Animadversions on the nature and on the cure of the dropsy / translated from the latin into English by F. Swediaur.

  • Sir Francis Milman, 1st Baronet
Date:
1786
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Credit: Animadversions on the nature and on the cure of the dropsy / translated from the latin into English by F. Swediaur. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ 9* ] diluting drinks were not allowed.' Trial was made with the medicines only. Al¬ though the fwellings were often diminilhed by the purges, the urine almoft always con¬ tinued fmall in quantity, and the ftrength was much diminifhed ; omitting therefore, the hydragogue purge, left the ftrength fhould be too much broken and giving occa- fionally, as coftivenefs might require, the bit¬ ter purging fait or any laxative of that kind, I ordered the faline draught with the acetum fcilliticum, to be continued, and I gave at the fame time a large quantity of barley water with a little of the diuretick fait in it, from which it happened that the kidnies which had been in vain folicited before, be¬ gan now to do their duty, and frequently within the fpace of eight and forty hours very copious quantities of urine would be produced. But becauf© drinks with any fa- line matter diffolved in them, are neither agreeable to the tafte nor quench the thirft, I contrived a drink well fuited to dropfical people, made of half an ounce of cream of tartar diffolved in two pints of bar¬ ley water, to which fyrup enough to make it agreeable, and two ounces of French *