A practical treatise on the anti-asthmatic properties of the bladder-podded lobelia ... with instructions as to diet, exercise, &C. ... to which is added, an account of the chirayita herb / by Richard Reece.

  • Reece, Richard, 1775-1831.
Date:
[1829]
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Credit: A practical treatise on the anti-asthmatic properties of the bladder-podded lobelia ... with instructions as to diet, exercise, &C. ... to which is added, an account of the chirayita herb / by Richard Reece. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    as recommended p. 23 and 24, should be particu- larly attended to by asthmatics. We have known irritation in a tooth keep up asthmatic difficulty of breathing. The refreshing effects of cleaning the mouth with this lotion, &c. on the stomach is uniformly experienced in a high degree by asthmatics. It is also of great importance to keep up a proper circulation in the lower extremities, by wearing worsted stockings or socks. By keeping the feet and legs warm, the circulation of the blood throughout the abdominal viscera is pro- moted, which is of great importance to invalids, for congestion of the vessels of the viscera is a common exciting cause of asthma. Worsted stockings or socks, by keeping up active circulation in the ex- tremities, also act beneficially as a preservative. In elderly asthmatics it is likewise of great consequence to keep up the action of the kid- neys, and for this purpose, gin and water may be substituted for brandy and water. Mr. Gordon and other authors much advise the cold shower bath, and some writers highly extol sea-bathing, as preventives of the asthmatic difficulty of breathing or paroxysm. We have never found either to produce a beneficial effect, but, on the contrary, it has been our misfortune to find both to produce the affection, often in a most distressing degree, for the prevention of which they were employed. The observations we have made on the diet of asthmatics, apply in equal force to air and