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belly, and the abdominal viscera are frequently 

 affected with strumous tumours. Catharsis may be 

 set up by means of enemata, emetics, or mild pur- 

 gatives. 



The Use of Enemaia, and some Examples 



If the bowels are constipated, or the intestines 

 infested with wind and colic spasms, enemata may 

 often be employed. These are composed, not only 

 of solvent, but sometimes also of alterative and 

 strengthening drugs. I subjoin some formulae of 

 such : 



^ Fol. Malv. m. j. Flor. Melilot. Chamcem. Sambuci ana 

 P.j. Sent. Ants. Fosnic. contus. ana l^ss. Cog. in lactis vaccin. 

 rec. s. q. Colatura '^iiij. v. vel vj. adde sacch. rubr. syr. Viol, 

 vel Rosat. ana §7. M. F.'- Enema Injic. tepide longe a pastu. 



^ Rad. Alth. Contus. 3JJ. Fol. Malv. Parietar. ana in. ss. 

 Jhr. Chamcem. Sambuci ana P. j. sem. Carminat. '^ij. Cog. 

 in s. g. seri lactis cerevisiaii^ Colaturce '^v. vel vj. adde Elect. 

 Lenitivi^ vel Diacassice ^ss. Butyr. rec. Itvj. M. F. Enejna. 

 I?tjic. tepide. 



Strengthening enemata may be compounded as 

 follows : — 



^ Fimi egui non castrati recent, "^j.ss. flor. Rorismar. 

 Salv. ana P. j. baccar. Junip. 1,ij. sem. Anis. Fannie, ana 

 1)Ss. digerantur calide^ &^ clause cu7n seri lactis cerevis. s. q. 

 in Colaturce y^iij. v. vel vj. solve sacch. rubr. §/ Butyr. rec. 

 "^vj. M. F. Enejna, addi insuper potest., si visum est, ManncB 

 Calabr. 3^7- V^l 



^ Millep. lotor. n. 20 vel 30, guibus contusis affunde seri 

 lactis ex vino albo parati %iiij. vel v. in expressione solve 

 sacch. rubri 37. Terebinth. Venet, in vitello ovi unius solut. 

 3/. vel ij. M. F. Enema tepide injiciendum. 



The Use of Emetics^ and some Formiilce 

 If the stomach is loaded with vicious humours, and 



