A digest of the principles and practice of medicine : with a short account of the history of medicine, and tables of Indian materia medica / by Rustomjee Naserwanjee Khory.

  • Khory Rustomjee Naserwanjee.
Date:
1879
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Credit: A digest of the principles and practice of medicine : with a short account of the history of medicine, and tables of Indian materia medica / by Rustomjee Naserwanjee Khory. 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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    Thus, alcohol when taken in excess or at frequent in- tervals, either strong or only diluted slightly with water, or on an empty stomach, or as an adulterated stuff, always does harm. Even pure water when taken in too large a quantity and during meals proves injurious. Experi- ments have proved that water is often the means of con- veying the poison and other substances into the system; thus the poisons of noxious gases, metals, ova of worms, and even specific poisons, are conveyed through this agent. Condiments.—The food of many poor Hindoos, and espe- condimeuts. cially of the working classes, chiefly consists of Bajri or Joovar bread and Chutney, made of chillies mixed with various spices. The result of such diet has been that they generally begin to get weak-sighted at an early age. Those of the middle classes who use spices too largely with their food frequently suffer from dysentery and from violent straining, with burning pain in the rectum. These condi- ments may be supposed to have a local irritant action on the mucous membrane of the large intestine. In a few cases they affect the urinary tract and strangury results. In India such condiments as chillies, cayenne pepper, and pickles, are best borne by people living in cold climates. In India such condiments are an essential and useful part of the diet of the mountaineers. From the hills their use has descended to the inhabitants of the hotter plains who only need them as an occasional luxury, and are injured by their extensive consumption. Habits.—Individuals who habitually smoke tobacco. Habits, opium, bhang, ganga, or chew tobacco very frequently, or every day use very hot condiments along with their food, often suffer from diseases. Insufficiency of clothing.—It is a fertile source of many Insufficient clothing. chest diseases. Persons who are msujOficiently clad, and who expose their skin to the draughts of cold air, and those who allow their clothes to remain over the skin in