Domestic medicine or, A treatise on the prevention and cure of diseases by regimen and simple medicines. With an appendix, containing a dispensatory for the use of private practitioners. To which are added, observations on the diet of the common people ... / [William Buchan].

  • Buchan, William, 1729-1805
Date:
1798
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Credit: Domestic medicine or, A treatise on the prevention and cure of diseases by regimen and simple medicines. With an appendix, containing a dispensatory for the use of private practitioners. To which are added, observations on the diet of the common people ... / [William Buchan]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ^4. TTie analogy in the nourifliment of plants and animals, ibid. Is the abufe of natural paflions,In diet, 95. In liquor and carnal pleafures, ibid. The bad confequences of, involve whole families, 96. EfFefls of drunkennefs on the conftitution, ibid. Perfons who feldom get drunk, may ne- verthelefs injure their conftitutions by drink, 97. The habit of drinking frequently acquired under misfortunes, 98. Is pe- culiarly hurtful to young perfons, 99. Leads to all other vices, ibid. Intermittingfe'uer. See Ague. InteJUnes, inflammation of, general caafes from whence it pro- ceeds, 291. The fymptoms, regimen, and medical treatment, 292. Cautions to guard againfl; it, 295. Intoxication produces a fever, 96. Fatal confequences of a daily repetition of this vice, ibid. Perfons who feldom get drunk, may nevcrthelefs injure their conftitution by drinking, ibid. Getting drunk, a hazardous remedy for a cold, 277. Often produces fatal effefts, 623. Proper cautions for treating per- fons in liquor, 624. The fafeft drink after a debauch, ibid. Remarkable cafe, 625. Johnfon, Dr. extraordinary recovery of an infant feemingly killed by a ftrong convulfion fit, related by, 629. IJJues, how to make them take the bell effeft, 430. Itch, the nature and fymptoms of this difeafe defcribed, 403. Sulphur, the bed remedy againft, ibid,i Great danger of the injudicious ufe of mercurial preparations for, 405. Cleanlinefs the bell prefervative againll, 406, note. ’Juleps, the form of, explained, 678. Preparation of the cam- phorated julep, ibid. Cordial julep, 679. Expeftorating ju]ep, ibid. MaBc. julep, ibid. Saline julep, ibid. Vomiting julep, ibid. K Kermes Mineral, recommended by Dr. Doplanllfor the hooping- cough, 287, note. Kidneys, inflammation of, its general caufes, 301. Its fymptoms and proper regimen, 302. Medical treatment, 305. Where is proceeds from the (lone and gravel, ibid. Cautions for thofe fubjeft to this diforder, ibid. See Gra*uel. King's Evil. See Scrophula. L Laborious employments, the peculiar diforders incident to, 40. T(le folly of men emulating each other in trials of ftrength, 41. Difadvantages attending their diet, ibid. How they expofe themleives to inflammations, 42. Danger of fleeping in the -fun, ibid. Long falling hurtful to ih^m, ibid. Injuries arifing frorn poor living, 43. Many of the difeafes of labourers, not only otcafloned, but aggravated, by poverty, ibid. Labour