Observations on the efficacy of white mustard seed, in affections of the liver, internal organs, and nervous system; and on the general management of health and life / [Charles Turner Cooke].
- Charles Turner Cooke
- Date:
- 1827
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Observations on the efficacy of white mustard seed, in affections of the liver, internal organs, and nervous system; and on the general management of health and life / [Charles Turner Cooke]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Sd iast can be borne, and a eomfortable train of symp- toms ensues, with moderate reaction, then the benefit will be considerable, since these healthy alternations of the vital fluid lead to a restoration of the secretions, and an equal balance of the excitability and circulation throughout the system. Before I dismiss the subject of bathing, I would mention the well-known mode of sponging the body with vinegar and water, after the method of Dr. Stewart in affections of the chest ; the good effects of which cannot be too highly stated, whether we consider it as intermediate between warm and cold immersion, or as a means of obtain- ing those ends for which cold bathing is prescri- bed.* Nor would I pass over the no less useful] expedients of Dr. Scottf and Dr. Thomas,{ for * With a view to remove any impediment which may stand in the way of a more extended use of this valuable remedy, I am induced to give at this place specific directions respecting it. The method is simply this :—Rub in either with the hand or with a sponge, night and morning, equal parts of vinegar and water, as if using an embrocation, all over the surface of the arms, throat, neck, chest, back, stomach and bowels—let the mixture be used tepid for the first three or four times, and then quite cold; first dry the skin with a coarse towel, and then rub it, for at least ten minutes, with flannel or a flesh-brush. { The Nitro-Muriatic Bath. { The occasional application of leeches to the anus, and the more habitual use of simple injections. ; Lunt &](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b33028965_0091.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
