Practice of physic : wherein is attempted a concise exposition of the characters, symptoms, causes of diseases, and method of cure ; with formulae, in which such new articles are introduced as seem, from trial, to be valuable additions to the materia medica ; with a copious index of diseases and medicines ; the whole intended for the assistance of the young practitioner / by Richard Temple.

  • Temple, Richard, 1759-1826.
Date:
1798
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Credit: Practice of physic : wherein is attempted a concise exposition of the characters, symptoms, causes of diseases, and method of cure ; with formulae, in which such new articles are introduced as seem, from trial, to be valuable additions to the materia medica ; with a copious index of diseases and medicines ; the whole intended for the assistance of the young practitioner / by Richard Temple. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    If it is the confequence of.fupprefled accuftomed' evacuations, we muft endeavour to reftore them by proper methods. If it is the haemorrhoidal dif- charge, the return of it muft b? follcited by applying leeches to the haemorrhoidal veins once a week or fortnight, and poultices and fomentation j and if the catamenia, by the means ordered in that cafe. The removal of the enlargement of the vifcera muft be attempted by a mercurial courfe, blifters, &c. If ' it proceeds from a relaxation of the fyftem and veflpls of the ftomach, aftringents ind tonics will be neceftary. Every irritation muft be avoided,* and quiet ftridly enjoined. i . r ' • V CHAP.'VIII. Of Hematuria, or Haemorrhage from the Urinary Passage. This is moft commonly a fymptomatic difeafe, and very rarely idiopathic. It is generally caufed by a laceration or erqftoa of the pelvis, of the kidnies, ureters, bladder, or urethra, by calcyli, venereal virus, or the impro- per ufe of the catheter, or fyringe. In this cafe the antecedent and attendant fymp- toms will ,fhew the nature of the difeafe and its feat, whence the treatment will be underftood- Every thing that may irritate the urinary paflage or, organs muft be avoided, and the inteftines erriptied L ^ by