A view of the nervous temperament; being a practical enquiry into the increasing prevalence, prevention, and treatment of those diseases commonly called nervous, bilious, stomach and liver complaints; indigestion; low spirits; gout, etc / By Thomas Trotter, M.D.

  • Trotter, Thomas, 1760-1832.
Date:
1812
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Credit: A view of the nervous temperament; being a practical enquiry into the increasing prevalence, prevention, and treatment of those diseases commonly called nervous, bilious, stomach and liver complaints; indigestion; low spirits; gout, etc / By Thomas Trotter, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    opinion, that the action of these medicines begins on the nerves of the stomach: for if their pharmaceutical treatment is adapt- ed to the case, we soon find the digestion improve, the bowels become regular, the bile flow in due quantity, the urine change to a more healthful aspect and freely voided, head-aches subside, the breathing becomes soft, the skin open, the sleep sound and refreshing; and with these, the mind grows active, and the spirits rise. An advance to this degree of improve- ment, will often indicate the use of iron to confirm health: and its various forms require as much care and discernment in the selection, as the other articles: for one of its preparations may do harm, when another will accomplish the cure. The cure of chronic diseases, I believe, is most often successful, if we can improve the condition of the stomach. For its sympathy with the nervous system in ge- neral, and all important organs of the body, is so great, that the first step to health, is growing appetite and easy digestion. In old age, in particular, this fact is confirmed by daily observation. When the appetite of an aged person fails, and the bulk of the