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A Treatise of the Materia Medica, Volume 1

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Elliot, 1789

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Contents

The HISTORY of the Materia Medica with fome	1

Cathartica in general	2

Of Aftringents in general 3 35	3

Particular Aftringents	15

EDINBURGH	25

Vegetable Aftringents	30

Of Tonics in general	52

Diuretica in general	56

PART L	217

Refrigerants in general	218

Of Acid as alimentary	227

Of Particular Aliments	240

Of Aliments taken from the Animal Kingdom	304

Particular Refrigerants	324

Antifpafmodics in general	332

Particular Antifpafmodics	348

Of Temperaments	60

Particular Tonics or Bitters	72

Of Emollients in general	116

Particular Emollients	123

Of the feveral means of our learning the Virtues of Medicines	130

Of Stimulants in general	131

Particular Stimulants	144

Of the most proper PLAN for a Treatife on the Materia Medica	157

Menagoga	182

MATERIÆ MEDICE Tabula Generalis	191

CHAP VII	198

Of Aliments taken from Quadrupeds	365

Of Aliments taken from Birds	376

Of Aliments taken from the class of Amphibia	385

Of Aliments taken from Infects	394

Attenuantia	395

CHAP III	405

Infpiffantia	408

Antacida in general	417

of Condiments	423

Conclufion	431

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A Treatise of the Materia Medica, Volume 1
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Title	A Treatise of the Materia Medica, Volume 1 A Treatise of the Materia Medica, William Cullen
Author	William Cullen
Publisher	Elliot, 1789
Original from	the Bavarian State Library
Digitized	13 Jan 2010

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