Volume 1

The mysteries of opium reveal'd / by Dr. John Jones.

  • John Jones
Date:
1701
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Credit: The mysteries of opium reveal'd / by Dr. John Jones. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    2. It is applied more iafely to the Forehead or Temples, but the Quantity of half a Scrapie fhould not be exceeded in this Cafe ; Fernelim commends the Application of it to the Forehead in Head- Aches, Phrenfies? &c. mixed with Ointments \ We- dslim did alfo uie Venice Trench and Extracl of Opium to the Temples with good Succefs in Pain of the Head^ he alfo found the like Succefs in apply¬ ing it behind the Ears. Note, That the Continuance and Conflancy of its Operation, where it takes Ejfdl applied exter¬ nally, may ba very beneficial in fame Cafes ; but even'that may be anfwered by inter nal'Ufe, if it be repeated. 3 All, or mod, do agree that it is too acrimo¬ nious to be applied to the Eyes» .4- Geiger m, Fermlius, Heurnius, &c. do com¬ mend its life to Imeli costing made into a Balk&cc* wrh odcrijf row Things- and i-have an Opinion that this Way of ufing it in ay be excellent, conditio¬ ned, that not above Half a Scruple of Opium be tiled. 1. Becaele but a final! Quantity, and that of its fineit Parts, is thus received into the Body* 2, Became it may he removed at Fleafure, and then, ( asfome lay ) the Effect immediately cea- Fes, This is very well worth'the experimenting } for it would be very neat to be able to caufe Sleep, arid its other Effects with ;afety, as long, orasfhort a 1 ime, ^ as we pleafe, and no longer} for this cannot be done, when it is- internally given, but ics Operation will have its Courfe,without extraor- ttniary Means and Trouble ; but when externally pfed, the eery Caufe of the Danger (if any fhould happen) can be immediately removed, by ta¬ king of the Opiates from die Nofe. ■ r 01 Gager us, and Langftts^ ufing only one Gram of Opium to the BunUme^ or little Wound made