The book of health; a compendium of domestic medicine / deduced from the experience of the most eminent modern practitioners. [Anon].

Date:
1840
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Credit: The book of health; a compendium of domestic medicine / deduced from the experience of the most eminent modern practitioners. [Anon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I N D E X AbERNETHY, 7,10,19, 25, 26, 33, 38, 39, 43,44, 49,50,51,52, 57, 63, 64, 68, 73, 80, 83, 84, 85, 86, 90, 95, 96, 103. Abscess, 39. Ague, 40. Air, 14. Alderson, Dr. 74. Aloes, 106. American Soothing Syrup, Animal food, 8. [104. Antimonial Wine, 106. Apoplexy, 41. Ardent spirits, 12. Armstrong, Dr. 8, 15, 16, 23, 28, 29, 30, 37, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 53, 54, 55, 56, ()0, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70, 73, 74, 75, 80, 85, 88, 87, 88, 89, 90 91, 94, 114. Aromatic Confection, 106. Lozenges of Steel, Arrcw-root, 10. [104. Arsenic, 95,106. Assafcetida, 106. Asses’ Milk (Artificial) 106, Asthma, 41. Bacon, Lord, 8. Baillie, Dr. 41, 49, 66, 68, 81. Balsam of Capivi, 106. Honey, 104. Peru, 106. Tolu, 106. Barclay’s Antibilious Pills, Bark, 106. [104. Barley Water, 99. Barrenness, 44. Bateman, Dr. 87. [104. Bateman’s Pectoral Drops, Bathing, Directions for, 15, Bath Waters, 17. [20. Beattie, Dr. 54. Beaufort, Duke of, 13. Beddoes, Dr. 42, 43. Beef, 8. Bell, Mr. B. 37. Bile, 7. Birds, 9. Black, Drop, 106. Bleedingfrom the Nose,44 Blisters, 39. Blood-letting, 37. Blue Pill, 106. Vitriol, 106. Blumenbach, 70. Boils, 44. Bottled Beer, 12. Brain Fever, 44. Braude, Mr. 57. Bread, 10. Breast-pang, 45. Brimstone, 68. Broom Tops, 107. Bristol Waters, 17. British Oil, 104. Bruises and Sprains, 96. Buchan, Dr. 41, 52, 97. Bulleyn, Dr. 17. Burne, ])r. 87, 88. Burns and Scalds, 96. Burnt Sponge, 106. Butter-milk, 11. Buxton, Waters, 17. Calomel, 107. Cancer, 46. [108. Carbonate of Ammonia, — — Potash, 108. Soda, 108. Carbuncle, 47. Castor Oil, 107. Cataract, 47. Catarrh, or Cold, 47. Catheters, 83., Celsus, 18. Cerate, Saturnine, lOl. , Turner’s, 102. Chamomile Flowers, 108. Cheltenham Waters, 17. Salts, 104, 108. Chicken-pox, 22. Chilblains, 22. Chilblain Liniment, Sir A. Cooper’s, 100. Children, on the Manage- ment of, 19. Chlorosis, or Green Sick- Chocolate, 12. [ness, 70. Cholera Morbus, 48. Cinnamon, 108. Clutterbuck, Dr. 12, 23, 26,27, 28, .30, 31,32,34, .35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 44, 46, 47, 49, 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 76, 78, 79, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 91, 92. Clyster for the Colic, 99. , Composing, 99. , Purging, 99. Cobwebs, 97. Gocoa, 12. Cochrane’s (Major) Cough Medicine, 105. Coffee, 11, 12. Cold Bath, 15, 98. Colic, 48. [108. Compound Colocynth Pill, —— Powder of Ipeca- cuanha, 108. .Talap, 108. Compound Decoction of Aloes, 99. ——«■ Decoction of Sar- saparilla, 99. BarleyWater, 99. Condiments, 12. Consumption, 75. Convulsions, 23. Cook, Captain, 82. Cookery, 13. Cooper, Sir A. 14, 16, 22, 25, 36, 39, 40, 46, 47, 48, 51, 53, 66, 57, 58, 65, 70, 73, 79, 80, 81, 83, 86, 91, 93, 95, 96, 100. Cooper, Mr. S. 49. Corrosive Sublimate, 109. Corns, 48. Costiveness, 49. Cowhage, 109. Cow-pox, 23. Cream, 11. [Process, 9. Crimping, Sir. A. Carlisle’s Croup, 24. Cullen, Dr. 7,54. Curds and Whey, 11. Cupping, 39. Currie, Dr, 45, 85. Cuts, 97. Daffy’s Elixir, 104. Dawson, Dr. 43. Deafness, 51. Decoctions, 99. Decoction of Bark, 99. Devonshire Colic, 48. Dewees, Dr. 70, 71. Diabetes, 49. Diarrhoea, 50. Diet and Dieting, 7, 19. Digestion, 7. Diseases of the Bladder, 50. — Ear, 51. — Skin, 51. Spine, 24. of Children, 22. Dislocations, 97. Dram-drinking, 35. Draughts, 99. [99. Draught, Common Black, Cooling Fever, 99. — Dr. Fan e’s Open- ing, 99. — Emetic, 99. Fever, 99. for Heartburn,99. Purging, 100. Sleeping, 100. for Spasms, 99. Tonic, 100. Dress and Dressing, 19. Dr. Farre, 99. Drink, 10. Dropsy, 52. Drowning, 98. [99. Domestic Materia Medica, Dutch Drops,common,104. Dysentery, 53. Dyspepsia, 61. Earle, Sir J. 96. Eggs, 9. Method of Preserv- ing, 9. Electricity, 17. Electuary, Astringent, 100. for the Piles, 100. Elixir of Vitriol, 109. Embrocation for Sprains and Bruises, 100. — InfiamedBruises, 100. [100. — Hooping Cough, Emetic Tartar, 109. Emulsion, Almond, 100. Cough, 100. — Egg, 100. Gum Arabic, 100. Epilepsy, 54. Epsom Salts, 109. Erysipelas, or Saint An- thony’s Fire, 80. Essence of Coltsfoot, 1*04. Ether, 109. Excoriations, 26. Exercise, 14, 20. Eye Waters, 100. Falconer, Dr. 17. Falling Sickness, 54. Family Prescriptions,99. Female Pills, 105. Fever, Treatment of, 89. Fish, 9. Fistula, 91. Flatulent Colic, 48. Floyer, Sir J. 11, 42. Flooding, 55. Fluor Aibus, or Whites, 93. Flux, 53. Fomentation, Anodyne, 100 Common, 100. Strengthening, 100. Fordyce, Sir W. 21. Ford’s Balsam of Hore- hound, 105. Forsyth, Mr. J. S. 28. Fothergill, Dr. 12. Fouquier, Dr. 75. Fraser, Dr. 55. Freeman’s BathingSpirits, Friction, 14, 98. [105, Gamboge, 109. Gargle, Acid, 100. for Inflammation, 100. Putrid Sore Throat, 100. threatened Gan- grene, 100. Mucilaginous, for Inflammation, 100. Glauber’s Salt, 109. Godbold’s Vegetable Bal- sam, 105. Godfrey’s Cordial, 105. Goulard Water, 101. Gout, 55. Gowland’s Lotion, 105. Graham, Dr. 54, 84, 97. Gravel and Stone, 57. Green, Mr. 47. Gripes, 26. [105. Guestonian Embrocation, Guaiacum, 110. Gum Ammoniac, 110. Arabic, 110. Gum Boils, 44. Halford, Sir H. 23, 102, Hall, Dr. 71. Hamilton, Dr. 85. Hanging, 98. Harrowgate Waters, 18. Hartshorn Shavings, 110, Harvey, Dr. 56. Haemorrhoids, 58, Head-ach, 59. Heartburn, 59. Heberden, Dr. 45, 55. Hellebore, 110. Hemlock, 110. Hiccups, 60. Home, Sir E. 57, 90. Honey, 110. Hooper’sFemalePilh, 105. Hooping Cough, 26. Hornet, the, 95. Hot Air Bath, 16. Hufeland, Professor,19,20. Hunter, Dr. W. 53. Huxham, 87. Hydrophobia, 96, Hypochondriasis, 60. Hysterics, 61, Ice, 79. [49 Immoderate flowof Urine, Indigestion, 61. Inflammation, 34. / its treatment, 36. of the Bowels, 63. Eye, 64. Kidneys, 65. Lungs, 66. Stomach, 68. Inflammatory Fever, 65. Sore Throat, 67. Iirfusioii ofColumba, 101.