Volume 2

Synopsis medicinae: or a summary view of the whole practice of physick. Being the sentiments of the most celebrated authors in all ages, relating to diseases, their causes and cures. With most cases in surgery and midwifery. To which are added, some observations very rare and uncommon; and a curious treatise on all sorts of poisons. In two volumes ... / By John Allen, M.D. and F.R.S. Translated by himself from the last edition of his Latin synopsis, with very large improvements.

  • John Allen
Date:
1740
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Credit: Synopsis medicinae: or a summary view of the whole practice of physick. Being the sentiments of the most celebrated authors in all ages, relating to diseases, their causes and cures. With most cases in surgery and midwifery. To which are added, some observations very rare and uncommon; and a curious treatise on all sorts of poisons. In two volumes ... / By John Allen, M.D. and F.R.S. Translated by himself from the last edition of his Latin synopsis, with very large improvements. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and Idlenefs, that Humour confifting of crude and vifcid Serum, almoft ftagnating in the ex- cretory Ducts of the Joints, eafily contracts a Putridnefs and Acrimony; and then be: comes ichorous ; corroding at laft the Bones themfelves, and is able to diffolve them into Nodes, which appears from carious Bones deeply engrav’d with a Worm-like fort of Work. From whence proceeds a violent Pain, to wit, by the continual Diftention and Dilation of the Ducts, by the corroding Hu- mour, but a much more violent Pain is occa- fioned by the Nature of the Conftruétion of thofe Parts; and from thence proceeds the Senfe of agreat Tightnefs ; of Compreffion, Weight, burning Heat, Stickings as with a Dart, Puncture, Corrofion, as the putrifying Humour forced into the narrow and {fcarce di- lated Paffages makes its way. © ArtT.923. To eafe the Pain, (932.) I For the Thirf prefcribed the following Cataplafm. and Pan. Re: Mic. Pants filigines ex laéie cect. thy. Croci 3s. Aloes fuccotrin, ad Pulv, ficc. et friabilem uftulat. 322). Ol. Lilior. alb. q. f: _ M. f. Cataplafma. In another violent Fit I have applied. with no lefs Succefs, Empl. viride Glycoms, detcribed by Scribonius Largus. Re. Airis uft. erugin. ana 4v}. Sal. Gem. 3 Gum. Ammomac, Thuris ana 3s. Rad. Ariftoloch. rotund. 33. Alumin. 3 fs. ) Myrrb Galban, Aloe. ana 3], Cer. 44. Tercbinthe