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Show Book H.0ft/Je Tat/Jo/ogy oftbe Zl/[otion oft/ye Heart zma' its Cirrcr. The irregular motions of the Heart (derived from the want of For. pm. -,. mentation of Blood , produced by improper Fermentsrdo indicate bit$3220!" tcr Medicines, which Corroborate the Stomach, and Anti-Scorbutick Me- . I dicines mixed with Chalybeates, which teétrfie the fixed faline and fiilphureous parts of the Blood, and endue it with proper Fermentative Prinu eiples. A Mercer's \Vil‘e in Cowcrzt-Garden, endued with a thin Body, a weak Ptilfe, and an ill Concoétion of Stomach, was often highly afflicted with Palpitations of the Heart, proceeding from the defect of a good Inteltine motion of the Blood, whereupon it grew depauperated, and the Patient liable to fainting Fits, and a great difliculty of Breathing, which were much alleviated by bitter Decofiions, Pearl Julaps, Spirit of Hartlhorn, and Chalybeates given in Apozemes made of opening Roots, Sarflz Parllld, Pine and Fir, and at laft by the drinking Tunbridge Waters. Tcllateuus The Palpitation of the Heart arifing out of the Blood (over actedwith too §:;;;;§i;3f,. high an lute-{tine motion of the Blood, produced by exalted fitlme, and ‘il‘S‘fcrmm' fulphureous parts) doth denote Teltaceous Powders, as Pearl, Crabs Claws, tansn of the blood- t . y a Crabs Eyes, Coral, and the like, which do oulcrfie the mals of Blood , given with temperate Diuretick Apozemes, and difcharge the fixed {aline Particles by Urine, and attempet the hot Atoms of Blood: In this cafe alfo Chalybeates mixed with temperate Anti-Scorbuticks , may be given with good fiiccels. Aninlllnccrf f2:$:{§,f:. Sigriklgijfi'cd 3:13;"; Blood. Dr. Huir, a Perfon of great Vertue, Learning, and moll: eminent Loyalty (for which he was Murdered in the time of Uliirpation) was affected with a hot Fcorbutick habit of Body, and highly dilcompofed with great Palpitations of the Heart, taking its rife (as I humbly conceive) from too great a Fermentation of the Blood, as confillmg of aéltve Heterogeneous Elements, whereupon I advilErl him to take Tellaeeous Powders, taken with cooling Julaps, and temperate Cordials, mingled with Pearl, as alfo Chalybeate Syrups, taken with Diureticks and temperate Anti-Scor- butick Apozemes, by which the Patient (God be praifed) was perfectly recovered. Ccph-nck The fourth kind of irregular motion of the Heart being Convulfi ve, :‘rflifi‘ffifjff (as produced by an ill Sum" Nemofiar, tranlinitted into and irritatin g 2223:1153; tthcm. the Cardiack Nerves) doth denote proper Medicines to refine the Albuminous part of the Blood, the Materizz Subflram of Animal Liquor, and alfo Cephalick Medicines to Corroborate the Brain, and Nerves of Palpitations of the Heart are accompanied alfo with Convulfive inotions of the Nerves feared in divers parts of the Body, and chiefly about the Bale of the Heart (which is backed by the Sentiments of Learne d Dr. Willis) encircling the Trunks of the Aorta, and Vemz Cart/a to hinder the immediate flux and reflux of the Blood, and its great efl'ervel: cence and Stagnations, produced by vehement paflions of Anoer, Fear, Sorrow, and Joy, which highly diforder the various Nerves inferred into the Coats and make irregular motions in the Arteries, and elpecia lly in the Aorta near the Heart, whereby its Nerves are drawn into ConanE , and Aft-cord can}: of [he Convulflve mo‘ tions of the Heart. are productive of Convullive Motions. Another caufe of the unkindly motion of the Heart may d from the frequent Pulfation of the Arteries, caulEd by the Carnouprocee s Fibres, irritated by the Convulfive motion of the great company of Nervous Fibrils, implanted into the Hefhy Fibres of the Trunks relating to the Arteries, which renders their repeated Contractions very Violent , whereupon the Blood is impetuoufly moved firft through the Arteries, and then through the finaller and greater branches of the Vein into the right Ventriele of the A third tart": of Card rack Convulfions. Heart 3 So that the Carnous Fibres are highly follicit ed to make many irregular Motions, which are in truth Convulfive in order to difcharge the great torrent of Blood into the Pulmonary Artery, which being highly aggrieved by impetuous fireams of Purple Liquor, doth make irregular Contractions ( to difcharge the exuberant {ource of Blood into the Pulmonary Vein) which draweth the Heart into a Sympathy, as the Orifice of the Pulmonary Artery is implanted into the right Ventricle of the Heart. Afourth caufe of the inordinate motion of the Heart may be deduced from the Nerves, animating the Carnous Fibres of the Arterie s which do interru pt the equal and natural courfe of the Blood, by reafon the Cavitie s inferted into the Carnous Fibres 3 whereupon the impulfe of Blood is Propped, as of the Arteries are very much narrowed by the Convul fion of the Nerves in the diforder of the Nerves in great paflions of Anger, Fear, Sorrow , and the like, which caufe great conl'ternation and confitfi on: So that it is probable that the Trunk of the Aorta being very much leffened by the Convullion of the Nervous Fibril drawing the Carnou s ( feared in the Coat of the great Artery adjoyning to the left Chambe r of the Heart) much hinder the motion of the Blood out of the Heart into the Aorta; whereupon the Ventricle of the Heart being highly diltend ed by overmuch Blood, will caufe many violent Pullations or Convullive Contractions, X) difcharge the exuberant quantity of Blood into the Orifice of the great rtery. the Heart. Palpitation 737 Perlbns fiibjeét to immoderate pamon of Anger, Grief, Joy, and thofe that are much aflli&ed With Hypocondriacal, and Scorbutical Difealies, are Very 9bnoxious upon every light occafion, and fometim "OCREIOn to paflions and convulfive motions of the es without any proHeart, called vulgar- Iy the Palpitations of it, as having the Cardiack Nerves affected with a grofs Sucrm Nutricim, proceeding from ill humors in a Cacheétick body oppreflbd with Acide Ferments of the Blood, aéted alfo with grofs faline Par- mlcs. Palpitations of the Heart alfo proceed from a great quantity of Blood, ready to firfi‘bcare the Heart, and put the Fibres of the Heart into inordiC 9 nate A Fourth tent: of Convumvc motions in the Heart. |