An essay on chronical diseases, the methods of cure: and ... the medicinal waters of Bath and Bristol / [John Wynter].

  • Wynter, John, 1699-
Date:
1728
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Credit: An essay on chronical diseases, the methods of cure: and ... the medicinal waters of Bath and Bristol / [John Wynter]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Force and Efficacy, than when feparate, and unaffembled. The firft that appears, is Medicine, in all its various Forms: moft of which, I hall pafs over in Silence, and {peak of it only, as it is either Evacuant, or Altera- tive; that is, as it difcharges formewhat from, or corrects fomewhat in, the human Body. The ufual Evacuations in Chronic Dil- eafes, are procurd by Salivation, Vomits, and Purges ; but thefe Two latter are not fo much depended on for a Cure, as defign'd to cleanfe the Stomach and Guts, for the more {peedy and unmix'd Convey- ance of the other; thefe are tomake Way for the more fuccefsful Introduction of the Alteratives or Correctors, which are, no doubt, of very great Ufe; but too foon become naufeous to the Sight, and Tafte of the Patient ; and by their Continuation, not only breed fuch Satiety and Loathing, as impairs both Appetite and Digeltion ; but intirely lofe their Effects on the Bo- C3 dy.
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