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&TKOPA BELLADONNA, ORD. XII. Solanaceae, seu Luride. £33 
prove them a very serviceable and important remedy.* But it must 
likewise be confessed, that many cases of this sort have occurred in 
which the Belladonna has been employed without success :* this, 
however, may be said of every medicine; and though Dr. Cullen 
repeatedly experienced its inefficacy, yet the facts he adduces in. 
confirmation of the utility of this plant, are clear and decisive: 
« T have had a cancer of the lip entirely cured by it; a scirrhosity 
“ in a woman’s breast, of such a kind as frequently proceeds to 
* cancer, I have found entirely discussed by the use of it; a sore 
© a little below the eye, which had put on a cancerous appearance, 
““ was much mended by the internal use of the Belladonna: but 
“ the patient having learned somewhat of the poisonous nature 
“ of the medicine, refused to continue the use of it, upon which 
“ the sore again spread, and was painful; but upon a return to the 
« use of the Belladonna, was again mended to a considerable de- 
““ gree: when the same fears again returning, the use of it Was * 
* again laid aside, and with the same consequence of the sore be- 
« coming worse. Of these alternate states, connected with the 
«“ alternate use of, and abstinence from, the Belladonna, there 
« were several of these alternations which fell under my own ob- 
« servation.” 
: Junker’s Conspect. Ther. Gen, Ed. 1725, p. 491. Journ, de Med. ann. 1766. 
Timmermann’s Progr. Mich. Albertus de Belladonna. Tib, Lambergen, stated 
in the Phil. Trans. vol. 50. by Mr. Pultney. Comment. de Rebus, tom. 8. p. 654, 
Durlac Journ. de Med. t. 11. p- 449. Amoureux, |. c. tom. 13. p. 47. Marteau, 
1. c. tom. 14. p. 11. van den. Block. 1. c. tom, 14. p. 108. Ludw. Advers. Pract.’ 
yol. 1. P. 4. p. 637. and vol. 2. 3!4. To which we may add the later authorities 
of Bergius, (Mat. Med. p. 128, vol. 1.} and Murray, App. Med. vol. 1. p. 440. who 
used them successfully in convulsions and epilepsy. The good effects of the berries 
may be learned from Gesner, Epist. p. 34. Eph. N. C. ann. 3. Obs. 64. Smetius, 
lib. 4. p. 238. Mayerne Prax. Med. Syntagm. Alt. p. 136.. 
4 Heister Chirurgie, p. 328. Van. ‘Der. Harr. over de Knierknoest-en Kanker 
Gezwellen, p. 35. Van, Devern. ‘in litt. ad. Timmermann Progr. Timmermann 
junr.. ibid. Acrel. Chir. Handelser. p. 40. De Haen Rat. Med. tom. 2. p. 45, 
Schmuckero Chirurg. Wahrnehmungen, tom. 2, p. 150. And some accounts gives 
of this plant by our own countrymen Gataker and Bromfield. 
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