A treatise on the nature and cure of the cynanche trachealis, commonly called the croup / by Disney Alexander.

  • Alexander, Disney, 1769-1844
Date:
[1794]
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Credit: A treatise on the nature and cure of the cynanche trachealis, commonly called the croup / by Disney Alexander. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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    mel is taken with little inconvenience bv patients of all ages, and if it is . cient to ^-ocnre evacuations of itfelf its’ operation IS rendered eafy and certain by {.iving, afterwards, fome infufion of icnl with manna or cream of tartar, and repeat’ 3t>g It, at proper intervals till the effea is produced, - ' • ^ Bhftering the throat is likewife ufeful- and, when the relief procured by bleeding has not been very great, it becomes abfo- lutely neceffaiy. But in a number of cafes the bleeding has been found fuffident, and a bhfter Ihould never be applied, til] feme Dlooci has been previoufly After thefe means have been tried, and fome abatement of the fymptoms has been obtained It is necellary to guard again]] the leturn of inflammation. This is be]] done by keeping the room, in which the patient ■S, cool and airy, by allowing him nothing hut water and acidulated drink, and givino- him, now and then, a powder, compofed of