AND FAMILY DISPENSATORY. > ° 
dicines, .'Thefe, inktéad of removing tthe caufe of the difeafe, tend rather'to incre 
it, by heating the blood, while they pall-the appetite, ‘relax ‘the folids, and prove 
vevery way hurtfulto. the patient.. Whatever: is ufed ‘for removing the cough, be- 
fides riding and-other proper regimen, ought to be medicines of a harp and cleanf- 
‘ing nature; as oxymel yfyrup of lemon, &c.. For the! patient's drink we would re- 
commend infufions of the bitter plants mentioned in the Herbal, fuch as ground- 
ivy, the fmallercentaury, t lomile ‘flowers, water trefoil,’ &&c. “Thefe infufions may 
obe drunk.at pleafure.: {trengthen the ftomach, promote digeftion, rectify the 
_ blood, and at the fame cime anfwer all the:purpofes of dilutition, and quench thirft 
much better than things that are lufcious’or fweet. \ But, if the patient {pits blood, 
vhe ought tolufe, for his ordinary drink, infofions or decodtions of the vulnerary 
roots, plants, &c.:There'are many other mucilaginous plants and feeds of a heal- 
ing and agelutinating nature, recommeénde@in the Herbal, from which detoftions © 
or. infufions, may be prepared with the fame intention ; ‘as the orches, the quince- 
feed, coltsfoot, linfeed, farfaparilla, &c.. Theconferve Of rofes is here peculiarly 
“proper. It may either be put into the deco¢tion above prefcribed, or eaten by it- 
_ felf. No benefit is to be expected from trifling doles of this medicine. ‘Tt feldom 
proves of any fervice, unlefs three or!four ounces at Téaft are Ufed daily for a conii- 
sdetable|time.. “In. this way I have feen it produce very happy’ effeéts, ‘and would 
“-stecommend. it wherever there is a difcharge of blood from ‘the Jungs.” When the 
odpitting up of grofs matter, oppreffiomof the breaft, and» the heétic fymptoms, fhew 
that an impofthume:is formed in.the lungs, the Peruvian bark is the only drug’ which 
has-any chance. to: counteract the general .tendency which the humours then have'to 
sputrefation., An.ounce of it in powder may be divided into eighteen or twenty 
dofes, of which one may be taken every. three hours through the day, ina little fy- 
Fup, or a.eup of -horehound tea: We would-not recommend the bark while there. 
are any fymptoms of an inflammation of the breafty but; when it is certainly known 
= sesaicittadome collected there, itis one of the beft medicines which can be ufed. : 
daw. patients: indeed have + efolution enough to give the bark a fair triat at this 
period of the difeafe, otherwi ener eee ene might be 
<= A NERVOUS, CONSUMPTION is awalting or decay of the whole body, - 
-without any conliderable degree of fevet, cough, or difficulty of breathing. It is 
attended. with indigeftion, weaknefs, and-want of appetite, é&c. Thofe whoare of 
‘a fretful temper, who indulge in fpiritaous liquors, or who breathe an unwholefome 
airy are moft liable to this difeafe. We would recommend, for the cure o ‘a ner a 
“confumption, a Tight and nourifhing diet, plenty of exercife in a free open airy and 
othe ufe of fuch ‘bitters‘as brace and ftrengthen the ftomachs as the Peruvias: ba 
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