First lines of the practice of physic (Volume 2).

  • Cullen, William, 1710-1790.
Date:
MDCCXCIII [1793]
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    be different, according to the different caufes of the difeafe. In all cafes, the firft attention ought to be given to avoiding the remote caufes, whenever that can be done ; and by that means the difeafe may be often en- tirely avoided. When the remote caules cannot be avoided, or when the avoiding them has been neglected, and therefore a copious menftruation has come on, it fhould be mo- derated as much as poffible, by abftaining from all ex- ercife, either at the coming on, or during the conti- nuance of the menftruation ; by avoiding even an erect pofture as much as poffible ; by fhunning exter- nal heat, and therefore warm chambers and foft beds j by ufmg a light and cool diet; by taking cold drink, at leall as far as former habits will allow : by avoiding vencry ; by obviating coltivenefs, or removing it by laxatives that give little hamulus*. The fex are commonly negligent, either inavoiding the remote caufes, or in moderating the firft beginnings of this difeafe Ic is by fuch neglect that it fo frequent- ly becomes violent, and of difficult cure ; and the fre- quent- repetition of a copious menftruation, may be confide red as a caufe of great laxity in the extreme vef- fels of the uterus. DCCCCLXXXI. * The laxatives that give little ftimulusarc manna, oil, tamarinds, caffii, and fuch mild fubitanoes. Aloetic and other draftic purges, mult be carefully avoided. Rhubarb, in moderate dofes, is only admiffible in cafes where there is an evident atony of the ftomach or inteflines: and in thefe cafes it ought to be given in fubitance, or in a watery infufion. The fpirituous and vinous tinctures of it are sbfolutely inadmiffible in menorrhagia. A table-fpoonful of the following linctus, taken occafiona'dy, will fufficiently obviate cof- .tivenefs, without giving much ftimulus : ]$, Man. opt. Sii. Ol. ricini 3 i. Syt. rofar. lolut. ^i. Crem. tartar ^fs. M.f. Lind.