A treatise on the medical virtues of the alga marina, a concentrated essence of the sea-weed, as an external remedy for rheumatism and rheumatic gout : also in all cases of weakness of the limbs and joints, deformities of the spine and chest, enlargement of the glands, swellings, tumours, etc., etc., and in all that extensive class of diseases for which the sea-side is usually prescribed / by James Coles.

  • Coles, James.
Date:
1855
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Credit: A treatise on the medical virtues of the alga marina, a concentrated essence of the sea-weed, as an external remedy for rheumatism and rheumatic gout : also in all cases of weakness of the limbs and joints, deformities of the spine and chest, enlargement of the glands, swellings, tumours, etc., etc., and in all that extensive class of diseases for which the sea-side is usually prescribed / by James Coles. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    THE MEDICAL VIRTUES OF THE ALGA MARINA; A CONCENTRATED ESSENCE OF THE SEAWEED, ETC. PART I. As a preliminary to a treatise on the medical virtues of the Sea- weed, it will not, I trust, be considered out of place or uninterest- ing if I delay the reader for a brief space, whilst I endeavour to make him acquainted with the history and some of the general characters of this hitherto little known family of plants. There are some, however, who may not feel disposed to devote their time and attention to this part of the subject, but may be anxious to obtain as speedily as possible the information which the title of this pamphlet promises them. For such, the division of my subject into two distinct parts, the first relating to the natural, and the second to the medical history of the Sea-weed, will be found a convenience. Those who may wish to do so can at once turn to that second part, commencing at page 10 and with which the first has no necessary connection. It will be especially convenient that I should here acknowledge generally those sources of information from which I have so largely drawn for the strengthening and confirming my own more limited experience, and which space will not admit of my always referring to individually. The writings of Drs. Walker, Greville, and Neill, of Ray, Light- foot, Hooker, and others, contain stores of information on this in- teresting subject; and although, until a recent period, this infor- mation has been confined to the few who have possessed the in- clination and leisure to seek it at the fountain-head, whilst the general public have remained profoundly ignorant of the nature