Volume 1

The works of William Cullen, M.D. containing his physiology, nosology, and first lines of the practice of physic: with numerous extracts from his manuscript papers, and from his Treatise of the materia medica / Edited by John Thomson.

  • Cullen, William, 1710-1790.
Date:
1827
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    camphor; and though I will not say that musk is not a more heating and inflammatory remedy, I would employ large doses of it. IfI can be relieved from some part of the ambiguity, and. find that the subsultus tendimum, tremor, and even the con- vulsions are considerable, while the pulse does not increase, either in frequency or fullness, while there is no flushing of the face, or suffusion. of the eyes, I would also have recourse to the opium. I had occasion to say before, that I have seen in- stances of maniacal delirium entirely cured by the use of this remedy; and here we must follow the advice of Celsus, ‘ prae- stat anceps remedium quam nullum experiri;’ and, in giving musk and opium, we have this encouragement, that, if the case is truly inflammatory, it is almost as. certainly fatal, so that we at least cannot blame ourselves for having killed the patient by the remedies we employed. ** J have thus finished all the particular cases that I think necessary to put, in order to illustrate our doctrine with respect ‘to the treatment of Continued Fevers, and to give the particular application of it.” Sect. II.—Of the Cure of Intermittent Fevers. * CCXXVIII. It still remains to consider the cure of inter- mittent fevers; and, with respect to these, we form. also three general indications : 1. In the time of intermission, to prevent the recurrence of paroxysms. 2. In the time of paroxysms, to conduct these so as to obtain a final solution of the disease. 3. To take off certain circumstances which might prevent the fulfilling of the two first indications. CCXXIX. The first indication may be answered in. two ways : ; 1. By increasing the action of the heart and arteries some time before the period of accession, and supporting that increas- ed action till the period of the accession be over, so as thereby to prevent the recurrence of the atony and spasm of the extreme vessels which give occasion to the recurrence of paroxysms. 2. Without increasing the action of the heart and arteries,