A comment on forty two histories discribed by Hippocrates in the first and third books of his Epidemics. In the first part Hippocrates's pathology is explained, and defended ... In the second part are fourteen histories of the first book of the Epidemics. In the third part are twenty eight histories of the third book of the Epidemics. The general method of curing an epidemical fever is deduced from Hippocrates's histories ... To which is added a Letter [to Dr. John Gibson], to shew that Hippocrates mentions a year of 360 days, which Daniel used, chap. ix. and that prophecy is explained from the copy of it in the Septuagint ... / [Sir John Floyer].

  • Floyer, John, Sir, 1649-1734.
Date:
1726
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Credit: A comment on forty two histories discribed by Hippocrates in the first and third books of his Epidemics. In the first part Hippocrates's pathology is explained, and defended ... In the second part are fourteen histories of the first book of the Epidemics. In the third part are twenty eight histories of the third book of the Epidemics. The general method of curing an epidemical fever is deduced from Hippocrates's histories ... To which is added a Letter [to Dr. John Gibson], to shew that Hippocrates mentions a year of 360 days, which Daniel used, chap. ix. and that prophecy is explained from the copy of it in the Septuagint ... / [Sir John Floyer]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [7] Bile, the Pituita, the Splenetic Juices, the Se¬ rum, obftrufted, will make a Cacochymia, but’tis the fulnefs of Blood makes the Plethora, and that indicates Bleeding; the Bile cannot pro¬ duce the fenfe of Heavinefs and Tumour, as in Plethorics. Many Species there be of Bile, and Galen makes thele differences of the Pitui- ta, ’tis crajfa in the Inteflines, fweet in the Lungs, Adda in the Stomach, and Salt in the Kidneys •, and in all Fluxes we mull diftinguifh the Humours which are Excreted : Therefore the obflruftion in the Glands, and their Ex¬ cretions only cannot dire<3 us in Practice, ’tis certain both Obftru&ions and Fluxes have ma¬ ny different Caufes, and they muftbe obferved, as well as the difference of the Humours, and the af.riclum and laxum: The black or yellow Bile obftru&ed, makes the Vigilist, and deliri¬ um in Fevers ; the Pituitous lympha oblfrufted in the Glands of the Ventricules of the Brain, and in the cortical Glands, produces the Som¬ nolentia in Fevers, and the Bile and fait Lym¬ pha the Thirl! : In Sopors, Galen fuppofes the Brain to be Cooled, and Moiflned, which we explain by the Obftruclion of the Lympha • but in Deliriums, the Lympha has the Acri¬ mony of the Biles, and Sizinefs of the Serum, when any Cacochymia is dilfolved in the Se¬ rum, it produces Tumors, or Defluxions in the Stomach ^ the biliofe Serum, makes the Vanfea, Thirft, Bitternefs, and the Crude Pituita, want of Appetite : We may obferve by the Pulfe not only the Plethora, but all the Cacochymi-