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Pharmacologia; comprehending the art of prescribing upon fixed and scientific principles; together with the history of medicinal substances / By J.A. Paris.

  • John Ayrton Paris
Date:
1833
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    tion of the term, 102, 209; incompati- bility, meaning of the term, 102; me- dicinal bodies, on the operation of, 98 ; definition of, 97; medicinal combina- tion, on the theory and art of, 207 Medicines corrected in their operation by mechanically separating, or chemically neutralizing the offending ingredient, 227; by adding to them some sub- stance capable of guarding the stomach, or system, against their deleterious effects, 228; their effects modified by the age of the patient, and various other circumstances, 266; substituted for each other, preface, x; cardinal virtues of, according to Galen, 29; calculated to produce the same ultimate result, by different modes of operation, may be combined, 231; their operations modi- fied by the state of vital susceptibility of the patient, 4; are for the most part but relative agents, 97 ; may act through the instrumentality of the nerves, 101 ; conveyed to distant parts of the body by absorption, 99; the ignorant prepa- ration of, 89; their fraudulent adulte- ration, ibid; differ only from poisons in their dose, 264 Melampodium recommended as an emme- nagogue by Dr. Mead, 130 (note) Melampus of Argos administered rust of iron, 9 Menyanthes Trifoliata, a cure for the rot in sheep, 113 (note) Mercurial salivation known in the twelfth century, 74 - ointment, a true chemical com- pound, 243 Mercury, the only constitutional sialo- gogue, 152; its operation as a sialo- gogue attempted to be explained, 152- 3; supposed to act from its weight, 152; its power of entering the lacteals, 99; its efficacy increased by antimony and opium, 218; a case wherein its effects were suddenly developed by fear, 222; a powerful stimulant, 221 (note) Merriman, Dr. an interesting case, in illustration of the influence of the mind upon the digestive organs, communi- cated by him to the author, 225 Merry Andrews, their origin, 49 (note) Metals, a query respecting their peculiar smell, 221 (note); why named after the planets, 14; all of them inert un- less in a state of combination, 241 Methodic sect, founded by Themison, 29 Miraculous gift attributed by Herodotus to the priestesses of Helen, explained, 22 Missletoe, Druidical superstitions respect- ing the, 13 (note) Mistura Ferri composita, composition of, 80 Mistur@, mixtures, general rules to be ob- served in selecting and prescribing this form of medicine, 284-5 Mithridate, its history and composition, 42 (note) Miner, after inanition, kgled by stimu- lants, 5 (note) Mineral waters, the virtues of, discovered by Hydromancy, 19; sometimes prove diuretic, the reasons why, and how pre- vented, 135, (noté) Mineral Acids, first described by Avi- cenna, 71 Milman, Sir Francis, his valuable remarks on the importance of diluents in dropsy, 249 Mixture and Chemical Combination, an essential distinction between, 242 Modus Operandi of Medicines, a new classification in illustration of the, 101 Moisture and dryness, their effects upon vegetable productions, 85 Molasses, why sweeter than pure sugar, 219 Molina, his observations on the potatoe, 112 (note) Monardes, his belief in the efficacy of the Bezoar explained, 92 Morley’s remedies for Scrofula, 21 Morphia, a new principle developed from opium, 244 Morton’s Pyretologia contains an account of Oliver Cromwell’s death, 33 Mouldiness prevented by Perfumes, 252 Mountain Ash, an object of Druidical veneration, 16 Mulberry, contains two colouring princi- ples, 67 Muriatic Acid recommended by Glauber in sea scurvy, 48 Murray, principles of arrangement adopt- ed in his Apparatus Medicaminum, 61 (note) Murray’s arrangement of the Materia Me- dica, 104 Musk, of Arabian origin, 69; its specific controul over spasm, 110; the odour of increased by exposure to the atmo- sphere of privies, 220 (note) Mustacea of the Romans gave origin to the modern bride-cake, 21] Mustard, the unbruised seeds of, com- mended by Dr. Mead in ascites, 263 Mythological Fables, antiquity of chemis- try deduced from the, 67 Ne Naples, experiments at, with Hyoscyamus, 86 Narcotics, synonymous with Sedatives, Hypnotics, and Soporifics, 107 ; assume