A practical treatise on the peculiar tonic & stomachic properties of the round-leaf cornel, (Cornus circinata) : particularly in cases of indigestion of weakly & elderly people, and for local and general debility, the consequences of excessive indulgence in spirituous or vinous liquors, savoury dishes, or a long residence in a tropical climate, and for the breaking up the system, termed the climacteric malady : with directions as to the choice of articles of diet, etc. etc. : to which is added, an account of the antispasmodic properties of the lobelia inflata, with directions for its exhibition in spasmodic asthma, hooping cough, St. Vitus's dance, etc. / by J.H. Robinson.

  • Robinson, Joseph Heyliger, -1835.
Date:
1829
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Credit: A practical treatise on the peculiar tonic & stomachic properties of the round-leaf cornel, (Cornus circinata) : particularly in cases of indigestion of weakly & elderly people, and for local and general debility, the consequences of excessive indulgence in spirituous or vinous liquors, savoury dishes, or a long residence in a tropical climate, and for the breaking up the system, termed the climacteric malady : with directions as to the choice of articles of diet, etc. etc. : to which is added, an account of the antispasmodic properties of the lobelia inflata, with directions for its exhibition in spasmodic asthma, hooping cough, St. Vitus's dance, etc. / by J.H. Robinson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    the prudent man^ to exhilarate and not intoxicate. A spirit when taken as a beverage should always be diluted with water. The addition of sugar tends to blunt its acrimony, and thereby prevent its acting injuriously on the mucous membrane of the stomach ; and the prac- tice which some adopt of adding a little gum arabic, doubtless renders it still less pernicious. Some sweeten brandy and water with barley sugar, which is perhaps better than common white sugar, and renders the addition of gum arabic un- necessary. Spirit undiluted should be taken only as a medicine, when the stomach requires to be stimulated to enable it to digest its solid contents, and expel gas, or in cases of spasms in any part of the alimentary canal. All spirits are rendered more wholesome by the