Ashes of a Witch, a superstitious remedy against Witchcraft, 26
(_note_.)
Asia, East Indiaman, its crew, how cured of dropsy, 97.
Assafœtida, its specific controul over spasm, 78;
the virtues of vary according to station and soil, 57.
_Assarum_ formerly confounded with the Baccharis, 39.
_Assara-bacca_, origin of the term, 39.
Astral influence, the supposed powers of, 10.
Astringents must be considered as relative agents, 82;
definition of the term, 81;
a combination of with Tonics, frequently indicated in passive
hemorrhage, 165;
they act through the sympathetic medium of the primæ viæ, 82;
for what purpose they should be combined with narcotics and
absorbents, 165;
when they should be conjoined with diaphoretics, 165.
Astringent poisons, 128.
Astringency, no chemical test exists for, 81.
Astruc, his practice of premising a course of Mercury with venesection,
155 (_note_.)
Athenian Poison, doubts respecting its nature, 37.
Attenuant medicines, how supposed to act, 23.
Avicenna, the first person who describes the process of distillation,
47.
Avicenna’s alarm at the internal use of iron, 24.
Augustus restored to health by the cold bath, 31.
Azote, contained in alimentary substances, and supposed by Majendie to
give origin to the Lithic acid, 117.
B
Bacon, Roger, the father of chemistry in England, 48.
Bacon, Lord, believed in the power of charms and amulets, 13;
his opinion concerning mythological fables, 44.
Bagdat, its connection with India facilitated the introduction of
oriental aromatics into medicine, 46.
Baker, Sir George, the remarks of respecting the combinations of Bark
with other medicines, 166.
Baldwin, Dr. found the wild parent of the potatoe plant at Monte Video,
80 (_note_.)
Bark, its virtues discovered by accident, but confirmed by reason, 8;
the original meaning of the term, 37;
its adulteration mentioned by Sydenham, 61;
its combination with Rhubarb recommended by Dr. Mead, 165;
its combination with Muriate of Ammonia recommended by Boerhaave,
165.
Bark and Steel, not equivalent tonics as some have considered, 151.
—— Peruvian, a new alkaline body detected in it, and called
_Cinchonia_, 172.
Barry’s extracts made _in vacuo_;
his discovery of Phosphoric acid in a variety of cultivated
vegetables, 118 (_note_.)
Baryta, its modus operandi as a poison considered, 136.
Base, meaning of the epithet as applied to metals, 46.
Base of vegetable salts eliminated by the digestive process, 97.
Basil Valentine, the father of metallic medicine, 48.
“_Basilica Medica_,” Calomel first mentioned in, 51.
Basis of a medicinal formula, its object, 178;
its efficacy increased by uniting it with some medicine which may
render the system susceptible of its action, 152;
the action of, promoted by combination, 146.
Bath, hot and cold, mechanical notions respecting their operation and
effects, 22.
Bathing wisely considered as an act of religion, 18.
Bath, the use of the, prohibited by certain Priestesses in Greece, 31
(_note_.)
Beer how preserved by hops, 167.
Beguin describes Calomel under the name of _Draco Mitigatus_, in his
“Tirocinium Chemicum,” 51.
_Belladonna_, its sympathetic influence upon the Iris, by contact with
the cornea, 69.
Benediction bestowed on those who sneeze, the supposed origin of the,
109.
Berkley’s “Siris” happily ridiculed by Reeve, 27 (_note_).
Berries of Juniper, unless bruised, will not yield their virtues to any
menstruum, 184.
Berthollet’s important law of affinity highly useful to the physician,
182.
Besnier expelled the faculty of medicine, for having administered
Antimony, 51.
_Bezoar_, often administered in conjunction with active remedies, and
has thus acquired unjust credit, 63;
derivation of the term, 63 (_note_).
_Bezoardics_, a name given to a certain tribe of medicinal substances,
63 (_note_).
_Bi-chloride of Mercury_, the new name for corrosive sublimate, 40.
Bile, the, undergoes decomposition in certain states of disease, 112
(_note_).
Bischoff introduces Gelatin, as a remedy, into Germany, 56 (_note_).
Bitter extractive, its necessity as an alimentary stimulant in an
inverse ratio with the nutritive power of the ingesta, 79;
important use of to man, 79;
passes through the alimentary canal without undergoing any change,
80;
essential to the digestive powers of herbivorous quadrupeds, 79.
—— Principles, how supposed to enter the circulation, 68.
Bitterness in plants, what it indicates, 42.
——, Galen’s notion respecting the cause of, 21;
does not exclusively reside in any peculiar principle, 79 (_note_).
“_Black Drop_,” an unscientific attempt to imitate it attended with
explosion!, 181.
_Black Wash_, upon what its efficacy depends, 171.
Blackall, Dr. his important remarks on Diuretics, 150;
his valuable work on dropsy, 96.
Blair, Dr. opinion of, concerning the botanical knowledge of the
Ancients, 41 (_note_).
Blane, Sir Gilbert, his definition of the term “_Sympathy_,” 68
(_note_);
his attempt to explain the sialogogue powers of Mercury, 108;
his ingenious hypothesis respecting the fœtid breath of salivated
persons, 152, (_note_);
his remarks on medicinal activity, 67.
“_Blistering Point_” of Dr. Rush, 110.
Blisters first proposed by Archigenes and Aretæus, 46.
Blisters, the primary and secondary effects of considered, 110;
cure inflammation, through the influence of “_contiguous sympathy_,”
110.
_Blood Stone_, or Heliotrope, its supposed powers, 26.
Blood, viscidity of the, a supposed cause of disease, 22;
the red globules of, formerly supposed to depend upon iron, 23.
—— of a Gladiator, an ancient remedy in Epilepsy, 16.
—— of the Goat, curious conceit respecting, 47 (_note_).
Blood-vessels divided, substances enter, 70.
Bodies undergo decompositions in the stomach, independent of their
ordinary affinities, 55.
Boerhaave, a passage in, recommended to the attention of Professor
Brande, 57;
Boerhaave, Kaw, treatment of epileptics in the poor-house at Haerlem,
16.
Boorde, Dr. Andrew, the origin of Merry Andrews, 33 (_note_).
Boracic acid, increases the purgative powers of Cream of Tartar, and
why, 173.
Botanical science, its progress and uses, 41;
its importance in reforming our nomenclature, 39.
Boyle recommends as a powerful remedy the thigh bone of an executed
criminal, 13.
_Bracing_ and _Relaxing_, import of the terms, as applied to medicines,
22.
Brain, odour of alcohol recognised in the, 77;
its influence not directly necessary to the action of the heart, 131.
Brande, Mr. Professor, his attack upon the English Universities
answered, 53;
his opinion respecting the red globules of the blood confirmed by
Vauquelin, 23 (_note_).
——, Mr. E. his case of obstruction from the habitual use of magnesia,
93;
his account of an unscientific combination having produced mischief,
181.
Bread, crumb of, its value as a vehicle for pills, 195.
Breda, celebrated siege of, epidemic during, cured by inspiring
confidence, 16.
Bride-cake, origin of the custom of, 148.
Bree, Dr. his practice of combining Diaphoretics and Tonics, 164.
Brodie, Mr. his enlightened views respecting the operation of poisons,
131.
Brown, Dr. John, his system noticed, 24.
Brown Bread acts mechanically, and promotes the peristaltic motions of
the primæ viæ, 89.
Buffon, his opinion concerning the origin of wheat, 60.
C
Cabbage, the cultivated offspring of the Colewort, 61.
Cabinet of Materia Medica in possession of the College of Physicians, 3
(_note_).
_Cactus Opuntia_, or Indian fig, reddens the urine, 68 (_note_).
Cæsalpinus, the father of botanical system, 41 (_note_).
Caloric, latent state of, symbolically represented by Vulcan, 45;
free, symbolically represented by Vesta, 45.
_Calomel_, speculations respecting the origin of the term, 40 (_note_).
—— and Antimony are mutually changed by combination with each other,
169.
Culpepper, Turner, and Lovel, the three Astrological herbarists of the
seventeenth century, 13.
Camboge, why liable to affect the stomach, 172.
Cambridge, its discipline vindicated against the aspersions of
Professor Brande, 53.
Camphor, of Arabian origin, 46;
propriety of administering it in a state of minute division, 190
(_note_).
Caracalla issues an edict against the use of amulets, 8.
Carbonic acid gas, its effects in increasing the powers of cathartic
medicines experienced, 155.
Cardinal de Lugo, a Spanish Jesuit, intercedes with the Pope, and
obtains his countenance and support for the Peruvian bark, 31.
Carlisle, Sir Anthony, detects gin in the brain, 77.
Castalian Fountain, its prophetic nature considered, 15.
Castille, John, King of, poisoned by medicated boots, 130 (_note_).
Castor Oil, origin of the name, 39.
Catamenia, the suppression of, may depend upon very different causes,
and require very different remedies, 91.
_Cataplasmata_ Poultices, calculated to fulfil several indications, as
_Stimulants_—_Antiseptics_—_Sedatives_—_Refrigerants_—_Emollients_,
205.
Catharsis suspends the process of alimentary absorption, 90.
Cathartic medicines, observations respecting their abuse, 91.
Carthartics, definition of, 88.
—Classed under two divisions, viz. _Laxatives_ and _Purgatives_, 88.
Cato, the Censor, his incantation for the reduction of a dislocated
limb, 17.
Cattle ruminate less in wet seasons, and why, 58.
Cayenne pepper and opium used by the French as a restorative, 77
(_note_).
Celery, its origin from the _Apium graveoleus_, 61.
_Cerussa_, less active than the precipitate produced by the
decomposition of the sub-acetate of lead, 171.
Chaldeans and Babylonians exposed their sick in the markets, in order
that they might obtain the advice of travellers, 8.
Chamomile, flowers of, changed by cultivation, 41.
Chapman, Dr. his assertion respecting the operation of _Kino_ and
_Columba_ refuted, 169;
his opinion respecting Combination confirmed, 149.
Charms for stopping a hemorrhage, 17.
Cheltenham water a natural combination of an instructive character,
164.
Chemists, the manufacturing, errors daily committed by, 155;
—the sect of, and their false theories, 23.
Chemistry, importance of, in reforming medical nomenclature, 39;
—not alluded to in the medical writers of Greece or Rome, 45.
Chemical Nomenclature, the fallacies of, 40;
Chemical Science, the antiquity of, examined, 44;
the application and misapplication of, considered, 44;
Chemical action, the advantages obtained by it in the formation of
new remedies, 171;
Chemical doctrines, influence of, upon the popularity of certain
remedies, 74;
Chemical Remedies, reflections concerning their operation upon living
bodies, 112;
Chemical hypothesis to explain the operation of iron as a tonic, 23.
Cherry-brandy, remarks upon the supposed efficacy of, 63 (_note_).
Chifletius, the phillippic of, against the bark, 31.
Chinese Mandarin, his absurd treatment by twelve physicians, 178.
Chorea and Hysteria cured by purgatives, 90.
_Cicuta_, the term not indicative of any particular plant in ancient
authors, 37.
Circulation, how influenced by nausea, 86;
—through what avenues foreign substances enter it, 68.
Citois attributes the epidemic of Poitou to the appearance of a new
Star, 10 (_note_).
Citrate of Potass acts upon the urinary organs like an uncombined
alkali, 94.
Clarified Glue, substituted for bark in the cure of fevers!, 56.
Clarke, Dr. his gas blow-pipe, 54 (_note_).
Classification of medicinal bodies, 72;
—extreme difficulty of the subject, and why, 70.
Climate, the influence of upon medicinal plants, 57.
Cloves, their qualities entirely changed by vegetable developement, 62.
Clysters, _Enemata_, calculated to fulfil several important
indications, 200.
“Codex Medicamentarius Parisiensis,” 27;
remarks on the extravagant nomenclature which it exhibits, 40.
Colchester Oysters of a green colour, and why, 44.
Colchicum, a caution respecting its panegyric, 21;
its vinous infusion acts more violently when acid is present, 162;
its virtues changed during the progress of its growth, 62;
its bitter principle separated by the assimilative functions, and
transmitted to the kidneys, 68.
Cold Water, a general application to gun-shot wounds, 15.
Cold, the external application of, proves diaphoretic, and why, 99.
Colewort, the parent of the cabbage tribe, 61.
College of Physicians of London, their first Pharmacopœia, 52 (_note_).
Colocynth, remarks respecting the solubility of, 172;
the drastic properties of, mitigated by camphor, 161.
Colour of Flowers, how modified by cold, 58.
Colour, taste, and smell of plants, indicate their virtues, 42;
indications of, erroneously appreciated by Linnæus, 42.
Columella, his statement respecting the deleterious properties of the
peach, 61.
Collyrium of Danaus, 19.
Combination of medicines, a fatal source of medical fallacy, 62.
Combinations of Nature afford instructions for the arrangements of Art,
145.
Compound medicines, divisible into two classes, 180.
Concentration may diminish, instead of increase, the powers of a
medicinal substance, 172.
Consecutive Phœnomena in cases of poisoning are always to be attended
to, 137.
_Constituens_ the, in a medicinal formula, what, 179.
Contagion, the matter of, modified in activity by the degree of
moisture in the atmosphere, 275 (_note_).
Controversy between the Galenical and Chemical sects, 51.
Conticiri introduces gelatin, as a remedy into Italy, 56 (_note_).
_Contiguous Sympathy_ of Hunter explained, 69.
Contra Indication, a momentous error in the Art of Prescribing, 166.
Cooke, Dr. his observation on the absorption of alcohol, 77.
Copaiba, Balsam of, an improper constituent for pill-masses, and why,
194.
Coral, remarks on the superstitious use of, as an amulet, 13 (_note_).
Cordus, Valerius, first composed a Pharmacopœia, 52 (_note_).
Correcting the operation of a medicine, an object of scientific
combination, 110.
Corrigens the, in a medicinal formula, what, 178.
_Corrosive Sublimate_, the manner in which it destroys life considered,
129;
the acrid action of, mitigated by mucilaginous drinks, 161;
observations upon the term, 40.
Corrosive or Escharotic poisons, the enumeration of, 129.
“_Contoriæ_,” the natural family of, medicinal remarks upon the, 41.
Coventry, the member for, his exceptionable conduct, 33 (_note_).
Coughs, humid of old Persons, cured by sulphate of zinc & myrrh, 165;
aggravated by the transition from frost to thaw, 106.
“Counterblaste to Tobacco,” by King James the first, 29 (_note_).
Crab, the wild parent of the golden pippin, 61.
Cream of Tartar, rendered more purgative by _Boracic Acid_, and why,
173;
how it derives a characteristic action from its insolubility, 173;
its origin in the fermented juice of the grape accounted for, 183
(_note_);
proposed by Mr. Brande as a remedy for calculus, and objected to by
the author, 123.
Credulity, definition of, 19;
more mischievous than superstition, 19.
Crichton, Sir Alexander, his observations upon simplicity of
Prescription, 64;
his experience in the utility of Tar fumigation, 202.
Crollius, his work on Signatures referred to, 26.
Cromwell, Oliver, fell a victim to an intermittent, through the
timidity of his physician, 24.
_Cruciform_ Plants, their medicinal characters, 41;
degenerate within the tropics, 58.
Crucible, derivation of the term, 12 (_note_).
Cullen’s classification of the Materia Medica, 72;
founded on an hypothetical basis, 74;
—his theory of the operation of narcotics, 76.
Culture, the influence of upon medicinal plants, 57.
Cumæan Sibyll, supposed by Darwin to have taken the juice of the
_Cherry-laurel_, 4.
Cure, by sympathy, attended to by the poets, 14.
Currie, Dr. his judicious advice respecting the period at which opium
should be administered in fevers, 187.
“_Currus Triumphalis Antimonii_,” by Basil Valentine, 48.
Cutaneous discharge materially modified by the state of the atmosphere,
98 (_note_).
_Cytisus Laburnum_, the seeds of, violently emetic, 41.
D
Darwin, Dr. his interpretation of the fable of Proserpine, 44.
_Datura_, gloomy aspect of, indicates its poisonous nature, 42;
Davy, Sir H. his experiments have shewn that vegetable astringents
pass unchanged through the body, 82, 182;
his researches into the nutritive value of grass, 79;
his opinion concerning the allegorical interpretation of the Arabian
Nights’ Entertainment, 47.
Davy, Dr. John, undertakes a series of experiments with _Kino_ and
_Calumba_, at the request of the author, 169;
his experiments on the specific gravity of the blood after
venesection, 140.
Debility, the result of a change in the tension of the fibres of the
body, 78.
Decoction frequently destroys the efficacy of medicinal bodies, 184.
Delivery expedited by nauseous medicines, 16 (_note_).
Demulcents, their supposed mode of operation, 139.
Deposites mechanical, from the urine, divisible into three classes,
113.
Derry-down, Druidical origin of the chorus of, 13.
Design of the Pharmacologia, 3.
Developement of active elements one of the objects of Pharmaceutic
chemistry, 171.
Devotion to authority, the mischievous tendency of, 27.
Diaphoretics, definition of, 98;
a new classification of proposed, 99;
when combined with tonics offer resources in continued fever, 164;
may cure dropsy, 101.
Diaphoresis, frequently follows nausea, 86.
Diarrhœa checked by remedies of a different nature, 82.
Dictator, his election and duties, during a pestilence in Rome, 16.
Diest’s absurd preparation of opium, 28.
Diet and Habits, the importance of changing them in disease considered,
157;
important practical remarks upon, 158.
Diet Vegetable, the supposed refrigerating effect of, explained, 113.
Diffusible and permanent stimulants, 75.
Digby, Sir Kenelm, the “_Sympathetic Powder_” of, 14.
Digestion, sometimes quickened by the operation of an emetic, 86;
how materially it is affected by mental disturbance, 158;
imperfect, diseases arising from, how treated by the author, 159.
Digestive Functions, their influence upon certain remedies, 68.
Digitalis and Potass, although not similar as diuretics, are compatible
with each other, 163.
_Digitalis_, Dr. Withering’s observation respecting its accumulation in
the system 188;
its utility exaggerated, 21;
why it acts as a sorbefacient, 96.
Digitalis and Mercury, dissimilar as diuretics, 150.
_Digitalis_ and _Verbascum_, although medicinally opposed to each
other, belong to the same natural family, 41.
Diluents, their extensive use in the cure of disease, 139.
Dionysius of Mytilene, his explanation of the Golden Fleece of the
Argonauts, 45.
Dioscorides, many of his plants not to be recognised in the present
day, 36;
—the Commentary of Mathiolus upon, passed through seventeen
editions!, 36 (_note_).
_Dirigens_ of ancient authors, 179 (_note_).
Discoveries in Materia Medica, rarely more than the revival of ancient
practices, 31.
Disease, its type and character altered by climate and season, 57.
Dispensatories of London and Edinburgh, their merits, 52 (_note_).
Dispensatory of Wecker contains several preparations in which the
magnet is an ingredient, 24 (_note_).
Distention, the stimulus of, increases the efficacy of emetics, 155.
Distillation, the operation of not noticed by Hippocrates or Galen, 45.
Division, the mechanical state of, modifies the operation of medicinal
bodies, 174.
Diuretics, new views respecting their _modus operandi_, 92;
definition of, 92;
how to be managed with respect to dilution, 175;
Tabular arrangement of, 92.
Diuresis occasioned by diminishing arterial action, 96.
Dose of a powder, rules respecting the, 189.
Doses of medicines are specific with respect to each substance, 184;
in Italy, 59.
Doses, when excessive, rather produce a local than a general effect,
185.
_Draco Mitigatus_, calomel described under this name, by Beguin in
1608, 51.
Draughts, how they differ from mixtures, 199;
when to be preferred, 199.
Dropsy, a case of cured by well fermented bread, 97;
may be occasionally cured by venesection, 96;
Dr. Blackall’s ingenious work on, 150.
Duhamel’s cases of dropsy cured by sweating, 101 (_note_).
Drummond, Sir William, his opinions concerning certain allegories, 44.
Dryden’s allusion to cures by sympathy, 14.
“Dry vomit of Marriott,” of what it consisted, 134 (_note_).
Dubois, Mr. his report of the progress of vaccination in the east, 15.
Dugald Stewart’s remark respecting scepticism, 21.
Dunning, the celebrated barrister, how affected by a blister, 110
(_note_).
Dyspepsia of sedentary person, how cured by the author, 159.
E
Early origin of Amulets, 7.
—— history of the Materia Medica involved in fable, 7.
Ear-rings, buried by Jacob, were Amulets, 7.
Ear, the bitter secretion of the, protects it from insects, 138
(_note_).
Earth of Lemnos, only dug on a particular day, 12.
“Eaton’s Styptic,” of what composed, 83 (_note_).
“Eau Medicinale,” the active ingredient of, known to the ancients, 32.
Eberle, Dr. of Philadelphia, how he accounts for the fact of Nauseants
expediting mercurial salivation, 156 (_note_);
his theory objected to, (_ibid._).
Echo, beautifully allegorized as the daughter of air and earth, 44
(_note_).
Edward the Confessor, first _touched_ for the evil, 16 (_note_).
Effervescence, a caution respecting the administration of a remedy in
the state of, worthy attention, 177.
Efficacy of Hemlock, exaggerated by Stöerck, 21.
Egypt, the ancient physicians of, obliged to prescribe according to a
fixed code, 180.
“_Elatin_,” a new vegetable principle discovered by the author, 38.
Elaterium forms with soap an active suppository, 197;
value of as a hydragogue, 97;
contains two principles of activity, 153;
meaning of the term according to Hippocrates, 38.
Electricity, lately employed as a Lithonthryptic, 124.
_Electuaria_, electuaries, definition of, 198;
general rules to be observed in selecting and prescribing this form
of medicine, 198.
“_Electuarium Opiatum Polupharmacum_” of the Codex Parisien, 27;
Electuary of the Queen of Colein, 47 (_note_).
Elixir universal, a belief in its efficacy entertained by Roger Bacon,
48.
Emetics, various uses of, in the cure of disease, 86;
the activity of, why occasionally increased by Narcotics, 152;
quickened in their action by venesection, 156;
in what cases they may prove dangerous, 87;
definition of, 83;
practical precaution respecting, 85.
“_Emetin_,” a new principle developed from Ipecacuan, 172.
Emmenagogues, definition of, 91;
can only be relative agents, 91.
Emollients, definition of, 141.
Empirics, ancient sect of, their labours barren, and why, 6.
_Emplastrum Nigrum_ of Augsburg, 24 (_note_).
_Emplastra_, plasters, great importance of in the cure of local as well
constitutional affections, 207.
_Emplastrum Divinum Nicolai_, 24 (_note_).
_Enemata_, Clysters, calculated to fulfil five great indications, 200.
England falsely called the _Paradise of Quacks_, 19.
English hops, why superior to those of foreign growth as preservatives
of beer, 168 (_note_).
Epidemics, arrested in their progress by moral impressions, 16.
Epispastics, the definition of, 109;
the modus operandi of, considered, 110;
see Blisters, 110.
Erasistratus protests against medicinal combination, 63.
Errhines, or Sternutatories, definition and use of, 108;
Dr. Cullen’s testimony respecting their value, 109.
Errors, chemical and pharmaceutical, which may be committed in writing
prescriptions, 180.
Erythric acid, how obtained from Lithic acid, 117.
Escharotics, definition of, 137;
the operation of is generally chemical, 138.
Essences of Dioscorides and Galen, were simple extracts, 45.
Essential oils, certain of them enter the circulation, 68.
Esculapius, Temple of, remedies first recorded there, 8.
Ether instantly relieves vertigo, and why, 69;
the production of from Alcohol first noticed by Basil Valentine, 49.
Evacuants, why classed as local stimulants, 83.
Euphrasia, or eye-bright, its supposed virtues derived from the
doctrine of signatures, 25, 27 (_note_).
Excrements of insects, a popular remedy in Italy, 11.
Exhalation from the lungs, modified by certain medicines, 102.
Expectorants, definition of, 101;
a new classification of proposed, 102;
under what circumstances they may be usefully associated with
stimulants, 166.
Experience, false application of the term, 6.
Experiments with different medicines on inferior animals, the great
importance of 69. (_note_).
Experiment and Observation, Professor Leslie’s definition of, 4
(_note)_.
Experimental mode of investigation allegorized in the fable of Proteus,
45.
Extemporaneous Formulæ, the nature and necessity of, 180.
External remedies, divisible into two classes, 203;
how they act on the constitution, 204.
Extract of Logwood, why not to be administered in the form of pill, 196
(_note_).
Extract, meaning of the term, 38.
Eye-lids, ancient custom of astringing the, 49.
Eye of Typhon, the ancient name of Squill, 9.
F
Fables of Antiquity, supposed meaning of the, 44.
Factitious Bezoars, 63 (_note_).
Fallacies to which medicinal experiments are liable, 6.
Fashion gives names to diseases, and reputation to remedies, 33.
Fear, the agency of, in increasing the effects of absorption
illustrated, 156.
“_Febrifugi Peruviani Vindiciæ_,” by Sturmius, 24 (_note_).
Fecula, original meaning of the term, 38.
Fibres, a due tension of essential to life, 78.
Fleece, the Golden, a chemical allegory, 45.
Flesh, human, in epilepsy, 16.
Flooding, after child-birth, how to be treated, 83.
Florentine Quack, illustrative story of the, 34 (_note_).
Flowers, the strong scent of, affect pregnant women, 58 (_note_);
the perfume of, why most sensible in the evening, 175 (_note_).
Fluids of the body, few medicines act upon the, 74.
Food, green colour of, disgusting to some, 43.
Fordyce, Dr. his valuable paper on the combination of medicines, 64;
his combination of Camboge and Aloes, 173;
his important views respecting the vital energies of the stomach, 112
(_note_).
Form of a remedy, how to impart a convenient, agreeable, and
efficacious one, 178.
Formula, a scientific one may contain two corrigents, 162.
—— Medicinal, consists of four parts, 178.
Formulæ, in illustration of the subject of Medicinal Combination, 209.
Fourcroy, the theory of, respecting aroma, 155 (_note_);
his mechanical explanation of the operation of Mercury, 22.
Fox’s Lungs, a specific for Asthma, and why, 25.
Fritze, Professor, his remarks on the effects of a diet of mucilage,
80.
G
Galbanum, its specific control over spasm, 78.
Galen’s celebrated hypothesis respecting the virtues of medicines, 21.
Gallic acid strikes a black colour with the salts of iron, 82.
Gar fish, or sea needle, not poisonous, 43.
Garlic, its modus operandi as an expectorant considered, 102.
Gascoigne’s powder and ball, 63 (_note_).
Gastric chemistry, its singular powers illustrated, 56;
its laws very imperfectly understood, 182.
Gaubius, his observation respecting the influence of pulverization upon
the specific effects of a plant, 191.
Gay-Lussac’s opinion respecting the composition of Tartar Emetic, 40.
Geber, the earliest alchemist on record, 47.
Gelatin, substituted for Peruvian bark, in the cure of fevers, 56.
General Stimulants, what classes are comprehended under the head of,
76.
Gerard, his remarks on the Potatoe, 38 (_note_).
Gibberish, origin and meaning of the term, 47.
Gin, odour of, detected in the brain, 77.
Gin drinkers liable to become fat, 141.
Gingerbread why less disposed to mouldiness than plain bread, 177
(_note_).
Gladiator, the warm blood of, in Epilepsy, 16.
Glauber recommends Muriatic Acid in sea scurvy, 33;
his apparatus for distilling acids, 33.
Globules red, of the blood, a distinct animal principle, 23 (_note_).
Glue, clarified, why substituted for Peruvian bark in the cure of
fevers, 56.
Gluten, its proportion in wheat varies in different climates, 58.
Goat, the blood of, conceit respecting its lithonthryptic virtues
explained, 47 (_note_).
Golden Fleece of the Argonauts, a chemical allegory, 45.
_Governing Power_ of the stomach, meaning of the term as employed by
Dr. Fordyce, 112.
Gout, Portland powder for the, 32 (_note_).
Grafting, extraordinary changes produced by, 60.
Grasses, coarse texture of in moist situations a wise provision, 89.
Greatracks, Valentine, wonderful cures of, 17.
Greek Physicians, their complicated prescriptions, 63.
Griffith’s mixture, the supposed unchemical nature of, refuted, 55.
Guaiacum, how it acts in exciting diaphoresis, 100;
loses its anti-arthritic virtues by purging, 161.
Gum, indigestible nature of considered, 80.
H
Haerlem, Boerhaave’s treatment of the epileptics in the poor-house at,
16.
Halford, Sir Henry, his practice of combining Henbane and Colocynth
judicious, 161.
_Halitus_, or watery vapours, their uses, 203.
Halliday, Dr. of Moscow, his letters to the author on the subject of
the Eau Medicinale, 59.
Hamilton, Dr. his valuable remarks on purgatives, 90;
his observations respecting the time of the day at which purgatives
should be administered in fevers, 187.
Harmattan, a wind characterised by excessive dryness, opposes the
propagation of epidemics, 175 (_note_).
Harrison, Dr. his attempt to emulate the effects of Bark, by medicinal
combination, 167;
Dr. Richard, his modification of Majendie’s theory with regard to the
act of vomiting, 84;
his communications to the author respecting the influence of climate
upon the efficacy of medicines, 59.
Healing by the _first intention_, practice of suggested by
superstition, 15.
Heat destroys the virtues of many vegetables, 191 (_note_);
its stimulus acts as a diaphoretic, 99.
Heat, cold, moisture, and dryness, Galen’s notion respecting, 21.
Hellebore used as a purge by Melampus, 8.
Heliotrope or blood-stone, its supposed powers, 26.
Helvetius’s Styptic, of what composed, 83 (_note_);
introduces Ipecacuan into practice, 28.
Hemlock, doubtful whether the modern plant of that name is the one used
at the Athenian executions, 37;
its powers exaggerated by Stöerck, 21.
Hemorrhage, why sometimes stopped by a nauseating medicine, 69;
great skill required in the treatment of, 83.
Henbane, a remedy for nephritic irritation, 166.
Henry IV, poisoned by medicated gloves, 125.
Herbage, less nutritive in cold and wet seasons, 58.
_Herba Britannica_ of Dioscorides and Pliny, unknown, 37.
Herbena, herbs employed in the rites of sacrifice, 37.
Herbivorous quadrupeds, on the necessity of bitter to, 79.
Hermodactyllus, supposed to be a species of colchicum, 32.
Hindoo “ordeal of rice,” physiologically reasonable, 157 (_note_).
Hippocrates, his opinion respecting the benefit to be derived from
emetics, 86;
advice to his son Thessalus, 10 (_note_).
Historical Introduction, 3.
Hoffman, his advice to suspend the administration of remedies during a
protracted disease, 150.
Homer’s Allegory accounts for the plague of the Grecian camp, 44
(_note_.)
Honey of Cane, the Arabian title for sugar, 46.
Honey, superstitious opinions respecting, 11.
Hop, upon what its superiority as an ingredient in malt liquors
depends, 167;
the English, why superior, as a preservative of beer, to that of
foreign growth, 168 (_note_).
Horncastle dispensary, ague cured in the, by a combination of bitter
and astringent roots, 167.
Horse-flesh, a remedy in epilepsy, 16.
Horse the, when debilitated, is easily destroyed by Opium, 69 (_note_);
very easily affected by diuretics, and why, 95.
Hortus Gramineus Woburnensis, experiments of Mr. Sinclair recorded in
the, 79.
Human flesh a remedy in epilepsy, 16.
Humoral Asthma, the pathology of examined, 104.
—— Pathology, its influence upon medical opinions, 74.
Hunter, Dr. his remarks on the vital powers of the stomach, 56.
Hutchison, Mr. Copland, his opinion concerning the comparative rarity
of Calculus amongst seamen, 121.
Huxham, the complexity of his prescriptions, 64.
Hydragogues, Cholagogues, &c. opinion respecting, 90.
—— modus operandi explained, 90.
Hydromancy, its incidental utility, 15.
Hydrophobia, the hairs of the rabid animal formerly supposed to be an
antidote to, 26.
Hypnotics, synonymous with Soporifics and Narcotics, 76.
Hyoscyamus, gloomy aspect of, indicative of its poisonous qualities,
42.
I
Iatropa Manihot, its leaves esculent, its root poisonous, 42.
Identity of bodies formerly considered different, established by
Chemistry, 52.
Idiosyncrasies, several remarkable instances of related, 188.
Incantation, origin of the term, 7 (_note_).
Inhalations, an important class of remedies, 202.
Indian fig, when eaten renders the urine of a bloody colour, 68
(_note_).
Indians, American, their expedient to retard the solution of tobacco,
176.
Ink, its mouldiness prevented by cloves, 177 (_note_).
Inoculation in India, Turkey, and Wales, first practised from a
superstitious belief, 15.
Insects destroyed by vegetable bitters, 188 (_note_).
Intestinal absorption suspended by Catharsis, 90.
Intervals between each dose of a medicine, how to be regulated, 188.
Interesting report from Mr. Dubois, a Missionary in India, on the
practice of vaccination, 15.
Introduction, Historical, to the Pharmacologia, 3.
Intoxicating tea of the Siberians, 59.
Ipecacuan, why a dose of diminishes the force of the circulation, 69;
how it operates in arresting hemorrhage, 69.
Ipecacuan, a new principle (_Emeta_) discovered in, 172;
introduced into practice by Helvetius under the patronage of Louis
XIV, 28.
Ireland, its population increased by the introduction of Potatoes, 30
(_note_).
Iron, its virtues explained upon mechanical principles, 22;
rust of, a very ancient remedy, 8;
the sulphate of, its virtues first described by Basil Valentine, 49.
Ischia, the celebrated baths in the island of, 59.
Issues, 111.
J
Jalap, the purgative operation of increased by Ipecacuan, 153.
James I, King, his counter-blaste to tobacco, 29.
James, Dr. his fever powder of Italian origin, 32.
Jerusalem Artichoke, origin of the term, 38.
Jews, their practice of applying astringents to the eye-brows, 49.
John of Gaddesden, his extraordinary treatment of the son of Edward the
First, 26.
Johnson, Dr. Samuel, his definition of Physic, 4 (_note_).
Julius Cæsar, the soldiers of, cured by an unknown plant, 37.
Jupiter, the astrological symbol of, prefixed to receipts, 12.
—— and Juno, by whose union the vernal showers were said to have been
produced, interpretation of the fable by Dr. Darwin, 44.
Jezebel, her custom of painting the eye-brows, 49.
K
_Kermes Mineral_, the secret of its preparation purchased by the French
government, 51.
Kidd, Dr. his reply to Mr. Brande’s charge against the University of
Oxford, 53.
Kidneys stimulated by alkaline salts, 92 (_note_).
Kino and Calumba, experiments respecting their operation by Dr. John
Davy, 169.
Knight, Andrew, Esq. his conjecture respecting the _Tuberes_ of Pliny,
61.
L
La Legerie communicates the secret of _Kermes_ Mineral to the French
government for a sum of money, 51.
Lacteals, the natural sensibility of, altered by Mercury, 152 (_note_).
Lactuca Sativa, its sedative powers known to the ancients, 9.
Langelott’s Laudanum, 32.
Lapis Œtites, or eagle stone, supposed virtues of, 25.
_Lathyrus Stativus_, supposed deadly properties of the seeds of, 41.
Lavender, the odour of increased by Musk, 155 (_note_).
_Laudanum Cydoniatum_ of Van Helmont, 32.
Laurel water used by the Dutch in consumptions, 32.
Laxatives and Purgatives, distinction between, 89.
Lead, the _Acetate_ of, rendered inefficacious by conjunction with
Sulphuric salts, 181.
Lectures delivered before the Royal College of Physicians, 1.
Lectures, Chemical, high importance of those delivered at Cambridge,
54.
_Leguminous_ plants, Linnæus’s observation upon, 41.
Lemnos, celebrated earth of, described by Galen, 12.
Lemon, its different parts possess different virtues, 42.
Lentor and viscidity of the blood, a supposed cause of disease, 22.
Lettuce, it soporific powers recommended by Galen, 9.
Leopold, Archduke of Austria, the failure of the bark in the cure of,
31.
Leyden, memorable fever of, a lamentable illustration of ultra-chemical
doctrines, 23.
Libavius, his opinion of Paracelsus, 50.
Lichen Islandicus, its bitterness useful, 80.
Limestone, the operation of burning to quick-lime accelerated by a
moist atmosphere, 176 (_note_).
Lime water, its lithonthryptic agency considered, 123.
Linnæus, his system corresponds in a surprising manner with the natural
properties of plants, 42.
——, Ray, and Virey, their observation respecting the influence of
pulverization upon the medicinal activity of a plant, 174.
Linseed, mischievous tendency of, when used as a sole article of diet,
80.
Lithate of Ammonia constantly present in urine, 117.
Lithic acid, Majendie’s theory respecting the formation of, 117;
generated by the action of the kidneys, and constantly present in
healthy urine, 117.
—— —— Diathesis, Dr. Philip’s views respecting the, 121.
Lithonthryptics, the great advantage of combining them with Opium in
cases of calculous irritation, 166.
Lithonthryptic powers of Galvanic Electricity, 124.
Living fibre, medicines act upon the, 75.
Liquorice, why objectionable as an envelope of pills, 96 (_note_).
_Liquor Ammoniæ Acetatis_, why decomposed by Magnesia, 183.
Local stimulants, 83;
meaning of the term, 83.
London College of Physicians, their first Pharmacopœia, 52 (_note_).
Lotions, Embrocations, Liniments, Fomentations, Collyria, &c., 204.
Louis XIV introduced the potatoe into general cultivation, 30.
Luridæ, the dark and gloomy aspect of the, indicates their poisonous
properties, 42.
Lymphatics, medicines enter the circulation through the, 70.
M
Macbride, Dr. his unsuccessful attempt to improve the art of tanning by
the introduction of lime-water, affords an important lesson to the
Pharmaceutist, 182 (_note_).
Maccaroni of Italy, why so superior to that made in other countries,
58.
MacCulloch, Dr. his observations upon the effects of Perfumes in
preventing mouldiness, 177;
on the sweetness of pure and impure sugar, 154.
Mace and Nutmeg of Arabian origin, 46.
Macer’s Herbal abounds with the superstitions of the middle ages, 12.
Macleod, Dr. his observation respecting the Sialogogue power of
Hydro-cyanic acid, 108.
Magistral Formulæ, the nature and necessity of, 180.
_Magisterium of Ludovicus_, a preparation of Opium, 32.
Maglia, the name given to the wild potatoe by the Indians, 80 (_note_).
Magnesia, its use in mitigating the severity of Colchicum explained,
162.
——, the carbonate of, proposed by Mr. Hatchett as a remedy in the
Lithic diathesis, 123.
Magnenus, his signature of Tobacco, 25.
_Magnes Arsenicalis_, Formula for, by Angelus Sala, 26.
Magnet, its use as an antidote to iron, 24;
formerly entered into the composition of certain Plaisters, 24
(_note_).
MAH-RY UMMA, a mischievous deity, supposed by the Indians to occasion
the natural small-pox, 15.
Majendie, his important views upon the mechanism of absorption, 87
(_note_);
his views respecting vomiting, 84.
Male Fern, its anthelmintic properties known to Galen, 31;
retailed as a secret nostrum in France, the secret of which was known
to Louis XV, 31.
Malt Liquors, the utility of the bitter in, 79.
Manna, of Arabian origin, 46.
Manufacturing Chemists, the errors daily committed by, 154 (_note_).
Marcellus killed by the cold bath, 31.
Marcet, Dr. his views respecting the treatment of calculus, 115.
Marshes, animals in the, defended from disease by the ingestion of
bitter plants, 80.
Masticatories, or acrid Sialogogues, the nature and operation of
considered, 106.
Materia Medica, its early history involved in fable, 7;
its progressive improvements slow and unequal, 4;
composed of a motley group of substances, 3;
how its progress has been influenced, by caprice, prejudice,
superstition and knavery, 4;
the arrangement of by Cullen, Murray, and Young, 72.
May Apple, its different parts possess different virtues, 42.
Mayerne, Sir Theodore, absurd and disgusting remedies of, 13.
Mead, Dr. recommended Melampodium as an Emmenagogue, 91 (_note_);
his practice of combining alkalies with opium judicious, 161;
his opinion concerning the nature of the Athenian poison, 37
(_note_).
Mechanical deposites from the urine divisible into three classes, 118;
mechanical remedies, considerations respecting, 138;
mechanical action of certain expectorants, 105;
mechanical purgatives, 89;
mechanical theory, some account of the, 22.
Medical Boards of the present day, 20.
Medicinal Substances, certain ones enter the circulation, 68;
Combination, the extent of limited by several circumstances, 149;
medicinal prescription, its perfection defined in three words, 178;
similarity, conventional acceptation of the term, 138;
incompatibility, meaning of the term, 70;
medicinal bodies, on the operation of, 67;
definition of, 67;
medicinal combination, on the theory and art of, 145.
Medicines corrected in their operation by _mechanically_ separating, or
_chemically_ neutralizing the offending ingredient, 160;
by adding to them some substance capable of guarding the stomach, or
system, against their deleterious effects, 161;
their effects modified by the age of the patient, and various other
circumstances, 186;
substituted for each other, v.;
cardinal virtues of, according to Galen, 21;
calculated to produce the same ultimate result, by different modes of
operation, may be combined, 163;
their operations modified by the state of vital susceptibility of the
patient, 5;
are frequently but relative agents, 67;
may act through the instrumentality of the nerves, 70;
conveyed to distant parts of the body by absorption, 6;
the ignorant preparation of, 61;
their fraudulent adulteration, 61;
differ only from poisons in their dose, 184.
Melampodium recommended as an emmenagogue by Dr. Mead, 91 (_note_).
Melampus of Argos administered rust of iron, 8.
_Menyanthes Trifoliata_, a cure for the rot in sheep, 80 (_note_).
Mercurial salivation known in the twelfth century, 49.
—— ointment, a true chemical compound, 170.
Mercury, the only constitutional sialogogue, 106;
its operation as a sialogogue attempted to be explained, 107;
supposed to act from its weight, 107;
its power of entering the lacteals, 68;
its efficacy increased by antimony and opium, 152;
a case wherein its effects were suddenly developed by fear, 156;
a powerful stimulant, 155 (_note_).
Merriman, Dr. an interesting case, in illustration of the influence of
the mind upon the digestive organs, communicated by him to the
author, 158.
Merry Andrews, their origin, 33 (_note_).
Metals, a query respecting their peculiar smell, 155 (_note_);
why named after the planets, 12;
all of them inert unless in a state of combination, 170.
Methodic Sect, founded by Themison, 22.
Miraculous gift attributed by Herodotus to the Priestesses of Helen,
explained, 18.
Missletoe, Druidical superstitions respecting the, 11 (_note_).
_Mistura Ferri composita_, composition of, 55.
_Misturæ_, Mixtures, general rules to be observed in selecting and
prescribing this form of medicine, 199.
Mithridate, its history and composition, 27 (_note_).
Miner, after inanition, killed by stimulants, 6 (_note_).
Mineral waters, the virtues of discovered by Hydromancy, 15;
sometimes prove diuretic, the reasons why, and how prevented, 95
(_note_).
Mineral Acids, first described by Avicenna, 48.
Milman, Sir Francis, his valuable remarks on the importance of diluents
in dropsy, 175.
Milner, Dr. his synthetic proof of the composition of nitrous acid, 54
(_note_).
Mixture and Chemical Combination, an essential distinction between,
170.
Modus Operandi of Medicines, a new classification in illustration of
the, 70.
Moisture and Dryness, its effects upon vegetable productions, 58.
Molasses, why sweeter than pure sugar, 154.
Molina, his observations on the potatoe, 80 (_note_).
Monardes, his belief in the efficacy of the Bezoar explained, 63.
Morley’s remedies for Scrofula, 17.
Morphia, a new principle developed from opium, 172.
Morton’s Pyretologia contains an account of Oliver Cromwell’s death,
24.
Mouldiness prevented by Perfumes, 177.
Mountain Ash, an object of Druidical veneration, 14.
Mulberry, contains two colouring principles, 44.
Muriatic Acid recommended by Glauber in sea scurvy, 33.
Murray, principles of arrangement adopted in his _Apparatus
Medicaminum_, 41 (_note_).
Murray’s arrangement of the Materia Medica, 74.
Music, an ancient remedy, 7 (_note_).
Musk, of Arabian origin, 46;
its specific controul over spasm, 78;
the odour of increased by exposure to the atmosphere of privies, 155
(_note_).
Mustacea of the Romans gave origin to the modern bride-cake, 148
(_note_).
Mustard, the unbruised seeds of commended by Dr. Mead in ascites, 184.
Mythological Fables, antiquity of chemistry deduced from the, 44.
N
Naples, experiments at, with Hyoscyamus, 59.
Narcotics, synonymous with Sedatives, Hypnotics, and Soporifics, 76;
assume the character of Astringents, 82;
their operation increases vascular action, 76;
their superior efficacy in Italy, 59;
how they differ from ordinary stimulants, 76;
Cullen’s theory respecting, 76;
their stimulant operation denied, 76.
Narcotico-acrid Poisons, 128;
an ill-defined class, 129.
Narcotic Poisons, 128.
Narcotic odour, a distinct indication, 42.
Natural Compounds, may be regarded as the prescriptions of Nature, 145.
Natural Family of Plants, often contain species of very different
medicinal virtues, 41.
Nausea, origin and cause of, 85.
Nauseating Emetics,
why to be avoided in certain cases of poisoning, 134;
why they prove diaphoretic, 87;
doses of antimony increase the effects of mercury, 152.
Nauseous remedies supposed to expedite delivery, 16 (_note_).
Necklace of Pæony, for the cure of epilepsy, 17.
Nechepsus, his amulet for the stomach, 7.
_Nepenthe_ of Helen was probably opium, 8.
Nerves, the media through which certain medicines act upon the body,
70.
Nestor’s Cataplasm, 9.
New arrangement of diuretic medicines, 92.
Nicolaus, his powder for the stone, 47 (_note_).
Nicostratus, Cholical antidote of, 19.
Nitrate of Silver, its successful effect in Epilepsy, 59;
its bitterness connected with its virtues, 80;
rendered inert by muriatic salts, 175.
Nitric acid, its power of producing ptyalism denied, 108.
Nomenclature medical, reformed by Botany and Chemistry, 39.
Nostrum, Definition and meaning of the term, 19 (_note_).
Nostrums, a multitude of collected by Ætius, 19.
Nouffleur, Madame, her receipt, 31.
Nuremburg, the first Pharmacopœia published at, 52 (_note_).
Nutmeg corrects the operation of alum, 161.
Nutmeg and Mace of Arabian origin, 46.
Nutriment, deficiency of in plants, how compensated for by nature, 58.
Nutritive, and Medicinal powers of plants often opposed to each other,
58.
O
Objections to Cullen’s arrangement of medicines, of a fatal nature, 74.
Observation, analogy and experiment, form the only true basis of
research, 5;
Professor Leslie’s definition of, 5 (_note_).
Obstacles to the progress of the Materia Medica, 6.
Officinal preparations, the nature and necessity of, 180.
Old men, the humid coughs of, cured by Sulphate of zinc, 104.
Oliver Cromwell fell a victim to an intermittent, 24.
Operation of medicinal bodies, on the, 67.
Operation of two medicines in one formula, 163.
Opiologia of Wedelius contains many formulæ which have been perverted
to empirical uses, 32.
Opium, remarks upon the best mode of correcting its operation, and
obviating its deleterious effects, 136;
has extensive powers as a _Corrigent_, 137;
whether absorbed into the circulation, 77;
modern preparations of derived from ancient receipts, 32;
primitive import of the term, 37;
its powers vary with the climate, 58;
known in early ages, 8;
stimulating effects of, 77;
Galen’s hypothesis concerning, 22.
Oporinus, his opinion of his master Paracelsus, 50.
Orange, the Prince of, his success in curing an Epidemic at Breda, 16.
Oribasius, his just notions respecting medicinal combination, 63.
Order, a general rule for that of the ingredients of a medicinal
formula, 179.
Origin of Amulets of very ancient date, 7.
Organs of sense, sensibility of, changed by artificial habits and
cultivation, 43.
—— of the body, how excited into action by the administration of
particular remedies, 70.
Oswald Crollius, first mentions calomel, 51.
Otho Tachenius, embraced the doctrines of Van Helmont, 50.
Oxygen, how far it may be considered the source of animal heat, 114.
Oysters, the green colour of, explained, 44 (_note_).
P
Paley’s remark on the influence of habit, 27.
Panacea Glauberiana, the secret of its preparation purchased by the
French Government, 51.
Paracelsus, some account of his character and doctrines, 49;
his false reasoning, 50 (_note_).
Paris, Supreme Council of, proscribe antimonial remedies, 51.
Particular forms of remedies, and the general principles upon which
they should be constructed, 190.
Passive hemorrhage, to be treated by a combination of astringents and
tonics, 165.
Peach, its deleterious properties, when first introduced into the Roman
empire from Persia, explained, 61;
its kernel, the supposed efficacy of, 61.
Pearl, compound powders of, 22.
Percival, Dr. the judicious observations of respecting diet, commended,
157.
Perfumes, their extraordinary effects at Rome, 58;
vegetable, Savages insensible of, 43;
prevent mouldiness, 177.
Pericles pronounced insane for wearing an amulet, 7.
Peruvian Bark, prejudices respecting, 24;
the adulteration of brought it into discredit, 61.
Pestilence at Rome, superstitious ceremony during the, 16.
Peter Lord, his exposition of his father’s will, 33.
Petiver, the medico-botanical researches of, 41 (_note_).
Petro de Maharncourt, an inventor of the supposed Universal Elixir, 48.
Pharmacopœia, how its import differs from that of Pharmacologia, ii;
original institution of, 52 (_note_);
why an object of abuse, 53.
Philippic of Chifletius against the Peruvian Bark, 31.
Phillips, Mr. his attack upon the London Pharmacopœia noticed, 54.
Philosopher’s Stone, Arabian conceit respecting the, 46.
Philosophy of History, definition of the term, 4.
Phosphoric Salts, the origin and history of, as they occur in urine,
118.
Physiognomy Botanical, its utility, 42.
Pills containing calomel, should not be enveloped in magnesia, and why,
196.
_Pilulæ e Styrace_ of the Dublin College, a very scientific
combination, 194.
_Pilulæ_, rules respecting their formation into masses, 194.
Pimento, the berries of, lose their aromatic warmth in coming to
maturity, 62.
Pink and Lateritious sediments in urine, Dr. Prout’s opinion respecting
the nature of, 117 (_note_).
Plague of London, superstitious belief respecting the origin of the, 10
(_note_);
in Egypt, most common after the inundation of the Nile, 175 (_note_).
Plaister containing soap and muriate of ammonia, the chemical theory of
its operation considered, 171.
Planetary influence on the virtues of plants, 11.
Plants medicinal, influenced by soil, culture, climate, and season, 57;
the sensible properties of, have a relation to their medicinal
properties, 41;
the virtues of, discoverable by botanical characters, 41.
Pliny, his aphorism respecting poisons paraphrased by Linnæus, 184.
Plum, the cultivated offspring of the sloe, 61.
Plumbum, a generic term among the ancients, 48.
Podalirius employed venesection, 8.
Podophyllum Peltatum, the different parts of possess different virtues,
42.
_Poculum Absinthiatum_, its supposed antidotal powers, 79.
Poisons secret and slow, 125;
absurd notion respecting their possessing a mutual attraction for
each other, 26;
differ essentially from each other, 127;
the classification of, according to their physiological action
attempted, 131;
a belief in the mechanical operation of, not founded in truth, 126;
have ever been the objects of extravagant credulity, 125.
Poisoning, in cases of, there are three important indications of cure,
134.
Poitou, colic of, supposed to have arisen from the appearance of a new
star, 10 (_note_).
Poly-pharmacy of our predecessors, the influence of the, on the
practitioners of the present day, 64;
of ancient physicians, the mischievous influence of, upon modern
practice, 64.
Pope Innocent the Tenth countenances the use of the bark, 31.
Pope Clement VII. poisoned by fumes of a taper, 126 (_note_).
Poppies supposed to relieve the head, and why, 25.
Porsenna’s stipulation with the Romans not to employ iron, except in
agriculture, the reason of, 24.
Portland, Duke of, his powder for the gout, 32.
Potatoe, the wild parent of the, found at Monte Video, 80 (_note_);
loses its bitterness by cultivation, 79;
its various useful applications enumerated, 30;
mentioned by Gerard, 38 (_note_);
extraordinary and romantic history of the, 30;
introduced into favour by Louis XIV. 30;
origin of the name, 38;
the effect of its introduction into Ireland, 30 (_note_).
Potassium, curious anecdote connected with the discovery of, 43
(_note_).
Poultice, Yeast, its modus operandi explained, 171.
Powder of Nicolaus, 47 (_note_).
Powders, individually dry, become liquid by being rubbed together, 192.
Powders, Compound, canons respecting, 191.
Powell, Dr. his observations upon compound medicines, 64.
Practice of Physic, perverted by superstition, 10.
Precious Stones, an Arabian superstition respecting, 10;
their introduction into medicine, 10.
Prescriptions ancient, their complicated nature, 63.
Prescribing, on the theory and art of, 143.
Prescott, Miss, persons of the first respectability became the dupes
of, 13.
Prevost and Dumas, their experiments upon the effects of Electricity on
Calculi, 124.
Priests of the American Indians intoxicated by tobacco, 9.
Priests of Esculapius, artifices of the, 8 (_note_).
Priesthood, Pagan, addicted to the use of narcotics, 9;
their characteristic cunning, 18.
Primary operation of a remedy, meaning of the term, 68.
Pringle, Sir John, his experiments on the effects of salt, when used in
different quantities, 185;
his opinion respecting the combination of alkalies and bitters, 153.
Proserpine, the fable of, a chemical allegory, 41.
Proteus, the fable of, an allegory, 45.
Prout, Dr. his valuable researches into the history of Gravel and
Calculus, 115.
Prussic Acid, proposed by Majendie for the cure of phthisis, 32.
Ptyalism excited by mercury, and hydro-cyanic acid, 107–8.
Pulmonary exhalation, how modified by certain expectorants, 103.
_Pulveres_, general principles for their administration, 190.
Pulverization, how it assists the operation of a medicinal substance,
190.
_Pulvis Helvetii_, philosophy of its combination, 192.
_Pulvis ipecacuanhæ Compositus_, the operation of it affords a striking
illustration of the advantages of medicinal combination, 168.
Purgatives differ essentially from each other, 89;
combined with antispasmodics, 164;
to be considered as _Absolute_ Agents, 68;
their effects increasing the action of various medicines, 156;
their several modes of operation explained by Lord Bacon, 42
(_note_);
may act by three different modes, 92;
act as Emmenagogues, 92;
combined with tonics, 164;
combined with mercurial alteratives, 164.
Purgatives and Laxatives, essential difference between, 88.
Purpuric Acid, a curious modification of the Lithic, discovered by Dr.
Prout, 117.
Putrid exhalations recognised by the Savage at a considerable distance,
43.
Pyramus and Thisbe, the fable of, curiously illustrated by a late
chemical discovery, 44.
Pyretologia of Morton, account of Cromwell’s death in, 24.
Q
Quackery countenanced by the member for Coventry, 33 (_note_).
Quadrupeds Herbivorous, require bitter food, 79.
Qualities Cardinal, which distinguish all bodies, 21.
R
Rachitis, a disease of the assimilative functions, 118 (_note_).
Rabbit, its insusceptibility of the powers of opium explained, 69
(_note_).
Raleigh, Sir Walter, said to have introduced smoaking tobacco, 29
(_note_.)
_Ranting Peters_, a new name for Merry Andrews, 33 (_note_).
Rape Oil, its proposed improvement by Rozier, 57.
Rawleigh’s Confection and Pearl Cordial, 33.
Ray, his attempt to enumerate the virtues of plants _from experience_,
completely failed, 6.
Ray, Linnæus, and Virey, the observation of, respecting the influence
of pulverization upon the medicinal activity of plants, 174.
_Recipe_, astrological origin of the symbol that is prefixed to
prescriptions, 12.
Refrigerants, definition of, 113;
the ingenious chemical theory proposed for explaining their effects,
113.
Relative and Absolute remedies, meaning of the terms, 68.
_Relaxing_ and _Bracing_, import of the terms as applied to Medicines,
22.
Religious Ceremonials often intended to preserve useful customs, 18.
Remedies, the immediate impression of on the body, 68;
of a disgusting nature, how they may operate, 16;
nature of many ancient ones now unknown, 8;
how classed by the Methodic Sect, 22;
discovered by accident, 8;
those that act mechanically considered, 138;
those of external application, 203.
Remedy, how to obtain by combination a new and active one, not afforded
by any single substance, 168.
Resinous Purgatives, why apt to gripe, and how to be corrected, 173.
Reviewers, their unworthy flattery, 20 (_note_).
Review, a respectable medical one much wanted, 21 (_note_).
Revolutions of the Materia Medica, prominent causes of the, 9.
Revolutionary history of the Materia Medica, 3.
Rhases and Avicenna were the first to introduce pharmaceutical
preparations, 47.
Rhododendron, the properties of liable to vary with the soil, 57;
its efficacy in Russia, 59.
Rhubarb, of Arabian origin, 46;
its effects upon the urine when internally administered, 68 (_note_);
its watery infusion rendered purgative by the addition of Calumba,
154;
combines within itself the double property of a purgative and
astringent, 168.
Ricotia Ægyptiaca, how made to flower, 57.
Roasted Swallow, its efficacy believed by Vogel, 6.
Roasted Toad, its powers as a remedy in Gout, believed by Vogel, 6;
a receipt for the preparation of, 6 (_note_).
Roger Bacon, excommunicated and imprisoned by the Pope for witchcraft,
48.
——, the father of Chemistry in England, 48.
Roman custom of erecting altars near the dead body, 18.
Rome, extraordinary effects of perfumes at, 58.
Rose Beads, or Rose Pearls, from Turkey, imported into Europe through
Austria—nature of their composition, 196 (_note_).
Rot in Sheep, cured by the _Menyanthes Trifoliata_, 80 (_note_).
Rousseau’s observation respecting Scepticism, 21.
Routine, a devotion to, the great bane of philosophy, 27.
Royal touch, cures performed by, 16.
Rozier, his proposal for the improvement of Rape Oil, 57.
Rubefacients, in what they differ from blisters, 109.
Rust of the Spear of Telephus, a cure for the wounds it inflicted, 15.
Russia Leather, why not subject to mouldiness, 177 (_note_).
S
Saline Cathartics, a mixture of, more efficacious than an equivalent
dose of any single one, 173;
increased in force by carbonic acid, 158;
Salts, the proper stimuli of the urinary organs, 93 (_note_);
Saline bodies into which vegetable acids enter, are decomposed _in
transitu_, when taken internally, 94.
Saliva, its secretion influenced by passions of the mind, 158 (_note_).
Salivation by Mercury, why attended with a fœtid breath, 152 (_note_);
known in the twelfth century, 49.
Saltness, Galen’s notions respecting the cause of, 21.
Salts, Alkaline, when taken may be detected in the urine, 68.
Salt, Culinary, operates very differently in different quantities, 185.
Salts, certain of them pass into the circulation, and undergo
decomposition in _transitu_, 94.
Sandy soil, strongly smelling plants become inodorous in a, 57.
Saracens, their treaty with the Greek Emperors, respecting the literary
works of the ancients, 46 (_note_).
Scammonia Convolvulus, the root alone contains any virtue, 42.
Scepticism, mischievous tendency of, in physic, 21;
definition of the word, 20.
Schroeder, his chemico-medical Pharmacopœia, 96 (_note_).
Scribonius Largus, his writings afford ample evidence of the empirical
spirit of those days, 20.
Sea Needle, the green bones of, not poisonous, 43.
Seamen, the extraordinary immunity of from calculous disorders, 121.
Season, the influence of upon medicinal plants, 57.
Secondary operation of a remedy, meaning of the term, 68.
—— Diuresis to be distinguished from the result of a primary action on
the kidneys, 95 (_note_).
Sedatives, meaning of the term, 76.
Sedentary persons, their mistaken notions respecting diet and exercise,
159.
Sediments of health, meaning of the expression, according to Dr. Prout,
118.
Seeds, hot and cold, origin of the epithets, 22.
Seguin, the experiments of, relative to the astringent principle of
vegetables, 153;
his curious error respecting the tonic principle of Peruvian bark,
56.
Senna, why apt to gripe, 173;
its composition changed by transplantation, 153;
of Arabian origin, 46;
undergoes a remarkable change by transplantation into the south of
France, 153;
its fruit and pods contain no bitter, 153.
Sennertus, his interesting history of surgical superstitions, 17
(_note_).
Septic poisons, species of enumerated, 128.
Setons, the modus operandi, 111.
Sheep die, if deprived of bitter food, 79.
Sialogogues, definition of, 106;
comprehend two orders of medicines, 106.
Siberians, their remedies for rheumatism, 60.
Signatures, the doctrine of, 24.
Similarity, as applied to medicinal operation, conventional meaning of
the term, 150—70—147 (_note_).
Simons, William, Esq. his laudable zeal in improving the pharmaceutic
machinery at Apothecaries’ Hall, 52 (_note_).
Simple and living solids, Cullen’s distinction between the, 75.
Simplicity always a desideratum in a medicinal formula, 178.
Sinapisms in frequent use with the Greeks and Romans, 46.
Sinbad the sailor, his adventures on the desert island, a beautiful
allegory, 47.
Sinclair, Mr. his very interesting experiments on the necessity of
bitter extractive to herbivorous quadrupeds, 79.
Single flowers, how changed by cultivation, 60.
Slare, Dr. his pamphlet in vindication of sugar, 24 (_note_).
Sloe, the wild parent of the plum, 61.
Small Pox, supposed by the Indians to be a visitation of their goddess
MAH-RY UMMA, 15.
Smell, taste, and colour of plants indicate their virtues, 42.
Smithson, Mr. his curious discovery of two colouring principles in the
Mulberry, 44.
Smoking tobacco introduced by Sir Walter Raleigh, 29 (_note_).
Sneezing, a case of apoplexy produced by, related by Morgagni, 109.
Snow, Mrs. Elizabeth Woodcock buried in the, for eight days, 6
(_note_).
Snuff, the Pope’s decree of excommunication against all those who
should take it, 29 (_note_);
custom of mixing together its different varieties, accounted for,
148.
Soap, when combined with Aloes, performs the duty of the _corrigens_
and the _adjuvans_, 179;
its value as a constituent in pills, 195;
restored to the _Extract: Colocynth: Comp:_ in the new Pharmacopœia,
55 (_note_).
Socrates and Phocion poisoned by Cicuta, 37.
Soil, its influence upon medicinal plants, 57.
Solanum Tuberosum, extract of, an anodyne, 30.
Solids, simple and living, how distinguished by Cullen, 75.
Solomon’s ring for the cure of Epilepsy, 7 (_note_).
Solution of poisonous substances in the stomach should be avoided, 135.
Solubility of a body influences its effects upon the organ of taste,
43;
solubility of a purgative determines its specific action, 172;
solubility of a medicinal body, how it may be modified by
_mechanical_ and _chemical_ expedients, 173.
——, its great importance in reference to the activity of a medicinal
substance, 172.
Soporifics, synonymous with Narcotics and Hypnotics, 76.
Soranus, his superstitious belief in the virtues of honey, 11.
Southern countries, some vegetables more energetic in, than in northern
ones, 58.
Spalding, Mr. the celebrated diver, his observation respecting the
comparative influence of vegetable and animal diet, 113.
Spasm, connected with the most opposite states of the system, 78.
Spasmodic action controlled by certain medicines, 78.
Spleen, schirrus of, said to be cured by iron, and why, 22.
Squil, its bitter principle separated by the assimilative functions,
and transmitted to the kidneys, 68;
its powers invalidated by alkalies, 153 (_note_);
its action directed to the kidneys by calomel, 152;
its action as an expectorant often requires the aid of a diaphoretic,
152;
loses its diuretic virtues by purging, 161.
—— and Digitalis, dissimilar as Diuretics, 150.
——, or sea onion, administered in dropsy by the Egyptians, 9.
Stahl’s Ideal System, mischievous tendency of, 22.
Steam Laboratory at Apothecaries’ Hall, 52 (_note_).
Steel medicines accelerated in their operation by purgatives, 157.
Steller’s testimony with respect to the liability of the Rhododendron
to vary in its virtues, 57.
Stephens, Mrs. her remedy for the stone, 34;
Parliamentary reward to, 34 (_note_).
Stimmi, or Stibium of the ancients, whether the Antimony of the present
day, 49.
Stimulants, local, comprehend evacuants, 83;
general, what classes are comprehended under the division of, 75.
Stimulant operation of Narcotics denied, 76.
Stoll and Warren, Drs. their judicious treatment of _Cholica Pictonum_,
164.
Stomach, it exercises a universal sympathy and control over every organ
of the body, 69;
a certain chemical condition of it sometimes opposes medicinal
action, 162;
in what its powers consist, 56;
has a chemical code of its own, 55.
Stone, Sarah, her cases of Midwifery, 16 (_note_).
Strabo’s explanation of the fable of the golden fleece, 45.
Sturmius, his anecdote respecting the scarcity of bark, 24 (_note_).
Styptic, Eaton’s, 83 (_note_);
of Helvetius, _ibid._;
nature of styptics as remedies, _ibid._
Substances not affecting the body in health, whether they can be active
remedies in disease, 67;
substances chemically compatible, may be medicinally inconsistent
with each other, 55;
suitable for pills, 193;
not adapted for pill-masses, 193.
Substantive and adjective constituents, meaning of the terms, 154
(_note_).
Substitution of one medicine for another, a common but mischievous
practice, v.
Sudorifics, see Diaphoretics.
_Suffitus_, or dry fumes, their uses in the cure of disease, 202.
Sugar, the sweetness of, modified by vegetable extractive, 154;
absurd prejudices respecting, 24.
—— and Sugar Candy of Arabian origin, 46.
Sugared Plums, sold to children, contain plaister of Paris, 193
(_note_).
Sulphate of Zinc,
the combination of with Myrrh, a valuable remedy in the humid coughs
of old persons, 165;
an excellent remedy in humoral asthma, 104;
as an emetic, case of death from, 85.
——————, or Sulphate of Copper, why to be preferred to Antimony as
emetics in certain cases of poisoning, 134.
Sulphate of Potass, the medicinal action of, modified by its
insolubility, 94;
affords an excellent example of the powers of combination in
destroying the identity of the ingredients, 169.
—————— Magnesia, rarely diuretic, and why, 95.
Sulphur, its agency in producing odour, 155 (_note_).
Superstition, a prominent source of error in physic, 10.
Superstitious practices have sometimes led to useful results, 14.
_Suppositoria_, Suppositories, the nature of, 197;
calculated to fulfil two great indications, 197.
Swallow roasted, esteemed as a remedy by Vogel, 6.
Sweet Potatoe, alluded to by Shakespeare, 38.
Swiss Peasants delight in bitter beverage, 79.
Sydenham’s case of poisoning by corrosive sublimate cured by diluents,
135 (_note_);
his observation respecting the practice of combining bark with other
medicines, has less of reason than of severity, 166;
his extraordinary treatment of a hypochondriac, 36.
Sylvius de la Boe succeeded Van Helmont, 50;
consigns two-thirds of the population of Leyden to an untimely grave,
23.
Sympathy, conventional meaning of the term, 68 (_note_).
Sympathetic Powder of Sir Kenelm Digby, 14.
Syncope, produced at Rome by perfumes, 58.
Synoptical view of Murray’s arrangement of the Materia Medica, 74.
Syrup of Roses, underhanded substitution in the preparation of it,
_Pref_.
Syrups, Juleps, and Conserves, introduced by the Arabian Physicians,
46.
T
Tables of chemical affinity may lead the practitioner into error, and
why, 183.
Tabular view of diuretics, arranged according to their supposed modes
of operation, 93;
Cullen’s arrangement of the Materia Medica, 72.
Tannin generally exists in combination with Gallic acid, 82 (_note_);
present in grasses of _aftermath_ crops, 82;
does not enter the circulation, 82;
is the vegetable principle of astringency, 82;
but is increased in effect by Gallic acid, 153.
Tar water, epidemical madness respecting, 27 (_note_).
Tartar soluble, remarks on the operation of, 173.
Tartarized Antimony, the term defended, 40.
Tartrate of Potass, a solution of, decomposed by a current of Carbonic
acid passing through it, 183 (_note_);
decomposed by all sub-acid vegetables, 183.
Taste, colour, and smell of plants indicate their virtues, 42.
Tea, the general introduction of, in England, owing to the eulogy of
Queen Katharine, 29.
Tea and turtle soup, whether their admixture in the stomach may not
form leather, 182 (_note_).
Telephus, the rust of the spear of, a cure for the wounds it inflicted,
15.
Temple, Sir William, his aphorism respecting diet more facetious than
philosophical, 158.
Temples, ancient, dedicated to health, and in airy situations, 39.
Tench, curious mistake respecting the medicinal use of the, 11
(_note_).
Tension of fibres, the necessity of the, 78.
Terms new, proposed by the author to explain the operation of certain
native combinations, 159 (_note_).
Thaddæus of Florence, not the inventor of Tinctures, 48.
Thaw after a hard frost, aggravates certain coughs, and why, 105.
Thebaic Tincture, derivation of the term, 9 (_note_).
Themison, the ill success of his practice recorded by Juvenal, 22
(_note_).
Theories false, mischievous influence of, 21.
Theriaca Andromachi, the great celebrity of, 27.
Theriaca, Heberden’s remarks upon, 28 (_note_).
Thessalus, the Roman empiric, described by Galen, 20.
Thirst, the irritation of, keeps up febrile action, 140.
Thoracic Duct, medicines enter into the circulation through its
branches, 70.
Time of the day at which remedies are to be administered, forms a
subject of interest, 187.
Tin, formerly called _Plumbum Album_, 48.
Tinctures invented by Arnoldus de Villa Nova, 48.
Tirocinium Chemicum, calomel described in, 51.
Toad roasted, its supposed powers in allaying the pains of the gout, 6;
Receipt for baking it alive, 6 (_note_).
Tobacco, its nauseating operation explained, 85;
romantic history of, 29;
its essential oil acts very differently from the infusion of its
leaves, 132 (_note_);
its Signatures, 25.
Tonics, vegetable, their effects modified by alkalies, and other
solvents, 174.
——, in what cases their combination with purgatives becomes eligible,
164;
reasons for combining them with diffusible stimulants, 165;
are absolute or relative in their operation, 78;
they frequently require the aid of Diaphoretics to modify
their powers, 164;
their operation in healthy and debilitated habits, 78;
are vital agents, 78;
definition of, 78.
—— Topical Refrigerants, 110.
_Tormentil_ in pastures said to prevent the rot in sheep, 80 (_note_).
Tournefort, his mode of ascertaining medicinal properties in
vegetables, 23.
Tortosa, his opinion respecting the solubility of Opium in the stomach
questioned, 136 (_note_).
Transition from diffusible stimulants to tonics imperceptible, 81.
Treacle, its powers in preserving vegetable powders, 195.
Triple Salts, their formation often affords apparent exceptions to the
usual law of affinity, 183.
_Trochisci_—Lozenges, observations respecting their _modus operandi_,
197.
Trumpet the, used by Asclepiades in the cure of Sciatica, 7 (_note_).
_Tuberes_ of Pliny, Knight’s conjectures respecting, 61.
Turmeric, an ancient remedy for Jaundice, 25.
Turner, Culpepper, and Lovel, properly denominated the Astrological
Herbalists, 13.
Turner, Mr. why he escaped from the dose of arsenic administered to
him, in yeast dumplings, 195.
Turnips, yellow, contain little, or no bitter principle, 79.
Turpentine, oil of, acts on the kidneys only when given in small doses,
95.
V
Vaccination, superstitious notions entertained respecting it in the
East, 15.
Van Helmont, his chemical zeal, 50;
his chemical doctrines espoused by Sylvius de la Boe, 50;
his mischievous doctrines, 100.
Van-Swieten, his opinion respecting the effect of sneezing in loading
the vessels of the head, 109.
Valentine, Basil, the father of Metallic Medicine, 48.
Valerian, its antispasmodic virtues, 78.
Valisnieri, his observations upon combination, 147.
Vapours, a fashionable disorder in the reign of Queen Anne, 33.
Variable activity of a medicine, a fact not to be overlooked by the
practitioner, 187.
Vegetable analysis, the great improvements in, 52.
Vegetable acids rarely the vehicle of poisons, 136 (_note_);
undergo decomposition in the digestive organs, 94.
—— astringents, whether they may not be incompatible with lime water,
182.
Vegetable diet, the supposed refrigerating effect of, explained, 113.
—— diuretics, generally bitter, 94.
—— eaters, less affected by vegetable poisons than carnivorous animals,
and why, 69 (_note_).
Vehicle of a remedy, how to be selected, 176.
Vena Portarum, one of the avenues through which medicinal substances
enter the circulation, 70.
Venesection increases the effects of Cathartics, 156;
of Mercury, 156;
when it ought to be avoided in cases of poisoning, and why, 137;
frequently promotes vomiting and why, 85;
a remedy of very early origin, 8;
may act as a tonic, 78.
Verbena, a word of general import (quasi Herbena), 37.
Verdegris, the virulent effects of increased by vinegar, 136.
Vertigo, instantly relieved by ether, and why, 69.
Vervain, Morley’s recommendation of, 17;
druidical superstitions respecting it, 11 (_note_).
Vienna Gout Decoction, 32 (_note_).
Views, Synoptical, of the arrangement of the Materia Medica, according
to Cullen, Murray, and Young, 72, 73, 74.
Vinegar of Wood described by Glauber, 33.
Vine twigs, a fixed alkali procured from, recommended by Basil
Valentine in the gravel, 49.
Villerobel relates that the bark remained for seven years in Spain
before any trial of its efficacy was instituted, 31.
Virgil, his allusion to the anti-narcotic influence of vegetable acids,
136.
Virey, his observations upon the growth of plants, 57.
——, Ray, and Linnæus, their observation respecting the influence of
pulverization upon the medicinal activity of a plant, 174.
Vis Medicatrix, its supposed agency, 76.
Viscus Quercinus, or Missletoe, druidical history of the, 13.
Vitriol, original meaning of the term, 37.
Vogel, believed in the efficacy of roasted toad, 6;
his attempt to class medicines according to their virtues, 6.
Voltaire’s illustrative fable of the Voluptuary Ogul, 35.
Vomiting, why it cannot be excited during profound intoxication, 84;
phenomena and pathology of, 83;
not effected by the stomach alone, 84.
U
Ulysses, hæmorrhage of, cured by a charm, 17.
Ultra-Chemistry, its mischievous tendency in medicine considered, 56.
_Umbelliferæ_, medicinal analogies between their species, 41.
Unseasonable collection of vegetable remedies, a great source of
fallacy, 62.
Uranus, discovery of that planet, by Herschel, 5.
Urea, the nature and habitudes of, considered, 116;
Dr. Prout’s opinion regarding the origin of, 116.
Urinary organs stimulated by saline bodies, 93 (_note_).
—— calculi, a tabular view of the different species of, 120.
Urine, analysis of, by Berzelius, 116;
its colour changed by the administration of rhubarb, and Indian fig,
68 (_note_).
—— of the husband, supposed to expedite labour pains, 16 (_note_).
W
Warburton, Dr. his error respecting the origin of amulets, 7.
Warren’s Blacking described in the Hecuba of Euripides, 33 (_note_).
Warm bath, mechanical notions respecting its operation and effects, 22.
Water, the potation of, promotes the action of the kidneys, 94;
sometimes sufficient to form vegetable powders into masses of pill,
196;
whether decomposed by the digestive organs, 141.
Waters of plants, formerly meant simple decoctions, 46.
Waters, mineral, a probable cause of their activity as remedies, 185.
Watering places, observations upon their efficacy, 35.
Watson, Bishop, his eloquent appeal on the importance of chemical
science, 54.
Wedelius, his Opiologia, 32.
Wecker’s Dispensatory contains several preparations in which the magnet
is an ingredient, 24 (_note_).
Wells, Dr. his opinion respecting the colouring matter of the blood, 25
(_note_).
Wesley, John, medical credulity of, 35;
cured by sulphur and supplication, 36.
Wheat, the relative proportions of Gluten in, vary in different
countries, 58.
Willis, Dr. his prejudice against sugar, 24.
Wine glass, to be estimated as containing f ℥ iss, 199.
Wiseman’s history of cures by the royal touch, 16.
Witch, the ashes of, a remedy against witchcraft, 26 (_note_).
Woulf’s apparatus originally described by Glauber, 33.
Wormwood, formerly supposed to be an antidote to drunkenness, 79.
Wood, vinegar obtained from, by Glauber, 33.
Woodcock, Elizabeth, buried in the snow for eight days, 6 (_note_).
Worms, four species of, generated in the human body, 138 (_note_).
Wounds inflicted by iron instruments formerly supposed to be fatal, 23.
Y
Yeast poultice, its modus operandi explained, 171.
Yellow turnips contain little or no bitter principle, 79.
Yellow fever, errors respecting the use of mercury in the, 34.
Young, Dr. his rule for apportioning doses according to different ages,
189;
his arrangement of the Materia Medica, 73.
Z
Zealanders supported, during a scarcity, by Linseed, 80.
Zinc, the _acetate_ of, to be preferred to the _sulphate_ as an
ophthalmic application, 170;
sulphate of, an excellent remedy in humoral asthma, 104.
INDEX
TO THE
PATENT MEDICINES, AND NOSTRUMS,
DESCRIBED IN THIS WORK.
“_Arcana revelata fœtent._”—Boerh:
“_Nullum Ego cognosco remedium nisi quod_ Tempestivo usu _fiat
tale_.”—Ibid.