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.

Date:
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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    Forms or MepicineEss © 31g | Mild balfamic prils. Take half an ounce of native turpentine; and as much liquorice as will make a mals proper for forming pills ; one of which, weighing four grains is to be taken every fourth hour. Git. Take of native turpentine, half an ounce; gum tragacanth, pulverized, five drachms ; and as much ftarch as wil!.make a mafs fer pills; which are to be taken as above. Or, iy Fake half a drachm of Tucatellus’s balfam, three times every day on an empty {tomach } drinking therewpon, an ounce of the following, infufion: . A balfamie infufion with honey. _* Take of the freth flowers of betony, St. John’s wort, and cowflips, of each a pugif; and make am _ _infufion thereof, in a clofe veile], with hot water, for half an hour; afterward, mix with a pint and a half of the infufion, two ounces anda half of Marfeilles honey. Take a quart of fpring-water; and one pint\of frefh milk, fweetened with honey; of which, make a mixture, to be taken in lieu of common drink, | | ‘ Balfamtce food. “ Take of frefh milk, fweetened with honey, half a pint; bifcuit, an ounce; and fugar, two drachmss of which, make-a mixture, and take it for common food, four times every day. . An antacid powder. , Take of crab’s-eyes, two drachims ; Venetian foap, half adrachm; barley-fugar, two drachms; mix and make them into a powder, to be divided into twelve dofes: one to be taken always before the ufe of milk, with bread.