Table of the Effects of Medicines

[ Table of the Effects of Medicines ]

Date: Late 18th century; exact date unknown.

Publication Format
Manuscript

Source: Manuscript Notebook of Dr. William James Almon
Institution: Nova Scotia Archives | Source Origin: Almon Family Fonds | Reference: MG 1 / Microfilm Reel 10,045

Description

A table of medicines used on illness and particular patients with an assessment of their efficacy, pp. 95-97.


Transcription

Medicines

Effect

Diseases

Names

Gum: Arabic:

… Cured (.soon.) ...

a Gonorrhea...

_______

[of: Lini S: J]    in

Gum: Arabic    formu-

Bol: [Anmin]    -la

Cured soon…..

Hemorrhagia [Nipritica]

Samuel Provin ….

[Ung: Mirur f Zi]

Cured by saturation

[Venl] Ulcers in [y] Throat

_ Homo-

Gum: Arabic [et]

Inject: Calomel...

Cured

        in 3 Weeks…...

Gonorrhea

[Invenri]

Gum: Arabic

Cured in 2 Weeks

a Gonorrhea / 2 Weeks standg

[Muluir Elat:] 60

Gum: Arabic

Cured in 10 days _

a Gonorrhea

Homo: [Etat] 32.

Sacch: Saturn [gx]

Aq: font. [Zviy M]

as Injection _

used for [ye furit] four days lessened the discharge [Entimased] the soreness & Ardor Urine

suspended the

use of it and cont-

-inuted the G. Arab

only which effected a cure

Idem

G: Assafoetid in

larges doses __

Nor

V__ [L] ___

Empl: [Vericator]

Ether Vitriol

Emetica

did not stop the

Paroxysms_

… do

… do

… do

__ do

Hysteria in a

Girl of

not yet menstrual

ed: delicate fibre

and has been much

troubled with the

Inflam[atory] Rheum

-atism __

Almira Morris

was attack’d on the

3rd May. great pain in

her stomach, heaving

of [the] Breast: very frequ-

-ent convulsions, violent, and lasting

G: Assafoetid-

P: Castor [a a Zi]

in [lister] XXX: Cap[r]

[w Om nora]

this was given

on the 3rd day of

the disease with

good effect

The Intervals longer

fits less [riden] and

in 4th day of [the] Disease

they ceased entirely.

May 8 Fits entirely

stopp’d - very [posture]

[Qn & 18th dc Elixr Alcer]

[Rl]: Gum: & [Rufiwas]

given without any effect

Calomel: g. V

[Pul. parg. Zden]

Bolo___

removed the Costiveness and brought away five worms _ [tiris] [the]. 10 some

more: as also some a few days after

   

V - S: & Purging

[Emp]: [Vesicatis]

Cort [Pervus] in large

dose[s]

did not cure a

periodical cure-

Cured

[E]cphalgia Interm

-ittent[is]: quatodiana

the above __

John Bremner

Plethoric Habit-

Medicines

Effect

Diseases

Names

[Pivirius’s] Draughts

did not stop

a Vomit[ing] Purpl[ish] state

Mrs Langly

Opium

do

do

do

Tinct: Peruvian [w]ax

did

do

do

Sol: M[er]: Plen[ck]

Decoct

Garg: of Mercur

Corros it [N Mymh]

did cure

Venereal Ulcers of the

tonsils and parts adjacent

of long standing had

resisted Other Medicines

with the Bark

Mr. [Eilsil]

Ol: Vitriol cum

[Ax ung Porcin in]

formul Ung

Cured

Itch

in several cases

Merc: Calcin at

in pike Opio-

[it] Aq: Marin-

in lotione

Cured

A Most obstinate

Eruption which

had baffled the

Whole class of Altera-

-tives

Mr. Clark.

Tinct: [shebaic Zi]

Aq: fontan [Zoy M]

fiat Injectionem

Cured expeditiously

a Gonorrhea

In two Men of the Royal Artillery

Spirit Vin Rect: [Zi]

Aq: fontan [Zoy M]

fiat Injectionem

Cured expeditiously

A Gonorrhea it Ardor

Urin[e]

two Men in A[o]

[Medicines]

Effect

Diseases

Names

VJ_ Astringents

[as Coleoth] Vitriol

[For]: Japon

Sang Dracon

Alum, [Rhi]

spec Aromat

in formula

did not stop a

Hemorrh: Uterina _ tho

they suppressed it for

a few days, after which

it returned more evident

Hemorrh: Uterein

Mrs. [Morse]

aged

[C]at [Thebaic[

G[irks] Ipecaca-it

Sal Nitre inform

Cured…….

the Cortex was afterwards

administered as a corroberant

do

 

Extract: [Thebarc-it]

Sacch: Saturn in

Formula pilul[e]

Cured

do