a4 CULPEPER’s ENGLISH PHYSICIAN, 
‘Or tuz FUROR UTERINUS, 
THE faror uterinus is fuch a particular complication of hyfterical fymptoms, 
from anextraordinary fulne(s or indammation of the veflels of the womb, as forms 
afort of madnefs, wherein the patient is preternaturally difpofed, or involuntarily 
excited, as it were, to venereal embraces. It is a diftemper not very frequent, but 
which fometimes happens. The figns of it are very manifeft, both by the geftures 
of the body. and the tendency of the patient’s difcourfe,; which, how great foever. 
her natural modefty may be, will be extravagantly lewd: The-caufes of this difeafe. 
are ufually the fame with thofe of other hyfterical diforders ; but, by falling on the 
organs of generation, are more violent in their effects. A vigorous, healthy, and 
fanguine, conftitution, high feeding, want of exercife, or a mixed converfation, may 
difpofe to it: as may alfo too large a dofe of cantharides, and other provocative me- 
< dicines ; or indulging vehement defires, and too great familiarity, but fhort of en- 
joyment, with the other fex. Some time before the fit, the patient often appears 
filent and forrowful, with a bathful, down-caft, look, and an unufual flufhing all 
over the face, Her pulfe is irregular, varying from high and ftrong to low and 
weak, and then with long intervals, heaving it out, as it were, with a figh: Thefe 
fymptoms increafe gradually, till the fit actually comes on: then the patient burfts 
out intoa fit of crying; when the tears are plentifully thed, if a man comes in her 
way, fhe is apt-to lay hold of him, and-treat him with indecent fondnefs. In fine, 
_thofe who labour under this diforder appear to be mad by intervals, and fay and do 
a thoufand things which-they are unconfcious of when the fit is over. If the fymp- 
toms are violent, the fit frequent and of long continuance, and efpecially if the 
Patient be.of a fanguine conftitution, unmarried, aid the cafe originally proceeds 
from a fixed amour, it is difficult of cure, and fometimes degenerates into a con- 
tinued madnefs. But, if the diftemper proceeds from an obftruction or - fuppreffion 
Of the monthly courfes, from too great-a quantity of blood, or from a too indulgent 
i a remedied. The pees thus afflicted thould be removed inte, | 
‘be of fervice,. ‘Her diet thould be thin and ‘cooling, and not taken in large , 
ext r dia between the fits, | moderate. pina her be kept, as much as 
a ihe rr the is known.to regard, unlefs i it bes: bibs them entirely to- 
the difea € a removing its origin. — Daring the fit, bleed directly, 
confiderabl > quantity. , efpecially if any evacuations have been fup- 
_ prefled ; afterwards exhibit the fliowing opiate: take ‘eyed water andl 
