A treatise of the causes and symptoms of the stone; and of the chief remedies now in use to cure this distemper. Containing, a history of Mrs. Stephens's medicines, and her receipt. Observations upon them. Answers to the objections made against; and cautions to those who use them. An examination of lime-water and soap, and cases concerning them. Of Dr. Jurin's lithontripticum, or soap-lye; and remarks relating therunto. Of soap. Of the liquid shell, and other nostrums. Of forcing and softening remedies. Cases of persons who have taken Mrs. Stephens's preparation, in a solid form, with the sequel of a few printed before ... / By D., brother-in-law to Mrs. Stephens.

  • D'Escherny, David, approximately 1730-
Date:
1755
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Credit: A treatise of the causes and symptoms of the stone; and of the chief remedies now in use to cure this distemper. Containing, a history of Mrs. Stephens's medicines, and her receipt. Observations upon them. Answers to the objections made against; and cautions to those who use them. An examination of lime-water and soap, and cases concerning them. Of Dr. Jurin's lithontripticum, or soap-lye; and remarks relating therunto. Of soap. Of the liquid shell, and other nostrums. Of forcing and softening remedies. Cases of persons who have taken Mrs. Stephens's preparation, in a solid form, with the sequel of a few printed before ... / By D., brother-in-law to Mrs. Stephens. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Symptoms of the Stone are various, and often difficult to be diftinguifhed from other Dif- orders. Befides thofe I am going to mention, it would be very proper for a Perfon who fufpeds his Cafe to be the Stone or is uncertain what his Com¬ plaint may be, to read very carefully the CLV Cafes publifhed in 1738-39, befides thole which are in this Book. I have obferved that Perfons troubled with the Stone, are generally low fpirited, which may be at¬ tributed to the Nerves being prefied by fiich hard Particles, as the Stone is made up with. I fhall begin with the Symptoms of a confirmed Stone, which are very different from thofe caufed, by a gravelly one. When there is a Stone in the Kidneys, it caufes a Hear, an Obftrudlion, and a dull Senfation there, and fometimes a Pain which is felt in them as if a Thorn were fixed in thofe Parts, and fettles without fhifring, except that fometimes it communicates it- felf thro5 the Groin towards the Hip or neighbour¬ ing Tefticle, and which is fometimes fwelled; The Leg on the fame Side with the affedled Kidney is fometimes contracted ; and now and then feems as if it were benumbed : gravelly fmall Stones and Filaments, or Threads are difeharged with the Urine that is generally foul and bloody, efpecially after riding, and fhews the Stone in the Kidney when there is no Pain, nor any other Mark by which it can be known or fo much as fufpedted. And indeed if a Perfon finds his Pain encreafe after ufmg Exercife of any Sort, and his Water grows higher coloured, it is aim oft always a fare Sign that he has the Stone or Gravel, either in the Bladder or Kidneys. But when a Fit is coming on, there arifes a Pain in the Region of the Loins, in the (hare Bone, and Parts