The family physician: being a collection of useful family remedies. Together with plain and full directions for administering them, and properly nursing the sick, where the advice of a physician is difficult to be procured. ... By Hugh Smith, ...

Title

The family physician: being a collection of useful family remedies. Together with plain and full directions for administering them, and properly nursing the sick, where the advice of a physician is difficult to be procured. ... By Hugh Smith, ...

Author

Smith, Hugh, 1736?-1789.

Publication

London :: printed for the author, at his chymical warehouse: and published by G. Kearsly,

[1772?]

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Contents

• title page
• ADVERTISEMENT.
• PREFACE.
• INTRODUCTION.
• THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN.
  • ON DIET.
• THE MEDICINES.
  • ASTHMATIC TINCTURE.
  • ASTRINGENT ELECTARY.
  • ITS DOSE.
  • BALSAMIC ELECTARY
  • BARK.
  • BARK DECOCTION.
  • BARK WINE.
  • BARLEY WATER.
  • COLIC MIXTURE.
  • DIACHYLON PLASTER.
  • DIACHYLON WITH GUMS.
  • DIURETIC MIXTURE.
  • ELIXIR OF VITRIOL.
  • ITS DOSE.
  • FEVER POWDER.
  • ITS DOSE.
  • FIT DROPS FOR CHILDREN.
  • FRYAR'S BALSAM
  • GASCOIGN'S POWDER.
  • GARGLE FOR SORE THROATS.
  • GLAUBER'S SALTS.
  • HARTSHORN DROPS
  • HARTSHORN AND GUM.
  • HEART-BURN LOZENGES.
  • HIERA PICRA
  • HYSTERIC MIXTURE.
  • JAUNDICE ELECTARY.
  • IPECACUANHA
  • FOR THE ITCH.
  • LAUDANUM.
  • MAGNESIA ALBA
  • MANNA
  • MARSHMALLOW DRINK.
  • NERVOUS TINCTURE.
  • OIL OF ROSES.
  • OILY EMULSION.
  • OPENING ELECTARY.
  • OPODELDOC
  • PALSY DROPS.
  • PARALYTIC OR PALSY-LINIMENT.
  • PARLIAMENT LOZENGES.
  • PECTORAL DRINK.
  • PILE ELECTARY.
  • PILE LINIMENT.
  • POWDER FOR SWEATS.
  • ITS DOSE.
  • PURGING APOZEM.
  • QUICK PURGING POWDER.
  • ITS DOSE.
  • RHEUMATIC POWDER.
  • RHUBARB POWDER.
  • ITS DOSE.
  • RUM CAUDLE.
  • SALOP
  • SALT OF WORMWOOD DRAUGHT.
  • SAL VOLATILE.
  • SCORBUTIC ELIXIR.
  • SENA TEA.
  • SHAM ASSES MILK.
  • SNUFF FOR THE HEAD-ACH.
  • SPERMA CETI BOLUS.
  • SPERMA CETI EMULSION.
  • SPERMA CETI AND SUGAR-CANDY.
  • SPIRIT OF LAVENDER
  • STEEL ELECTARY.
  • STOMACH TINCTURE.
  • STRENGTHENING PLASTER.
  • TO MAKE A SYRUP.
  • TINCTURE OF BARK.
  • TOOTH POWDER FOR THE SCURVY IN THE GUMS.
  • TURNER'S CERATE
  • VALERIAN ROOT
  • VALERIAN ROOT IN POWDER.
  • YELLOW BASILICON
  • WORM POWDER.
  • ITS DOSE.
• ON BLEEDING.
• ON THE APPLICATION OF BLISTERS.
• This Day is also Published, by the same AUTHOR, The THIRD EDITION, Price bound 3 s. 6d. LETTERS TO MARRIED WOMEN, Upon several important Female Duties, especially those of the Nursery and Sick Chamber, and concerning aged Parents: The real Benefits of a Milk Diet are demonstrated, with particular Cautions to Invalids.
• INDEX.