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Medulla medicinae universae: or, a new compendious dispensatory. Compiled at the command of His Royal Highness the Duke, for the use of the military hospital abroad, during the late war / By the King's physicians and surgeons, the surgeon-general, and apothecary-general, to the Army.

  • Theobald, John, -1760.
Date:
1752
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Medulla medicinae universae: or, a new compendious dispensatory. Compiled at the command of His Royal Highness the Duke, for the use of the military hospital abroad, during the late war / By the King's physicians and surgeons, the surgeon-general, and apothecary-general, to the Army. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    is an'excellent Cordial, and Cephalic; being enriched with many Ingredients for anfwering . all Purpofes of that Nature. Nor does it merit a lefs Encomium in regard of its quieting Powers; as Nothing of this Clafs of Medicine can be given either with greater Safety, or Efficacy ; the dangerous Effects of the Opium being admirably well guarded againft by the Pungeney of fome particular Drugs, that enter this Compofition, In all Fevers of the low, de- prefled, Kind, it does Wonders; efpectally, where Sleep is wanting. AScruple, or Half a Dram of it; on thofe Occafions, given fuc- ceffively every fix or eight Hours, (more or lefs, according to the Circumftances, Strength, and Contftitution of the Patient) with two or three Spoonfuls of the Volatile Julep, oft procures. and keeps up a moft defirable Breathing Sweat, the Fore-runner, generally, of a fortunate Crifis. Bliftering pretty fmartly at the same time in this Sort of Fevers is very advifable; as the Rtimulating Faculty of thofe Flies will help to enable Nature to carry on the Circulation, till the Morbific Matter chance to be ore off i regular sak pes Emp LAS=