A practical treatise on the anti-asthmatic properties of the bladder-podded lobelia, (Lobelia inflata, Linn.) : with directions for the exhibition of the preparations of it, which have succeeded in the practice of the most eminent physicians of the United States, of Dr. Andrews, of Glasgow, of Surgeon Gordon, and of other practitioners of England, in the cure and prevention of asthma : with instructions as to diet, exercise, &c. and remarks on the supposed varieties of the disease : to which is added, an account of the chirayita herb, lately introduced as a remedy for nervous and gouty indigestion, morbid sensibility of the stomach, and obstructions of the liver, etc. etc. / by Richard Reece.

  • Reece, Richard, 1775-1831.
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Credit: A practical treatise on the anti-asthmatic properties of the bladder-podded lobelia, (Lobelia inflata, Linn.) : with directions for the exhibition of the preparations of it, which have succeeded in the practice of the most eminent physicians of the United States, of Dr. Andrews, of Glasgow, of Surgeon Gordon, and of other practitioners of England, in the cure and prevention of asthma : with instructions as to diet, exercise, &c. and remarks on the supposed varieties of the disease : to which is added, an account of the chirayita herb, lately introduced as a remedy for nervous and gouty indigestion, morbid sensibility of the stomach, and obstructions of the liver, etc. etc. / by Richard Reece. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    termed tartar, is occasioned by animalculae, which we 'find are visible on microscopic examination. These animalcules, which gradually burrow be- tween the teeth and gums, even penetrate the enamel, and enter the very interior of the teeth, thereby producing the destruction termed caries, and also tooth-ache. Mr. La Beaume, after nu- merous experiments, ascertained that the true malic acid (the purified acid of the crab-apple) not only immediately destroyed them, but dis- solved the mucous collection which protected them. He therefore recommends the teeth to be brushed every morning, and also the tongue, which when loaded with foul slime, is covered with the same animalculae, with a lotion composed of the malic acid and rose water, and afterwards brushed with the prepared Areca nut charcoal. This mode of managing the teeth* we have found exceedingly beneficial, not only in speedily re- moving the collection, and, when used once a week, in preventing its re-accumulation, but in cleansing the tongue and in producing a relish for food. Its good effects on the tongue and palate are in fact by sympathy, or by a continuous influence, transmitted to the stomach. The irritation pro- duced by the animalcule and the offensive * Mr. La Beaume asserts, that his father employed the above means for cleaning his teeth for upwards of forty years, and that when he died, at the age of seventy, he had not lost a tooth, and that the whole set was remarkably healthy. We have followed the same directions with the most decided advantage. D