Every man his own physician. Being a complete collection of ... remedies, for every disease incident to the human body. With plain instructions for their common use / [John Theobald].

Theobald, John, -1760.

Date:: 1764

Credit: Every man his own physician. Being a complete collection of ... remedies, for every disease incident to the human body. With plain instructions for their common use / [John Theobald]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$dry, yellow, parched and rough, the thlrft is un¬ quenchable, a vaft anxiety, redlefnefs, and wea- rinefs, frequent inclinations to vomit, and fome- times lightheadinefs and convuifions. METHOD OF CURE. BLEED to the amount of ten or twelve ounces, vomit with half a drachm of Ipecacoanha, work it off with Chamomile tea *, if coftive, injedf as often as occafion requires, the clyder directed under the article of the Dry-Belly-Ach, and give inwardly the following mixture . Take of fait of Wormwood half a drachm. Lemon-juice three quarters of an ounce, fait of Prunella ten grains, fpring water one ounce ; mix them together for one dofe, and repeat it every fix hours. Huxham, NERVOUS FEVERS. Signs of\ Slight chillinefTes often in a day, with uncer¬ tain fiufhes of heat, a vad dejedlion and anxiety of the fpirits, a giddinefs and pain of the head, an inclination to yawn and doze, a drynefs of the lips and tongue without any confiderable third, the countenance heavy, pale and dejected, fre¬ quent fick fits, the urine is pale and made often and iuddenly, the pulfe is low, quick and unequal. METHOD OF CUR E.| A Vomit is neceflary when the ficknefs and load of the flomach is urgent *, if the body is coftive, clyfters of milk, fugar and fait, may be injected every fecond or third day. Bliders mud be ap¬ plied to the nape of the neck, head and legs, tne fick perfon mud be kept quiet in body and mind, opiates are commonly hurtful *, a little wine may be allowed, and thin wine whey is proper for corm mon drink. Give the following draught every fix !$