An account of the English nightshades, and their effects. With the original case of Dr. Lambergen ... Also practical observations on the use of corrosive sublimate, and sarsaparilla: on the different effects of mercury crude, and when prepared by chemistry. And some hints ... on the cure of the lues venera by the secretion of urine instead of salivation / [William Bromfield].

  • Bromfield, William, 1712-1792.
Date:
1757
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Credit: An account of the English nightshades, and their effects. With the original case of Dr. Lambergen ... Also practical observations on the use of corrosive sublimate, and sarsaparilla: on the different effects of mercury crude, and when prepared by chemistry. And some hints ... on the cure of the lues venera by the secretion of urine instead of salivation / [William Bromfield]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ( 9 2 ) To difpofe the fkin to do its party as well as to receive the Mercury* the patients fhould frequently go in¬ to tepid baths, and have the fkin well cleaned when in them. The Mercury muft be introduced by gentle fteps, and be the divided hydrargyrum. The globules fhould have time to roll in the blood, to anfwer the purpofes of an attenuant, and gradually to dilate the excreto- ries intended to be employed; and to gain our point diuretics are fome- times neceffary, and aftringent gar- garifms; but when once the Mer¬ cury is determined to the kidneys, we make efforts to get rid of the noxious matter, as well by drinks ing plentifully of fmall liquors, as by rubbing in very large quantities of the ointment towards the lat¬ ter end of the courfe; which may be done without any hazard to the patient. It is generally proper to take away a. few ounces of blood from