A practical treatise on general or partial debility, either original or hereditary, or from age, dissipation, residence in a tropical climate, etc. : and on the most effectual means of preventing and curing organic diseases, &c. which undermine the constitution and lay the foundation of the climacteric malady, or breaking up of the constitution in both sexes : by diet, exercise, and the round-leaf cornel, where a tonic remedy is necessary : to which is added an account of the lobelia inflata, the celebrated American specific for asthma, with remarks on the seat, causes, dietetic and medical treatment of the different varieties of asthma / by S.H. Robinson.

  • Robinson, Joseph Heyliger, -1835.
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[1837]
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Credit: A practical treatise on general or partial debility, either original or hereditary, or from age, dissipation, residence in a tropical climate, etc. : and on the most effectual means of preventing and curing organic diseases, &c. which undermine the constitution and lay the foundation of the climacteric malady, or breaking up of the constitution in both sexes : by diet, exercise, and the round-leaf cornel, where a tonic remedy is necessary : to which is added an account of the lobelia inflata, the celebrated American specific for asthma, with remarks on the seat, causes, dietetic and medical treatment of the different varieties of asthma / by S.H. Robinson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    &c. as recommended page 54, should be particu- larly attended to by asthmatics. We have known irritation in a tooth keep up asthmatic difficulty of breathing. The refreshing effects of cleaning the mouth with this lotion, &c. on the stomach is uniformly experienced in a high degree by asthmatics. It * is also of great importance to keep up a proper circulation in the lower extremities, by wearing worsted stockings or socks. By keeping the feet and legs warm, the circulation of the blood throughout the abdominal viscera is acce- lerated, which is of great importance to invalids, for congestion of the vessels of the viscera is a common exciting cause of asthma. Worsted stockings or socks, by keeping up active circulation in the ex- tremities, also act beneficially as a preservative. In elderly asthmatics it is likewise of great consequence to keep up the action of the kid- neys, and for this purpose, gin and water may be substituted for brandy and water. Mr. Gordon and other authors much advise the cold shower bath and some sea-bathing as preventives of the asthmatic difficulty of breath- ing or paroxysm. We have, however, never found either to produce a beneficial effect, but, on the contrary, it has been our misfortune to find both to produce the affection, often in a most distressing degree, for the prevention of which they were employed. The observations we have made on the diet of asthmatics, apply equal force to air and