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Show 0f the Peripneumonia. Book II; Bobk ll. Lungs with a firm, though thin covering, not capable to admit the grog} clammy Blood, coming from the rPle/mz, and thrown into the capacity of the Of a Peripneumonia. TcPtaceous Powders of Crabs Eies, Pearl, Sugar of Pearl, Salt ofPrunel, and mild Diureticks are very beneficial in this ‘Dil‘eafe. Thorax. ‘ . threupon I humbly conceive, that the drfeafes of the Pleurrfy, and the ' Inpanlmatlon of the Lungs, are fometimes Concomitant, and fometimegs‘m‘ And {cine drops of tincture ofSaf'li‘on, or Spirit of Saffron, Spirit of Tartar, Spirit of Niteroften rectified with Spirit of Wine, may be given in a. " celliye, and are produced by grofs viicide Blood, carrled into the Pleura and draught oithe Peé‘toral I)eco&ion, (often in a day) to which may be ad. Lungs (by different proper Blood-Vefiels) either at the fame , or at leveial fEalbns, which rendreth the Inflammation of the {aid parts, to be fometimes companions, and other times feparate, when the fiagnated Blood hath an Ebullition in the (Plain: and Lungs, at one, or feveral inf'tants of ded kin the preparing ofit, fome Fl0wers of Red or Field Poppy. If the pain of the Brealt be urgent, and in reference to help Expectora. tion, Ointments tirade with Oil of Mace, Ointment of Marlhmallows, Oil of Linieed mixed with Orange-flower Butter, may be applied to the Breali 343 Diaplinreticks and Diuretitks are line, Topicks my be appl.e.l m (helirrali in this (hit-aft. with Lawn Paper. time. Sometimes an Apoplexy, or Hemiplegia fucceed, or are companions of; ' @cripmumauia; in the Firl't Difeafes the grols Blood is tranfmitted in an exuberant proportion, by the internal carotide Arteries into the Coats, or fiihftance of the Brain, comprefling the Origens of the Nerves 5 and in an Inflammation of the Lungs, the Blood is imported by peculiar Arteries into the fubf'tance of their Bronchia and membranous Sinm, in which it flagnates, and generates a Feverifh efi‘ervef‘cence of the Blood. Ll. 35‘. As to the Prognofiicks of this Difeafe, it is very dangerous, in reference to a difficult Helpiration, fometimes fpeedily cutting the fine Thread of Life a and to an acute Fever, deriVed from fiagnation of Blood, in the mail minute bronchial Arteries, as alfo in the Interf'tices of the Veflels, which is hardly cured -, efpecially when it is attended with cold clammy Sweats, Con- Vulfive motions, fainting Fits, and a quick weak Pulfe, the fore-runners of death. T‘ve Prognoi‘i.l:s of .l I‘:ri,xsrmmia This difeafe is alfo full of danger, when nothing is expeétorated, or a thin indigefled Matter, and it is more hopeful, when a thick Yellow well con- 7. h: Indicati- cocted Phlegme is eafily expeétorated, interfperfed with a little Blood. The Indications ofi‘ering themfelves in this difeafe, are divers, the Firfi is, that the Blood I‘tagnared in the fubfiance of the Bronchia and membra- mi of a 1":riprrrumi 7151 nous Cells be difcharged by Motion; and that the concreted Blood Flood l tzing is vrrr prnptr in a lltlliflcfl" "NEIL having {0 great a recourf'e to the Lungs, be diverted, and leffened by the free opening a Vein, that thereby the Blood extravafared in the Interfiicesofthc Veflcls, may be received into the Origens of the Veins, to make good the circulation of the Blood. And in this difeafe, repeated Blood letting is very beneficial, ifthe Pulfi: be lirong, to take 03‘ the great quantity of vitiated Blood, and to procure tllc fiagnare Blood to be conveyed into the extremities of the Veins. And all?) peé‘toral Apozemes made of the roots of Dogs Grafs, wild 1" Afparagus, the Leaves of Maidenhair, Coltsfoot, Li uorice, which do at- renuate and incide the grofs clammy Blood, and ot er grofs Excrements, which flop the Bronchia and veficular Simu, and Linétus made of new Linfeed-Oil, and Sugar, and oxymel of Squills, mixed with fimple oxymel, StrongPur. thvvcs are dangerous in a l'crifncum":1. Opiazesarc tlrlhrlvaiztigq. om in this (Hit. Syrup of Maiden, Liquorice; and f'trong Purgatives are not proper in this difeafe, left they fhould enrage the boiling Blood, and carry it more freely into the offended noble parts. » In this cafe Opiates may not be advifed in great watchfulnefs, by reafbn they incralTare the Blood, and increafe the difliculty of breathing in hindring Eitpectoration, and render the fiagnated Blood more impacted in the {mall Air-pipes, and their appendant Show in the Lungs. . Tel'taceous Some Cafes may be given of this DilEafe, As Firf'r,a Perfon 0F (mality, a Knight of the Bath, was highly afliiaed with a violent pain in his Foot, An inflame of a Peripneumaii all . whereupon a Pultice was imprudently applyed, without the advice oFaPhyfician , which repelled the Goutifh humor, was afterward tranfmitted into the linall Arterial Branches of the Bronchia, and their appendant Cells, wherein the grofs clammy Blood fetling in the Veflels, or their empty fpaces, carried an Inflammation of the Lungs, accompanied with a great Fever and Thirli, and pricking pain,and much {pitting of Blood, and a mof‘t difficult Breathing, even almoft to Suf'focation. In order to the Cure, I advifed, Bloodsletting, with a large Orifice of the pierced Vein, and a free Hand; whereupon he found fome alleviation; I all-foadviltd proper peétoral Apozemes, made up of inciding and attenuating lngredientgand variousl ambitives; in great difficulty ofbreathing [gave him Elzxir Proprietor: 3 and Spirit of Harts-horn, and Spirit ofSaHi'on are good, either given ofthemfelves, or belt in a draught of Peétoral Decoétion gwhereupon he expeé‘torared a great quantity ofgrofs clammy Matter, mixed with Blood. Ialfo prefcribed often Blood-letting to the Patient ( as havinga very {trong Pulfe, and a very large mafs of Blood) which lucceeded very well,ir being accompanied with variety of Peétoral Medicines; whereupon the Patient was perfeéily recovered to his former health, to the Glory of God, and the great joy of his Phyfieian and Friends. A worthy Knights Lady was highly afliié'ted with a Fever, great difficulty of Breathing, and a large quantity of Blood, expeéiorated with thin fpit-A tle, plainly {hewing this difternper to be an Inflammation of the Lungs 5 and t0 appeafe it, I often advifed a Vein to be freely opened in the beginning of the DilEafe, but [he was inexorable after great follicitations, and being {truck with agreat dread, upon the motion of Bleeding, would not fubmit to the lancer, {0 that the generous remedy of Bleeding, being not adminiflred, fhe paid dear for its negleét, even to the lofs of her Life, which could not be purchafed by the application of many excellent pectoral Media ClnCSi Another inlla nce oran Inflammatiofrhc Lungs: |