Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water ...Gunne, 1744 - 174 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 21
Page 2
... cure or relief of moft if not all difeafes , in ulcers , eruptions , and all foul cafes ; fcurvies of all kinds , diforders of the lungs , fto- mach , and bowels ; in nervous cafes , in all imflammatory diftempers ; in de- cays , and ...
... cure or relief of moft if not all difeafes , in ulcers , eruptions , and all foul cafes ; fcurvies of all kinds , diforders of the lungs , fto- mach , and bowels ; in nervous cafes , in all imflammatory diftempers ; in de- cays , and ...
Page 6
... cures indigeftion and gives a good appetite . It is an excellent medicine in an afthma . It imparts a kindly warmth ... cure a very bad anafarca in a perfon whofe thirst , though very extraordinary , was in a fhort time removed by the ...
... cures indigeftion and gives a good appetite . It is an excellent medicine in an afthma . It imparts a kindly warmth ... cure a very bad anafarca in a perfon whofe thirst , though very extraordinary , was in a fhort time removed by the ...
Page 31
... cure ( a ) . 66. Cordials , vulgarly fo called , act immedi ately on the ftomach , and by confent of nerves on the head . But medicines of an operation too . fine and light to produce a fenfible effect in the primæ viæ , may ...
... cure ( a ) . 66. Cordials , vulgarly fo called , act immedi ately on the ftomach , and by confent of nerves on the head . But medicines of an operation too . fine and light to produce a fenfible effect in the primæ viæ , may ...
Page 32
... cure , because heating medicines aggravate it's immediate , and cooling it's remote cause . But tar - water , although it contain active principles that strengthen the digeftion beyond any thing I know , and confequently must be highly ...
... cure , because heating medicines aggravate it's immediate , and cooling it's remote cause . But tar - water , although it contain active principles that strengthen the digeftion beyond any thing I know , and confequently must be highly ...
Page 34
... cured by one and the fame medi- cine must seem chimerical . But it may with truth be affirmed , that the virtue of tar - water extends to a furprising variety of cafes very diftant and un- like ( a ) . This I have experienced in my ...
... cured by one and the fame medi- cine must seem chimerical . But it may with truth be affirmed , that the virtue of tar - water extends to a furprising variety of cafes very diftant and un- like ( a ) . This I have experienced in my ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
abfolute acid æther æthereal againſt alfo alſo ancient animal fpirit anſwer Ariftotle attraction balfam becauſe beſt blood bodies cafes caufe cauſe confequently confidered conftitute cure diffolved diftempers diftinct diuretic divine doctrine doth effects elaftic Ennead exift exiſtence fafe faid falts fame fcurvy fecreted feem feemeth felf fenfe fenfible feveral fhall fhew fhould firft firſt foap folar fome fometimes fomewhat force foul fpecific ftill ftomach fubftance fubject fubtile fuch fulphur fuppofed fupreme fyftem gout greateſt groffer grofs hath heat Heraclitus himſelf intellect invifible itſelf juices lacteals laws of attraction lefs medicine mind moft moſt motion muft muſt nature neceffary nevertheleſs obferved Parmenides particles perfons phænomena philofophers plants Plato Plotinus Plutarch prefent prefervative principle produce pure reafon refiding ſeem Sir Ifaac Newton ſpace tar-water thefe themſelves Theophraftus theſe things thofe thoſe Timæus turpentine underſtand underſtood univerfe uſe veffels vegetable virtues volatile whereof whofe