The ship and shore physician and surgeon / by William M. Cornell.

  • Cornell, William Mason, 1802-1895.
Date:
1858
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Credit: The ship and shore physician and surgeon / by William M. Cornell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    It generally arises from some diseaso of the liver, or a sudden check of perspiration by a cold, or,it follows fever and ague, or is brought on by intemperance. Treatment. — The first tiling is to evacuate the fluid by cathartics of cream of tartar,drank freely; or a tea- spoonful of the fluid extract of jalap and senna often ; or by applying a fomentation of foxglove over the whole abdomen, or rubbing on the tincture with some ointr merit, and covering it with oiled silk; or half a tea- spoonful of nitre may be taken twice a day, largely diluted with water. A light bandage may be applied round the abdomen. Take Dover's powders every four hours, from three to five pills. To prevent the water from again accumulating, use spices freely and tonic medicine, such as quinine and iron, or the fluid extract of quassia, in doses of half a teaspoonful, gen- tian, &.c, and live on a light and nourishing diet. General Dropsy and Dropsy of the Chest will be treated of under their proper heads. Inflammation of the Bowels. Inflammation of the bowels may be known from colic by the steadiness of the pain in one spot; whereas, in colic it is shifting. In inflammation, pressure hurts; in colic, it relieves. In inflammation, the pulse is quick and hard ; in colic, it is quick, but not hard. Inflam- mation is also attended with nausea or vomiting, failure of the strength, thirst, heat, and great puin in the bow- [1*]