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A66498 The London practice of physick, or, The whole practical part of Physick contained in the works of Dr. Willis faithfully made English, and printed together for the publick good. Willis, Thomas, 1621-1675. 1685 (1685) Wing W2838; ESTC R7920 639,675 710

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assail_v with_o a_o delirium_fw-la or_o frenzy_n concern_v these_o thing_n we_o must_v consider_v what_o kind_n of_o alteration_n or_o impression_n of_o injury_n it_o be_v which_o be_v inflict_v by_o poison_n on_o the_o animal_n spirit_n with_o the_o brain_n and_o nervous_a appendix_n also_o what_o on_o the_o blood_n with_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o vessel_n annex_v to_o it_o as_o to_o the_o first_o we_o observe_v that_o that_o subtle_a liquor_n or_o the_o animal_n spirit_n with_o which_o the_o nervous_a body_n be_v influence_v and_o by_o the_o expansion_n of_o which_o sense_n and_o motion_n perform_v reciprocal_a action_n be_v easy_o pervert_v from_o their_o continuity_n and_o even_o expansion_n for_o the_o nerve_n be_v of_o a_o sost_o texture_n and_o the_o spirit_n wherewith_o they_o be_v fill_v be_v of_o a_o very_a subtle_a substance_n they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o endure_v any_o sort_n of_o object_n that_o be_v strong_a or_o vehement_a wherefore_o when_o any_o violent_a or_o 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crystal_n mineral_n two_o dram_fw-la salt_n of_o amber_n a_o dram_n salt_n of_o hartshorn_n a_o scruple_n mix_v they_o the_o do_v be_v from_o fifteen_o grain_n to_o twenty_o twice_o a_o day_n with_o the_o distil_a water_n of_o the_o intermit_a pulse_n and_o its_o cure_n among_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o intermit_a pulse_n may_v just_o be_v number_v because_o in_o this_o affect_v or_o at_o least_o in_o some_o kind_n of_o it_o the_o heart_n itself_o labour_v though_o in_o somewhat_o a_o different_a manner_n than_o in_o its_o pant_n or_o tremble_a for_o in_o these_o it_o be_v ill_o dispose_v and_o irregular_a as_o to_o its_o motion_n but_o in_o that_o as_o to_o its_o rest_n this_o be_v sometime_o twice_o long_o than_o it_o use_v to_o be_v in_o its_o ordinary_a course_n this_o intermit_a pulse_n or_o overlong_a cessation_n of_o motion_n in_o the_o heart_n do_v not_o proceed_v from_o the_o mixture_n or_o crasis_n of_o the_o blood_n but_o only_o from_o the_o irregular_a dispensation_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n from_o the_o cerebellum_fw-la into_o the_o nerve_n that_o pass_v to_o the_o heart_n and_o thence_o into_o its_o tendon_n which_o irregularity_n happen_v because_o those_o nerve_n be_v somewhat_o obstruct_v although_o this_o affect_v be_v very_o often_o without_o present_a hurt_n or_o danger_n do_v not_o require_v a_o overhasty_a cure_n yet_o for_o preservation_n sake_n lest_o some_o great_a disease_n follow_v it_o remedy_n and_o a_o method_n of_o cure_n ought_v to_o be_v use_v at_o least_o for_o the_o whole_a remainder_n of_o the_o person_n life_n let_v he_o keep_v to_o a_o diet_n well_o order_v in_o all_o respect_n moreover_o let_v some_o gentle_a course_n of_o physic_n be_v prescribe_v he_o to_o be_v constant_o observe_v spring_n and_o fall_v viz._n that_o all_o the_o seminal_a root_n of_o disease_n found_v in_o the_o brain_n or_o apt_a to_o be_v there_o engender_v may_v be_v take_v away_o as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v for_o this_o end_n we_o here_o direct_v you_o to_o the_o prophylactick_a method_n with_o the_o medicine_n prescribe_v by_o we_o elsewhere_o against_o the_o fit_n of_o the_o apoplexy_n chap._n xi_o instruction_n concern_v opiate_n or_o medicine_n that_o cause_n sleep_n with_o their_o good_a and_o ill_a effect_n together_o with_o prescript_n of_o they_o opiate_n exert_v their_o force_n not_o by_o raise_v vapour_n to_o the_o head_n nor_o by_o open_v the_o pore_n of_o the_o brain_n for_o any_o vapour_n or_o other_o soporiferous_a matter_n to_o be_v admit_v into_o it_o but_o only_o by_o destroy_v some_o of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n so_o that_o the_o residue_n be_v in_o a_o consternation_n or_o force_v inward_a or_o at_o least_o call_v back_o from_o their_o wont_a emanation_n into_o the_o nervous_a part_n quit_v their_o office_n or_o in_o some_o measure_n remit_v of_o it_o the_o narcotick_a force_n of_o opiate_n consist_v in_o this_o that_o as_o the_o animal_n spirit_n be_v most_o subtle_a corpuscle_n compose_v of_o spirit_n and_o a_o volatile_a salt_n unite_v together_o and_o exalt_v to_o a_o very_a high_a pitch_n so_o opiate_n on_o the_o contrary_n consist_v of_o a_o fetid_v sulphur_n that_o be_v of_o a_o sulphur_n together_o combine_v with_o a_o fix_a salt_n and_o a_o earthy_a matter_n and_o carry_v up_o to_o a_o most_o high_a degree_n in_o like_a manner_n which_o sort_n of_o concret_o be_v well_o know_v to_o be_v so_o contrary_a to_o the_o subtle_a texture_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n that_o sometime_o they_o put_v they_o to_o flight_n or_o subvert_v they_o at_o a_o distance_n by_o mere_a effluvia_n which_o be_v very_o hardly_o or_o indeed_o not_o at_o all_o perceivable_a by_o the_o smell_n opiate_n give_v in_o a_o small_a quantity_n chief_o and_o in_o a_o manner_n only_o regard_v those_o spirit_n to_o which_o the_o particular_a charge_n of_o natural_a and_o ordinary_a sleep_n be_v commit_v the_o rest_n be_v either_o untouched_a or_o little_o let_v by_o they_o wherefore_o after_o a_o do_v of_o laudanum_n be_v take_v both_o the_o inward_a and_o outward_a sense_n be_v bind_v but_o the_o pulse_n respiration_n also_o the_o function_n of_o concoction_n and_o separation_n be_v continue_v after_o their_o usual_a manner_n and_o after_o some_o time_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o first_o employ_v return_n to_o their_o wont_a post_n but_o if_o a_o opiate_n be_v strong_a than_o it_o ought_v it_o extend_v its_o force_n father_n into_o the_o province_n of_o the_o animal_n government_n so_o that_o a_o overgreat_a do_v of_o it_o be_v take_v the_o appetite_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v dull_v respiration_n be_v much_o straighten_v and_o render_v not_o only_o difficult_a but_o likewise_o uneven_a or_o interrupt_v and_o sometime_o also_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v so_o far_o debilitate_a that_o the_o pulse_n present_o grow_v weak_a with_o a_o cold_a sweat_n a_o deadness_n and_o a_o eclipse_n as_o it_o be_v of_o all_o the_o faculty_n so_o that_o a_o perpetual_a sleep_n sometime_o follow_v this_o medicine_n the_o good_a effect_n of_o opiate_n first_o then_o opiate_n be_v most_o proper_o and_o necessary_o indicate_v in_o case_n of_o want_n of_o sleep_n for_o then_o be_v seasonable_o and_o due_o administer_v they_o give_v a_o refresh_a repose_n second_o in_o delirious_a affect_n opiate_n be_v give_v with_o good_a effect_n though_o sometime_o they_o rather_o do_v hurt_v than_o good_a as_o we_o shall_v show_v hereafter_o because_o the_o spirit_n be_v then_o move_v with_o too_o much_o eagerness_n within_o the_o brain_n and_o as_o it_o be_v strike_v with_o a_o rage_n and_o pass_v their_o wont_a bound_n the_o opiate_n repress_v they_o and_o make_v they_o quiet_o retreat_v into_o their_o former_a station_n three_o opium_n be_v account_v of_o most_o excellent_a use_n for_o appease_v all_o sort_n of_o pain_n for_o since_o pain_n can_v be_v cause_v or_o continue_v but_o a_o great_a plenty_n of_o spirit_n must_v always_o abound_v in_o the_o part_n affect_v in_o case_n the_o nerve_n be_v so_o close_v that_o the_o pass_v of_o the_o spirit_n to_o the_o place_n grieve_v be_v hinder_v or_o much_o diminish_v which_o opium_n effect_n it_o follow_v of_o necessity_n that_o the_o pain_n must_v cease_v for_o the_o particle_n of_o this_o medicine_n beset_a the_o extreme_a part_n of_o the_o brain_n do_v not_o only_o quell_v the_o forlorn_a spirit_n in_o its_o outmost_a part_n but_o likewise_o strong_o suppress_v they_o in_o their_o original_a source_n within_o the_o brain_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o cerebellum_fw-la and_o consequent_o hinder_v their_o emanation_n from_o thence_o into_o the_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la so_o that_o during_o the_o energy_n of_o the_o opium_n they_o be_v send_v more_o spare_o and_o thin_o into_o the_o precordia_fw-la and_o viscera_n nay_o and_o into_o all_o other_o part_n hence_o the_o pulse_n and_o breathe_v remit_v of_o their_o vehemency_n and_o frequency_n many_o time_n also_o all_o the_o member_n and_o limb_n be_v seize_v with_o a_o languor_n and_o lassitude_n moreover_o hence_o the_o viscera_n before_o irritate_v into_o convulsion_n either_o tend_v to_o excretion_n as_o by_o vomit_n or_o siege_n or_o cause_v pain_n as_o in_o the_o colic_n or_o stone_n depose_v their_o disorder_n again_o the_o good_a effect_n of_o narcotick_n be_v notorious_o know_v in_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o scorbutic_a colic_n in_o pain_n of_o the_o gout_n they_o also_o do_v excellent_o well_o and_o so_o in_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o stone_n in_o the_o bladder_n which_o disease_n when_o it_o cruel_o torment_v old_a man_n and_o can_v be_v cure_a by_o cutting_n admit_v no_o ease_n from_o any_o other_o remedy_n but_o from_o narcotick_n wherefore_o in_o this_o case_n i_o have_v advise_v some_o to_o the_o constant_a and_o daily_a use_n of_o laudanum_n and_o diacodium_fw-la which_o they_o have_v put_v in_o practice_n to_o the_o great_a comfort_n of_o their_o life_n receive_v no_o hurt_n thereby_o though_o sometime_o augment_v its_o dose_n they_o have_v take_v to_o a_o great_a quantity_n four_o opiate_n be_v seasonable_o give_v if_o at_o any_o time_n the_o pulse_n or_o breathe_v be_v more_o quick_a or_o vehement_a than_o they_o ought_v for_o when_o in_o fever_n the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o lung_n be_v make_v more_o intense_a give_v a_o most_o rapid_a circulation_n to_o the_o blood_n so_o that_o it_o be_v great_o pervert_v both_o as_o to_o its_o accension_n and_o as_o to_o its_o crasis_n and_o be_v not_o able_a to_o separate_v its_o drossy_a excrement_n which_o be_v so_o thorough_o mix_v with_o it_o after_o a_o narcotick_a be_v give_v present_o the_o impetus_fw-la of_o those_o part_n be_v somewhat_o break_a so_o that_o the_o blood_n come_v then_o to_o a_o gentle_a and_o moderate_a circulation_n diffuse_v a_o less_o intense_a heat_n and_o be_v loosen_v in_o its_o texture_n it_o purge_v its_o serum_n
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be_v to_o fix_v the_o animal_n spirit_n which_o be_v too_o exorbitant_a and_o volatile_a and_o to_o suppress_v their_o beginning_n explosion_n for_o which_o end_v two_o kind_n of_o remedy_n chief_o conduce_v viz._n first_o such_o as_o repress_v the_o animal_n spirit_n apt_a to_o rise_v to_o a_o exorbitancy_n and_o to_o shoot_v and_o repel_v they_o by_o a_o certain_a fumigation_n as_o it_o be_v ungrateful_a to_o they_o and_o force_v they_o into_o their_o due_a course_n which_o medicine_n endow_v with_o a_o volatile_a and_o ammoniac_a salt_n or_o also_o with_o a_o vitriolic_a sulphur_n will_v effect_v of_o which_o kind_n be_v salt_n and_o oil_n of_o amber_n spirit_n of_o blood_n of_o hartshorn_n of_o soot_n tincture_n of_o castoreum_n and_o the_o like_a for_o these_o be_v inward_o take_v or_o hold_v to_o the_o nostril_n often_o give_v relief_n nay_o and_o be_v think_v to_o drive_v away_o the_o evil_a spirit_n of_o this_o disease_n even_o as_o in_o tobit_n the_o fume_v of_o the_o gall_n 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