DIABETE. The Cause is the re∣tentive faculty or the Reins hurt either by plenty or by quantity of the Urines plenty of Urine is made from heat of the Liver, Spleen, melting the watry humour: from the weaknesse of the sto∣mach, loosenesse of the passages. It
A compleat practice of physick.: Wherein is plainly described, the nature, causes, differences, and signs, of all diseases in the body of man. VVith the choicest cures for the same. / By John Smith, Doctor in Physick.
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- A compleat practice of physick.: Wherein is plainly described, the nature, causes, differences, and signs, of all diseases in the body of man. VVith the choicest cures for the same. / By John Smith, Doctor in Physick.
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- Smith, John, doctor in Physic.
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- 1656.
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comes chiefly in burning and malig∣nant Feavers.
Signs Diagnostick. It beginneth by degrees that it can hardly be known, there is heat in the bowels.
Prognostick. It brings consumption and death, if not cured at first.
The Cure. Opening a Vein, purging, vomiting, sweating, are not good, but internal and topical astringents, and coroboratives which moderately cool. Also Narcoticks may be used.