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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    tlier at other times, when Rains IwcceecJ fair Weather, or the Eaft or North’ Win4 blows after warm Weather, which .caufes the fame Ehullition^ both in Wines and Blood; for by thefe, the Preflure of the Air is altered, the Tranfpiration of om Bodies is ftopt, and the different degrees of Heat and Cold expand or check the Rarefallion of our Spirits ]^ by which our BloodSy as wel} as all o\htr fermented Liquors^ are agitated^ depurated, digefled, or changed • and on thefe external Caufes the fuddenj^^r'i/^/c^^c^ of our Hurnours immediately depends ; to which, the Plenitude of HumourSy or theit vitious qualitiesy diforderlyy hot Diety too much Exercifey PajftonSy or other Accidents, very much conduce, which alfo produce Ephemeras. Thofe Parts of the Body are mofl: ufually affedted with the Flux of HumourSy through which vitious FJumours ought to be eva¬ cuated, dr to which the vitiated Succus Mu* tritius can moll eafily circulate^ or wherp its Motion is moll eafily llopt, or moll frequently, or the Tone of a Part vitiated former Dillempers. Though the Qccafion of the Effer-* vefcenceSy on which the Defluxion depends,* be external for' the moll part, yet there is an inward Difpohtion in the Blood to ari ? ‘ . ; ; . ^^ '-Jnflam^ i ; 'I