The practice of the British and French hospitals : viz. the Edinburgh, military, and naval hospitals, l'Hotel Dieu, la Charité, and les Invalides. Containing a select body of useful ... medicines ... with practical remarks ... reflections on the use and abuse of bleeding and blisters; cautions ... to be observed previous to cold-bathing; and a ... posological table ... / By the author of the Practice of the London Hospitals.

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1775
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Credit: The practice of the British and French hospitals : viz. the Edinburgh, military, and naval hospitals, l'Hotel Dieu, la Charité, and les Invalides. Containing a select body of useful ... medicines ... with practical remarks ... reflections on the use and abuse of bleeding and blisters; cautions ... to be observed previous to cold-bathing; and a ... posological table ... / By the author of the Practice of the London Hospitals. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    | Sudorifics in fevers, Are always diluents and aperients. Take of the roots of fmallage, half an ounce; bur- dock and china root, of each anounce; fuccory,; rafs, navew, parfley, turneps, and butcher’s-hroom, ofeach halfan ounce; farfaparilla, an ounce; viper’s grafs, half an ounce; the leaves-of forre], fuccory, endive; and dandelion, of each.a handful ; -elder- leaves, two ounces; the bruifed feed of {mallage, and parfley, of each an ounce; of which, make three pints of firained decoction: whereof, let the patient take three ounces warmed every ‘fifteen . minutes, till he gently fweats. fies Krom this, an infinite numberof other, forms of the fame nature may be compoled. .., 9), ZY : Diuretics. DDT PA Watery-milk; ¢. gr. three parts of water added to one part of frefh milk. ey ; Whey. - Skimmed milk. Birch tears. | ASE Wathgs Bia P oY Freth ripe fummer juices, diluted with water. ; _Saltpetre. PAT EEC Nitre antimoniated. Sal polychreft. | ! The preceding decoction may ferve in lieu of diuretics, if taken in a proper quantity. Abjler fives ng in > wr i Are the fame. In a FesRILe THIRST. ; Proper drinks in fevers. ' Take of common fimple barley-water, forty ounces; currant juice, four ounces; fpirit of falt, _/