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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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    756 Thaw after a hard frost, aggravates cer- tain coughs, and why, 153 Thebaic Tincture, derivation of the term, 9 (note) Themison, the ill success of his practice recorded by Juvenal, 30 (note) Theories false, mischievous influence of, 28 Theriaca Andromachi, the great celebrity of, 41 -, Heberden’s remarks upon, 42 (note) Thessalus, the Roman empiric, described by Galen, 25 Thirst, the irritation of, keeps up febrile Thoracic Duct, medicines enter into the circulation through its branches, 99 Time of the day at which remedies are to be administered, forms a subject of in- terest, 268 Tin, formerly called Plumbum Album, 73 Tinctures invented by Arnoldus de Villa Nova, 72 Tirocinium Chemicum, calomel described in, 77 Toad roasted, its supposed powers in allay- ing the pains of the gout, 6; receipt for ed, 121; romantic history of, 44; its essential oil acts very differently from the infusisn of its leaves, 188-9 (note) ; its signature, 35 Tonics, vegetable, their effects modified by alkalies, and other solvents, 248 » in what cases their combination with purgatives becomes eligible, 233 ; reasons for combining them with dif- fusible stimulants, 235, are absolute or relative in their operation, 111; they frequently require the aid of Diapho- retics to modify their powers, 233; their operation in healthy and debili- tated habits, 97 ; are vital agents, 110; definition of, 110 Topical Refrigerants, 161 Tormentil in pastures said to prevent the rot in sheep, 113 (note) Tournefort, his mode of ascertaining me- dicinal properties in vegetables, 31 Tortosa, his opinion respecting the solu- bility of Opium in the stomach ques- tioned, 194 (note) Transition from diffusible stimulants to tonics imperceptible, 114 Treacle, its powers in preserving vegetable powders, 280 Triple Salts, their formation often affords apparent exceptions to the usual law. of affinity, 262 Trochisci— Lozenges, observations respect- ing their modus operandi, 281 Trumpet, the, used by Asclepiades in the cure of Sciatica, 7 (note) Tuberes of Pliny, Knight’s conjectures respecting, 88 Turmeric, an ancient remedy for Jaundice, 34 Turner, Culpeper, and Lovel, properly denominated the Astrological Herba- rists, 15 Turner, Mr., why he escaped from the dose of arsenic administered to him in yeast dumplings, 279 Turnips, yellow, contain little, or no bitter principle, 111 Turpentine, oil of, acts on the kidneys only when given in small doses, 135 Nis Vaccination, superstitious notions enter- tained respecting it in the East, 18 Van Helmont, his chemical zeal, 76; his chemical doctrines espoused by Sylvius de la Boe, 76; his mischievous doc- trines, 143 Van-Swieten, his opinion respecting the effect of sneezing in loading the vessels of the head, 155 Valentine, Basil, the father of Metallic Valisnieri, his observations upon combi- nation, 210 Vapours, a fashionable disorder in the reign of Queen Anne, 50 Variable activity of a medicine, a fact not to be overlooked by the practitioner, 268 Vegetable analysis, the great improve- ments in, 78 acids rarely the vehicle of poisons, 194 (note); undergo decom- position in the digestive organs, 133 astringents, whether they may not be incompatible with lime water, 260 diet, the supposed refrigerating effect of, explained, 163 diuretics, generally bitter, 134 eaters, less affected by veget- able poisons than carnivorous animals, and why, 100 (note) Vehicle of a remedy, how to be selected, 251 Vena Portarum, one of theavenues through which medicinal substances enter the circulation, 99 Venesection increases the effects of Ca- thartics, 221; of Mercury, ibid.; fre- quently promotes vomiting and why, 120; a remedy of very early origin, 9; may act as a tonic, 11] Verbena, a word of general import (quasi Herbena), 55 Verdigris, the virulent effects of increased by vinegar, 194 - ie ag + Soe ¥