Medical reports, of the effects of tobacco, principally with regard to its diuretic quality, in the cure of dropsies and dysuries : Together with some observations, on the use of clysters of tobacco, in the treatment of the colic / by Thomas Fowler.

Date:
1785
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Credit: Medical reports, of the effects of tobacco, principally with regard to its diuretic quality, in the cure of dropsies and dysuries : Together with some observations, on the use of clysters of tobacco, in the treatment of the colic / by Thomas Fowler. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    April 12th. He took the three Dofes yefterday, as direded,and had three Stools, which was one more than ordinary, and with- out the leaf! Sicknefs, or Uneafmefs. He pafled two Pints of Urine in the Night, having been ufed to make only one. His Legs are rather lels fwelled ; but are very pafty up to the Calves. - Ordered to repeat the Infufwn in Wafer, twice a Day, beginning with thirty five Drops, and adding from five to ten Drops to each Dofe, uJitil a Senfation of Sicknefs is produced, April i4Lh, He has taken the Infufion regularly, the laft Dofe of which was feventy five Drops, without perceiving either Sick' nefs, or any other EfFed:, except a flight Heat in the Throat, impiediately after fwallowing it. He had three Stools Yefterday : his Urine is become pale, and increafed in Quantity, and he paf- fed four Pints laft Night. The dropfi- cal Swellings are evidently diminiflied. V> 2 Ordered