The preternatural state of animal humours described, by their sensible qualities, which depend on the different degrees of their fermentation. And the cure of each particular cacochymia ... To this treatise are added two appendixes. I. About the nature of fevers ... II. Concerning the effervescence tumours, pains, and fluxes of humours ... expecially those in the gout and asthma ... of several cocochymia's [sic] / ... By the author of the ... [i.e. Sir John Floyer].

  • John Floyer
Date:
1696
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Credit: The preternatural state of animal humours described, by their sensible qualities, which depend on the different degrees of their fermentation. And the cure of each particular cacochymia ... To this treatise are added two appendixes. I. About the nature of fevers ... II. Concerning the effervescence tumours, pains, and fluxes of humours ... expecially those in the gout and asthma ... of several cocochymia's [sic] / ... By the author of the ... [i.e. Sir John Floyer]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Secondly^ If an intermitting Fever happens in a mucilaginous Conftitution of Bloody fucH as is in Phlegmatic Perfons, Women, or Chil¬ dren, the putrid Fever takes the Type of a Quotidian^ the Paroxyjms lafl many Hours, and the Difeafe 40 Days or more, and a Paroxyfm happens every Day, with great Cold^ and the Heat is not very great after¬ wards. . In this pituitous Dyfcrafie of Bloody we muft vomit off the quantity of Pituita] and purge upon Infermillions, and the pituitoiis Cacochymia muft be correcfted hy Bitters - ^s, ■ ' I. Bitter Decoliion, Wormwood-Wine, Myrrh^ Juyce of Wormwood one Spoonful, or Suyce of Chamomile in Wine^ before the Fit Mitbridate Or Treacle before the Fit, or Car- duu^-Leaves powdered. Elixir Proprietatis 9i, .Aq. Lumlric, |ij. before the Fit. Radix Ser~ pentariee 5fs. externally. The Stomach may be fomented with Gentian, Wormwood, Mint and Aromatics boiled in Wine. 1. Fixed Salts and 'volatile evacuate the Cacochymia, both by Sweat and Vrin. Sal Aljynth. Sp. Sal. Arm. in Aq. Card. S’ theriac. 3. Aromatics, Sal volatil. oleofum. ' The external Applications are fuch as quicken the Pulfe, and thereby keep o{f the Cold ‘ as Camphire, Soot, Saffron, Qaljbanum, Tur^ » i