Praxis medicinæ reformata: = or, The practice of physick reformed Being an epitome of the whole art: wherein is briefly shewed, the true causes, signs, prognosticks, and cure, of most diseases. Published for the benefit of all persons. By Robert Johnson, Med. Professor.

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Praxis medicinæ reformata: = or, The practice of physick reformed Being an epitome of the whole art: wherein is briefly shewed, the true causes, signs, prognosticks, and cure, of most diseases. Published for the benefit of all persons. By Robert Johnson, Med. Professor.

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Johnson, Robert, b. 1640?

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London :: printed for Brabazon Aylmer, at the Three Pigeons, in Cornhil,

1700.

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Medicine -- Early works to 1800.

Diseases -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• TO THE READER.
• THE INTRODUCTION: Containing the CAUSES and CURE OF DISEASES In GENERAL: AS ALSO, Some Choice SPECIFICKS for the Cure of DISEASES.
  • I come now to mention some choice Specificks for the Cure of Diseases, for the Sake and Benefit of the Poor, who have not Money to pay a Doctor for his long Receipts, nor the Apothecary for Medicines.
  • Here followeth some Receipts of choice Medi∣cines, which I use in my own Practice.
    • Pulvis Balsamicus noster, Our Balsamick Pouder.
    • Electuarium Antiscorbuticum nostrum, Our Electuary against the Scurvy, &c.
    • Sal Chalybis noster, Our Salt of Steel, or Iron.
    • Tinctura Chalybis, The Tincture of Iron, or Steel.
    • Aqua Styptica nostra, Our Stiptick Water.
• AN INDEX OF THE CHAPTERS, Comprehending all the Diseases of this BOOK.
• Praxis Medicinae Reformata: OR, THE Practice of Physick REFORMED. BEING AN Epitome of the whole Art: Wherein is briefly shewed, The true Causes, Signs, Prognosticks, and Cure, of most Diseases. BOOK I.
  • CHAP. I. Of the Head-ach.
  • CHAP. II. Of the Palsie, and Apoplexy.
  • CHAP. III. Of Convulsions, and the Epilepsie.
  • CHAP. IV. Of the Night-mare, and Vertigo.
  • CHAP. V. Of the Lethargy Coma, Carus, and Cata∣lepsie or Catocus.
  • CHAP. VI. Of the Phrensie, and Madness.
  • CHAP. VII. Of CATARRHS.
• BOOK II.
  • CHAP. I. Of Shortness of Breathing.
  • CHAP. II. Of the Pleurisie, and other Inflammations.
  • CHAP. III. Of the consumption or Phthisick, and an Hec∣tick Fever.
  • CHAP. IV. Of the Palpitation of the Heart.
  • CHAP. V. Of an universal Languishing, as also of Swoun∣ing and Syncope.
  • CHAP VI. Of Fevers in General.
  • CHAP. VII. Of intermitting Fevers.
  • CHAP. VIII. Of Malignant Fevers.
  • CHAP. IX. Of the Plague or Pestilence.
  • CHAP. X. Of the Small-pox, and Measles.
• OF DISEASES OF THE BELLY. BOOK III.
  • CHAP. I. Of the Thirsty disease.
  • CHAP. II. Of Hunger vitiated.
  • CHAP. III. Of want of Appetite, or loathing of Vic∣tuals.
  • CHAP. IV. Of the Hicket, or Hiccough.
  • CHAP. V. Of Belching.
  • CHAP. VI. Of Vomiting, and of the Cholerick and Iliack Passion.
  • CHAP. VII. Of pain in the Stomach, and of various pains of the Guts, as Cholick, &c.
  • CHAP. VIII. Of the Worms.
  • CHAP. IX. Of a Looseness, or flux of the Belly.
  • CHAP. X. Of the dry Belly-ach.
  • CHAP. XI. Of the Yellow Iaundice.
  • CHAP. XII. Of a Cachexy.
  • CHAP. XIII. Of Dropsies.
  • CHAP. XIV. Of the Scurvy, and Hypochondriack Suffoca∣tion, commonly called the Fits of the Mother.
  • CHAP. XV. Of the Green-sickness, and Suppression of the Courses.
  • CHAP. XVI. Of the immoderate menstrual Flux, and the Whites in Women.
  • CHAP. XVII. Of the Falling Down of the Womb and Fun∣dament.
  • CHAP. XVIII. Of Barrenness.
  • CHAP. XIX. Of Abortion or Miscarriage.
  • CHAP. XX. Of hard Travel in Child-birth.
  • CHAP. XXI. Of Nephritick pains, and of the Stone in the Reins and Bladder.
  • CHAP. XXII. Of Extraordinary Pissing, &c.
  • CHAP. XXIII. Of involuntary Pissing, commonly called pis∣sing in Bed.
  • CHAP. XXIV. Of the Stoppage of Urine, and the Stran∣gury.
  • CHAP. XXV. Of the Scalding or Sharpness of Urine.
  • CHAP. XXVI. Of Venereal Affects.
  • CHAP. XXVII. Of the Rachites, or Rickets.
  • CHAP. XVIII. Of the Gout, and Rheumatism.
• POSTSCRIPT.
  • The Carminative Spirit of Sylvius.
  • Aq. Prophylactica, or the Preservative∣water against the Plague.
  • The Plaster of Sylvius discussing Wind.
  • The Cholagogue, Electuary, or Diaprunum of Sylvius.
  • The Hydragogue Electuary of Sylvius.
• ADVERTISEMENTS.
• An Interpretation of certain hard Words, which you shall meet with unexplained in this Treatise.
• ADVERTISEMENT.