Every patient his own doctor ... Containing ... receipts ... Among these are that ... new discovery, by which the scurvy ... is cured: and for the successful practice of which Captain Cook received the premium medal from the Royal Society ... Also the methods used by the Humane Society for the recovery of persons apparently drowned / [Lewis Robinson].

  • Robinson, Lewis, M.D
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[1778]
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Credit: Every patient his own doctor ... Containing ... receipts ... Among these are that ... new discovery, by which the scurvy ... is cured: and for the successful practice of which Captain Cook received the premium medal from the Royal Society ... Also the methods used by the Humane Society for the recovery of persons apparently drowned / [Lewis Robinson]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    / [ 21 ] fymptoms in general of the fpafmodic kind* and In* dependent of inflammation. In the one it becomes neceffary to lower the Im* petus of the circulation, by evacuations and coolers ; In the other, the warm cordial, the fUmulating me¬ dicines are by all means' advileable to excite the vis vitae, and promote fuch a degree of fever as may fuffice for its expulfion. Evacuations of blood, and by floo!, can then be of no fervicc in the cure of a low fever, but a great detriment. A gentle vomit in the beginning, and a breathing fvyeat throughout its continuance will be ufeful. A warm, light, nouriihing diet, and plenty of generous wine will be expedient, with blifters and fi¬ ll apiims, or muflard plaiilers and other drawers of the feet, for the relief of the fymptoms. Firft then give the ipecacuanha vomit, with the mulled wine as before deferibed; and going to bed, half a drachm of mithridate* The next day the fol¬ lowing* mixture. Take Venice treatle, two drachms, fyrup of faffron,” half an ounce, fimple mint water, eight ounces, drong cinnamon water, two ounces, volatile tindture of valerian, two drachms, mix, and take two fpoon* fuls every three or four hours. To thefe may be added, as occafion requires, a little opiate camphire, contrayerva, valerian, cochi¬ neal, warm aromatics, and fome volatile falts; and when better, the gum pills; but if towards the latter end of the difeafe, when gentle fweats break out, and the urine becomes turbid or thick, the bark will be attended with great advantage, though there ihould appear no intermidion. INTER.