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Materia Medica

Blisters

advantage particularly in Gouty deafness.

Amaurosis. Or Gutta Serena. They are verry
advantageously apply'd to the forehead. In scrophulous affections of the
Lymphatic glands of the neck, they are verry usefull and should
be renew’d upon drying up, they are apply'd to the part effected &
I apprehend they act by exciting the action of the absorbents, they
are proper in Scrophulous affections of the Eye brows. I shall say
nothing of the use of blisters in fevers, but refer you to the professor
of the practice of Physick on that subject.

Dysentary. They are apply'd to the Umbilicus [navel] and over
the stomach and sometimes they produce a stool sooner than
any cathartic Medicine we can employ.

Diarrhea. When gentle medicines have fail’d they are
frequently advantageously employ'd, they are apply'd to the ancles and
abdomen.

Hepatetis. Or inflamation of the liver, blisters are usefull,
but of this I have spoken when treating of mercury.

Lucorrhea. In this disease I have seen them verry usefull.
I attended a few years ago a female who was affected with this
complaint, astringents were employ'd without effect. I then laid a large