Observations on pulmonary consumption, or, An essay on the Lichen Islandicus, considered both as an aliment and a medicine in that disorder / by J.B. Regnault, M.D.

  • Huguenin, Moses, 1756-1819.
Date:
1802
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    pede the progress made in the treat- of Phthisis pulmonalis, is the idea that it is incurable; an idea which unhappily prevails among the majo- rity of Physicians ; nevertheless, how many diseases do we now behold successfully treated, which were for- merly regarded as the opprobrium of medicine. Learn, said Cap- pivacius to the Physicians of his time, other means of treating Phthisis, and you will no longer deem it incurable. It must however be granted, that disorders of the breast can only pro- ceed towards a cure by slow and insensible steps; in order to obtain advantage from the best plan, steady perseverance is essentially necessary. The sick in general are readily ca-» pable of commencing a plan, but B 4 few