A treatise on the stomach and its trials / by J.C. Eno.

  • Eno, J. C.
Date:
[1870?]
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Credit: A treatise on the stomach and its trials / by J.C. Eno. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    My theory is that 1 the Blood is the Life/ as is stated in Leviticus; that by an impoverished or weak condition of this fluid, the seeds of death are conveyed to all parts of the system; that no medicine which does not renovate, purify, and enrich the blood can expel disease; and finally, that this desirable object can be attained by the advice here given, and strict attention to the Buies of Life, as given on page 20. The follow¬ ing mixture will give tone to the lax fibres of the body, and assist in enriching the blood: Pure Sulphate of Quinine, 48 grains. Concentrated Infusion of Calumba, 6 ozs. Simple Syrup, 5 ozs. Dilute Phosphoric Acid, 1 oz. Mix. Of this mixture take two teaspoonfuls in water three times a day. After a week or ten days increase the dose to three teaspoonfuls, and then after a week or two to one tablespoonful. While taking this mix¬ ture see that the bowels are not confined, and for this consult my 1 Hints on Constipation/ given on page 75. The above mixture is very valuable in any debilitated state of the system; consumption for instance. Use also the cold sponging every morning, as directed on another page, and take as much milk and nutritious food as possible. In nervousness, or in any debilitated condition of the system, it is better to eschew tea as a beverage, and take instead cocoa prepared with milk. The cocoa and condensed milk, now to be had from most chemists and grocers, is very convenient. After twenty years’ experience in nervous cases we can only say, that we have more confidence in the above method of treat¬ ment than in any other. Observe, while taking the above quinine mixture, to take at the same time the Digestive Granules, as many stomachs cannot tolerate quinine or iron without the Granules. In nervous depression, irritability, and restlessness from any cause the following mixture is a specific : Spt. Ammonia, 5| drachms. Bromide of Potassium, 5 drachms 1 scruple. * Tincture of Calumba, 3 oz. Water, 1 oz. Mix. Take one teaspoonful, increased to three teaspoonfuls, in a wineglassful of water twice a day. We have used the above mixture with great success in cases where the ages varied from twenty years to eighty. Let this mixture be taken first, when it is required, and the quinine mixture afterwards. In nervousness arising from sudden calamity, grief, or men¬ tal anxiety, great relief will be obtained from the bromide of potassium mixture. There is in some persons an idiosyncrasy of constitution that will not allow of their tak¬ ing quinine under any circumstances; in such cases take the following mixture instead of the quinine mixture given above • Concentrated infusion of Calumba, 11 oz. Aromatic Spirit of Ammonia, 1 oz. Bicarbonate of Soda, 1 drachm. Mix. Dose, the same as the quinine mixture. F