An essay, on the operation of mercury, in the human body; : in which, the manner how salivation is produced, by that medicine, is attempted to be explained: interspersed with observations on the treatment of the venereal disease. / By Robert Maywood, M. D.

  • Maywood, Robert.
Date:
MDCCLXXXVII
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Credit: An essay, on the operation of mercury, in the human body; : in which, the manner how salivation is produced, by that medicine, is attempted to be explained: interspersed with observations on the treatment of the venereal disease. / By Robert Maywood, M. D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the ufe of this remedy, whether by it’s bring- ing on affections of- the lungs, great general debility, emaciation, a very irritable ftat'e of the chylopoietic vifcera, or when ulcers remain from exceflive laxity and weaknefs only: a milk, diet, with country air, and moderate ex- ercife in a carriage, or fuch other manner as can be born with eafe, is to be ftriCtly followed, until the ftomach is found capable of bearing the bark, wine, and animal food. Having hinted at the mifehiefs arifing from the ufe of the warm bath during a mercurial courfe* it may be thought almoft unneceffary-to mention the matter exprefsly i we Ihould be of the fame mind, did we not know that this practice is fanCtioned by fome of our moft eminent practitioners ; and from experience we can fay it is a pernicious one. FINIS.: Errata in fome L-w ef the Imprefficms. Page 40. Line 14. for mercury read it.