7 a REVERTEtfTIA. Art. VI. 2. 4. u 



cd witli inverted motions of the lymphatics of the interlines, and 

 is generally owing to fome ftimulating material. This is coun- 

 teracted by plenty of mucilaginous liquids, as folutions of gum 

 arabic, or fmall chicken broth, to wafli away or dilute the ftim- 

 ulating material, which caufes the difeafe. And then by the ufe 

 of the inteftinal forbentia, Art. IV. 2. 5. as rhubarb, decoction 

 of logwood, calcined hartfhorn, Armenian bole ; and laftly, by 

 the incitantia, as opium. 



IV. The diabcetes confifts in the inverted motions of the 

 urinary lymphatics, which is generally I fuppofe owing to the 

 too great action of fome other branch of the abforbent fyftem. 

 The urinary branch mould be ftimulated by cantharides, turpen- 

 tine, refm, (which when taken in larger dofes may poflibly excite 

 it into inverted action), by the forbentia and opium. The intef- 

 tinal lymphatics fhould be rendered lefs active by torpentia, 

 as calcareous earth, earth of alum •, and thofe of the fkin by 

 oil externally applied over the whole body ; and by the warm- 

 bath, which (hould be of ninety-fix or ninety-eight degrees of 

 heat, and the patient fhould (it in it every day for half an hour. 



V. Inverted motions of the inteftinal canal with all the lymph- 

 atics, which open into it, conftitute the ileus, or iliac paflion ; 

 in which difeafe it fometimes happens, that clyfters are returned 

 by the mouth. After venefection from ten grains to twenty of 

 calomel made into very fmall pills ; if thefe be rejected, a grain 

 of aloe every hour 5 a blifter, crude mercury j warm-bath ; if a 

 clvfter of iced water ? 



Many other inverted motions of different parts of the fyftem 

 are defcribed in Clafs I. 3. and which are to be treated in a man- 

 ner fimilar to thofe above defcribed. It muft be noted, that 

 the medicines mentioned under number one in the catalogue of 

 revertentia are the true articles belonging to this clafs of medi- 

 cines. Thofe enumerated in the other four divifions are chiefly 

 fuch things as tend to remove the ftimulating caufes, which 

 have induced the inverfion of the motions of the part, as acrimo- 

 nious contents, or inflammation, of the bowels in diarrhoea, dia- 

 betes or in ileus. But it is probable after thefe remote caufes 

 are deftroyed, that the fetid gums, mufk, caftor, and balfams, 

 might be given with advantage in all thefe cafes. 



III. Catalogue of Revertentia. 



I. Inverted motions, which attend the hyfteric difeafe, are re- 

 claimed, 1. By mufk, caftor. 2. By afafcetida, galba- 

 nam, fagapenum, ammoniacum, valerian. 3. Eflential 

 oils of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, inf ufion of penny-roy- 

 al, 



