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Alterative Specifics 



Besides cathartics and surgical remedies, alterative 

 specifics may be employed, and to these diaphoretics 

 and diuretics should at times be added. I shall give 

 some examples of these. 



The specific remedies which have been found 

 specially fit for combating this disorder are either 

 simple or composite. Among the simple the follow- 

 ing have proved themselves most useful : — Lignum 

 Guaiacum^ &^ ejus cortex. Sassafras, lign. Lentiscinum. 

 Ros7narin. Partes nodoscB lign. Abie tint. rad. Chinee. Sarsa- 

 paril. Tria Santalaj rad. Osmundce regalis^ seupotius spicce 

 rad. ejusde?n ; rad. Filicis maris ^ vel potius gemmce vix dum 

 e terra erumpentes. Rad. Graminisj Asparagi. Eryng. dehor. 

 Bar dan. Cort. rad. Capparumj Herbce Capillares., imprimis 

 Trichomanes J CeteracK. Ruta muraria; Ling. Cervin. He- 

 patica. Veronica mas. Agrimonia j Beccabung. Nasturt. aquat; 

 Fol. &" Flor. Salvice^ Rorismar. BetoniccB, Lajnice^ Tatnarisci. 

 Item Chalybis prcBpar. ut ejus sal, aut Vitriolum. Tartarum; 

 Castoreumj Flores sulp hurts j Vermes Terrestres ; Millepe- 

 des prcBparati, &^ similia. 



These may be compounded as follows : — 



1^ Spicar. rad. Osmund, regal, vel rad. Filic. mar. aut 

 Gejnmarum rad. ejusdem vix dum e terra erumpentium m. 

 j. Coquantur in lactis^ vel aq. font. lib. i. ad tertice partis 

 consumpt. Colatura saccharo edulcoretur^ &^ sumatur bis, 

 aut ter in die. 



]^ Fol. Tece "^j. flor. salv. Beton. ana l^s. quibus vasi 

 idoneo impositis, superfundatur aqua., quce aliquandiu ferbue- 

 rit, lib. j. infundantur clause, &^ tepide per horam circiter 

 unam, colatura saccharo edulcoretur, &^ bibatur ut supra. 



Bochetum, I Rad. Chin. Sarsapar, &^ Sassafras aq. fontan. 

 i?icoct. ex usu esse potest. 



^ Spicar. rad. Osmund, regal, rad. Bardan. Gramin. 

 dehor, ana §7. Herb. Veronic. 7nar. Agrimon. ling. Cervin. 

 Hepat. Capil. vener. ana in. ss. ras. C. C. Ebor. ana fyss. 



