The mineral springs of England, and their curative efficacy: with remarks on bathing, and on artificial mineral waters / by Edwin Lee.

  • Lee, Edwin, -1870.
Date:
1841
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    nicious from the gradual accumulation of mer- cury in the system, than when larger doses are given at longer intervals, as these would be car- ried off by the increased alvine secretion which they would produce. Let me not be misunder- stood, in the preceding remarks, as wishing to depreciate the proper employment of medicines^ and of one of the most efficient agents we pos- sess for the treatment of many diseases, both medical and surgical, in which large quantities of mercury are often exhibited with the greatest advantage; it is against the indiscriminate use of powerful medicines by some practitioners, and by non-professional persons, especially in cases of stomach and bowel derangement de- pending upon chronic irritation of the mucous membrane or morbid susceptibility of their nerves, and in nervous affections occurring in the young and delicate, that I am induced thus strongly to protest. In certain cases of disor- dered digestive organs, mercury, judiciously ad- ministered, is a highly useful, and sometimes an indispensable remedy, and its employment may even on some occasions be advantageously su- peradded to the use of mineral waters. Many chronic complaints, especially when not of long standing, would be better treated by