILLA :—=Cascarilia bark is occasionally service- able in the cure of intermittents. It is given in the same doses as Peruvian bark, . , | 4. ANGUSTURE CORTEX:—This medicine is also admi- nistered in the same doses as the Peruvian bark. It is often serviceable when there is a weakness of the bowels producing diarrhea, and especially when the eiichoba officinalis cannot be made to agree with the bowels, 5. SWIETENIA FEBRIFUGA. Fedrifuge S-wietenia.. . R. Swieteniz in pulverem trite 02]. Aque distillate oz.xviij. : Coque per hore sextam partem et cola. Boil for ten minutes and strain.. R. Hujus colature oz.jfs. Tincture cinchone dr.jfs. Syrupi corticis aurantii. dr.j. M. f. haustus secunda vel tertia vel quarta quague hora su~ mendus. Mix into a draught to be eee every second, third, or fourth hour. i y 6. CINCHONA. JAMAICENS3S vel CARIBZA :—Dr. Wright of Jamaica gives the bark of this tree in the same way and doses with the common bark, and with the greatest success. 7- QUERCUS RoBUR. The oak :—~The bark and excres- ‘cences of this tree, called gal/-nuts, are sometimes employed. R. Corticis quercus exterioris contusi 0%.jfs- Aque ferventis oz.xXx. if ordi Macera per horam et cola. . Macerate for an hour, and strain.