An inaugural dissertation on the influenza : submitted to the public examination of the faculty of physic, under the authority of the trustees of Columbia College, in the state of New-York, William Samuel Johnson, LL.D. president ; for the degree of Doctor of Physic, on the sixth day of May, 1794 / by Peter Irving, citizen of the state of New-York.

  • Irving, Peter, 1772-1838.
Date:
1794
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Credit: An inaugural dissertation on the influenza : submitted to the public examination of the faculty of physic, under the authority of the trustees of Columbia College, in the state of New-York, William Samuel Johnson, LL.D. president ; for the degree of Doctor of Physic, on the sixth day of May, 1794 / by Peter Irving, citizen of the state of New-York. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    fthenic diafhefis of the perfon affected, by the excit- ing caufes of common catarrh operating at the fame time. To effect a cure, the excitenlent in the beginning of the difeafe is to be moderated—troublefome fymp- toms are to be alleviated—and the ftrength of the pa- tient, which, toward the clofe of the difeafe, fuffers confiderable diminution, lhould bereftored. The fxrft indication—to moderate the excitement, is frequently the only one neceffary. It may be fulfilled when the complaint is but flight, by the ufe of the an- tiphlogiftic regimen only: indeed, when moderate in degree, the influenza generally yields to confinement, reft, and a fpare diet. It, however, often happens that thefe are not fufficient, and we muft then have recourfe to more powerful means. As it was frequently cured by fpontarteous fweat- ing, fudorifks are thus pointed out as the natural and moft proper remedies. Emetics, either given in fuch quantities as to produce full vomiting, or in naufeat- ing dofes, are of great ufe, but particularly the latter. They promote an eafy expectoration, relieve the cough, and at the fame time determine to the furface. The emetics in common ufe are, ipecacuanha, and that preparation of antimony called tartar emetic. For the purpofe of limply evacuating the contents of the ftomach, I would prefer ipecacuanha, as it is moft gentle; and being readily thrown out by the ail