Observations on antimony / read before the Medical Society of London. And published at their request. By John Millar, M.D.

  • Millar, John, 1733-1805.
Date:
MDCCLXXIV [1774]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Observations on antimony / read before the Medical Society of London. And published at their request. By John Millar, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    V' . —- 1 an excellent refolvent and purifier of the blood. Dr. James in the univerfal Englifh Difpenfatory fays, it is ajionijhing that fo many phyjicians, and fome of them men of learning, fiould Jo firenuoujly oppoje the introduction of antimony into medicine, and 'without any manner of evidence or experience, treat it as a deleterious poifon. For it appears that antimony reduced to powder is neither emetic nor cathartic: though, if given in large quantities, it may perhaps, by its weight, gently loofen the belly; andfo far is it from being deleterious, that it is an excellent alterative in the mange of' horfes, and a Jalutary median a in fome difeafes of men as well as cattle. It is therefore ajionijhing that any in- fauces Jhould occur of patients who have been dejerted by phyfecians, and afterwards found a remedy in antimony, adminifered by quacks, who do not fo much as pre¬ tend to any degree of medicinal know¬ ledge.