The family physician; or, Domestic medical friend : containing plain and practical instructions for the prevention and cure of diseases, according to the newest improvements and discoveries; with a series of chapters on collateral subjects; comprising every thing relative to the theory and principles of the medical art, necessary to be known by the private practitioner; the whole adapted to the use of those heads of families who have not had a classical or medical education / by Alexander Thomson, M.D.

  • Thomson, Alexander, M.D.
Date:
1801
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Credit: The family physician; or, Domestic medical friend : containing plain and practical instructions for the prevention and cure of diseases, according to the newest improvements and discoveries; with a series of chapters on collateral subjects; comprising every thing relative to the theory and principles of the medical art, necessary to be known by the private practitioner; the whole adapted to the use of those heads of families who have not had a classical or medical education / by Alexander Thomson, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    *i6 index; Temperance, in every thing, the means of obtaining long life, 73. Testicles, swelled, in the venereal disease, causes of, and treatment, 239, 21-0. Thrush, in infants, causes and symptoms of, 106. Method of cure, ibid. Thyme, garden, considered by many as resolvent, stoma- chic, diuretic, and good in obstructions of the menses, 470. More employed in-soups than in medicine, ibid. Tinctures, Elixirs, 4'c. the medicines best adapted io ths form of, 521. Preparation of aromatic tincture, 522. Compound tincture of Peruvian bark, ibid. Of asafoetida, ibid. Volatile, of gum guaiacum, 523. Of black helle- bore, ibid. Of opium, ibid. Of rhubarb, ibid. Pare- goric elixir, 524. Sacred elixir, ibid. Camphorated spirit of wine,-ibid. Spirit of Mindererus, ibid. Tobacco, effects of, considered, as employed in snuffing, smoking, and chewing, 47 1—475. Efficacious as a pur- gative in clysters, 475. Tongue, palsy of, 266. Tooth-ach, causes of, and treatment, 225—227. Occa- sioned, in great measure, by themismanagement of the teeth, ibid. Directions on that subject, ibid. Tormentil, root of, a powerful astringent, 477. Particu- larly useful where heating and stimulating medicines of this class are less proper, ibid. Touch, injuries incident to the sense of, with the appropri- ated treatment, 337—339. Tumors, proper treatment of, 346—34 S. Turnips, a nutritious article of vegetable food, but not very easy of digestion, and are flatulent, 47. This effect in a good measure obviated by pressing the water out o( them before they are eaten, ibid. Turner's cerate, preparation of, 511. Turpentine, different kinds of, 477. In what cases em- ployed, 47 8. Tympany, distinguished into two species, 281. Causes and method of cure, 281, 282. Clysters with infusion of tobacco found to be of gi ent use, 281. U, 11 leers, proper treatment of, according to particular cir- cumstances, 354. Lime-water frequently successful in the cure of obstinate ulcers, 355.