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Show *1/26 OfMEDICINES ufed in SURGERY. Of MEDICINES zfid 2'72 SURGERY, RP/Zvl'venfr are fometlmes to be ufed alone, and at others with Ema/L limit}, and fometimes again their Ufe mul't be preceded with that of Ema/Limb. All hard Tumors mutt be foftened before they can be re- folted; nor muli we pals directly from the Ute of Emollients to the Ute of Refolvents, for there mult be fii‘l't a Mixture of both, without which Precaution it will be impollible to rcfolve hard Tumors. Ra's/writ; are, hot Water, Flowers of Mellilot and Camomile ; Seeds of Daucus, Dill, Anife, Cummin, and Fennel ; Pepper, Ginger, Saffron, and Mint ; Origanum, Pennyroyal, Thyme, Rolemary, Sage, Mother of Thyme, Lavender, Hyfl'op, Laurel. and Marjoram. The Farbza, or Meal of Beans, bitter Vetches, Lupins, Barley, Rye, Wheat, Foenngreek, Oats, Lentils. and Linlecd. Burdock, Figwort, St John's Wort, Solo- mon's Seal, White Lilly-roots, Arfinart, the Lye of Vine-twigs, Urine, Sulphur, Camphire, Mercury, Gum Ammoniac, Soap, Galbanum, Edellium, Sal Aminoniac, Sea-lalt, Benjamin, Marrow of Animals ; Brandy, Spirit of Wine, Hungary-water; Oil of Camomile, Oil of Bays, the green Oil, and the green Ointment ; the Oils of Spike, Turpentine, and Rofemary; Petroleum; the common Platter with the Gums, of Soap, and the common Plal‘ter with Mercury. ' SUPPURATIVES ; when Ema/[feats and Rig/01m" cannot refolve a Humour congel'ted in any Part, becaule it is too thick, or being extrava- fsted cannot be reforbed ; as alfo, becaule the Tumor tends to fuppu‘ ration, or is critical; the Suppuratives 0r Ripeners are to be applied, Szzppuratirue Medicine: are thofe which being applied to any Part change. the llagnating Humours into PM. They act by caufing a Rupture of the {mall Vellels, by mixing the corrupted Solids with the Fluids, by putting the Humour in Motion, and by concoéting and digelling it The gentlelt Riparian are applied to thofe Tumors that are formed fpeedily, and the ltrongelt to fuch as are fluggilh and advance but flowly. Suppuratiroe: ; all Enrol/mm are flow-mice ; Flowers of Melilot and Camomile ; the Leaves of Sorrel, Beet, Spinnage, and white Lilly- roots. Thele mull be baked under the Allies. Mullard-{eed, Butter, Ii‘at of Animals, Yefi, Gums dill'olved in Oil, Bafilicon, the common, l'lai'ter alone or with the Gums, Turpentine, Yolks of Eggs, Oils of 127 Caz/flit: and Efc/Jarolirr eat, burn, and deltr the Paris on which they are applied by making an Efilflll‘ more or Iels oydeep in Proportion to the Time in which they lie on. They {erve for opening Tumors and de ltroying the callous Lips of ill-condition'd Ulcer s, As alfo to confumeGlands that are not proper to be taken of'r' by the Knife . SLIGHT CORROSIVES are Powder of Savin e, Oker, and White Vi triOl ; Lime, burnt Alum, red and white Precipitat e, corrofive Sublimare CAUSTICS are Spirits of Nitre, .4ng Form , Oil of Vitriol Oil ciT tar, Butter of Antimony, or the antimonial Caul'tic, the infernal ar- Stone, the common Caul'tie, and the fironger Caullic. of CICA 'I'R Woun dS.ISERS , 0r DESICCAT IVES, procure the ' ' thinning or Cicat rifing When the Flelh is come to a Level with the Skin. and when it looks firm, granulated, and red, it is Time to appl y rZ/rficmriwr, whic forbing the Humidity, flopping the {mall Mouths ol'th VCiit‘ h by '1b e ls retain,ing and drying the Moillure which el'cap es, form that l'eh‘icle or Nlein: brane which is called'a Czcamx, and {uppl ies the Uie of the Skin with- out haVing its properties. Cz'mtrz'flrr are, dry Lint, burnt Lead, Litharge, Cerufs, red Lead Lapir Calamimzris, Tutty, Sate/1.771(7): Satin-711', Lime -water, l'laller of red, Lead , Ointment of Tutty, Traumatic Balfam, 6-5:. 'REMEDJES which flop Hx'lIMORRlIACES or bleedings, are of three , Kinds, Wiringmtr, Szj‘ptz'vr, and Cauflz'o'. flflringenrr contr act the Fibres of the Vellels ; Supt/r; not only con- tract the Vellels but coagulate the Blood ; and Cazyi‘ z'rr burn the EXtrc- mities of the Vell'els, and make an E/Hym'. Therefore Styjiliti are preferable to Aflrz‘ngmt: and Calf/u, for ,4firingents have not Strength enough to flop any confiderabl Ummo c r- rhage; and although Caullics flop an Hemorrhage for a Time, by [gain s of an Efren-r which they form, yet_it often returns again as form as the Ffr/Jar falls OPE. Asrmxcuurs or ABSORHENTS, are eréz'tzu LII/fir", or Pufliballs, 79,], flrmeziz'r, fealed Earth, Chalk, Starch, Plallcr of Pan's, and Dragon‘s - blood. ST YPTICS are x/garz'm: pin/{ii egxzz'zzz'farie, called 'l ouchwoorl or Melilot, Camomile, and Ba) 5, the drawing l'lallers, {5°C. ) DETERSXVES and CLEANSERS, applied to \Vounds and Ulcers take oil Spunk, Alum, Roman Viti‘iol, the blue vitriolic Water, ACTUAL L a u- foul Matter and fungous Flei'h, and at the fame Time increafe the Elal'ti- city of the Solids. There are proper for W'ounds and Ulcers, when too TENT] AL CAUTLRIES are Spirit oflVitre, Oil of Vitriol, Lnfl; izfiri zafix, the lunar Canitic, the common Caullic, milder and ilrongcr. erea: a Suppuration relaxes the Vefil‘ls and produces proud. Flelh. Dam-flair; re. Yarrow, Agrimony, St. john's Wort, Honey, Sugar, fi'yri'h, Aloes, Camphiie, 'l'urpentiiie, burnt Alum, and Vitriol ; Brandy Spirit of Wine, erg/m Pliagrdmica. Honey ofRol'es, and Egyptian Honey. Stucorics are Remedies which promote the Generation of gpod Plath, and are, Turpentine, the Ballams of Cnpz'q/z', Peru, and your. Ointment of Gum arm, and the Traumatic Balfam 5 as alfo that called 13,1547": 3 {1/1/1273 . Conucsr vrss, Causrics, or Escnuorics, eat, corrode, and burn the [hilt on which they are applied. The (Torry/{quai- conl'ume the vilfcous Humours and fungous Flefli, by prod-icing a flight E,i:i.2r C{HM :: I'ERIES are, very hot Oil, Charcoal glowing red, Metals red hot. l'o- OPHTHALMICS are proper for Dilorders of the Elves whole Struclure is difl'erent from that of other Parts. as well 21;) more delicate, and therefore are to be treated with {elect Medicines, which have been lound by Experience to be beneficial. Ojibwa/min, properly to cal'ed, are, the Leaves ofCelundinc, Clary, Eyebright, the flowers of common Heath or Ling. ANODYKE OPH- THALMICS are, the Pulp of Catlin and of a roalled Apple; the Mill: of a Woman; the Mucilagcs of Linleed, l-'cz:nngrecl<, Flea-wort. and Gum drab}. RESOLVENT UPHTHALMICS are, Waters ot'l"enr.cl and L‘clun‘ Cline, Camphire, Saffron, Sn! A'zzmzom'ac, Brandy, Mace, l'igeon's Blood , Cram M'etal/aruzzz, and Ali/try. ASTRINCENT Ol'll'l'llAL 3.1 i ( s, are Waters of Plantanc and Roles, red Wine, Alum, Sal Pl‘Iffif/, Whites of liggg, Dt ten. |