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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    •r C 3 4. Feat ids ^ Camphire ^ Garlic^ Cajlor] Troches of Vipers Flejh^ Rhue. 5. Mineral Sulph. and Calces^ Antimony ^ , Diaph, Bez» Miner, Cinnah, Antim, 6. Acidsy Acetum Bezoardicum^ Syr, of Citrons^ Spirit of Vitriol, 7. Salfo-Acids made by Mixing contrary Salts, . IL The Second Species of a malignant Fever is from the Tranjlation of the deprayed^ Succus Kutritius upon the Head and Nerves in the intermitting Fever^ which requires all manner of Reyulfion; as Bleeding in the Neck^ Glyjlers^ Blijlers^ Cataplafms to the Feet,^ befides Diaphoretics^ Diuretics, and Cordials^ to fupport the and the Fer~ mentation, III. The Third Species of a malignant Fever is from the Infell ion of the Air^ whole fottid Sulphurs caufe divers degrees of Pti- trefaHions in feveral parts of our Bloods^ and accordingly produce the feveral epU demical^ malignant or peflilential Fevers, I. In the petechial^ fpotted Fever^ and the fcarlet Fever^ or Meajles^ the florid Par^^ ticks of the Blood are corrupted, or coa- ;gulated, or putrefied, and thrown into the Skin, %, In the Small-Pox:^ not only the florid^ but alfo the vifeid Particles of the Serum P are