The married woman's private medical companion : $b embracing the treatment of menstruation, or monthly turns, during their stoppage, irregularity, or entire suppression. Pregnancy, and how it may be determined; with the treatment of its various diseases. Discovery to prevent pregnancy; its great and important necessity where malformation or inability exists to give birth. To prevent miscarriage or abortion. When proper and necessary to effect miscarriage. When attended with entire safety. CausesMauriceau, A. M.
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The married woman's private medical companion : $b embracing the treatment of menstruation, or monthly turns, during their stoppage, irregularity, or entire suppression. Pregnancy, and how it may be determined; with the treatment of its various diseases. Discovery to prevent pregnancy; its great and important necessity where malformation or inability exists to give birth. To prevent miscarriage or abortion. When proper and necessary to effect miscarriage. When attended with entire safety. Causes
Mauriceau, A. M.
Abortion; Pregnancy; Women -- Health and hygiene
“If the stomach be loaded with undigested, or irritating food, it is
to be relieved by a gentle emetic. Having drunk a pint of warm
chamomile tea, or common tea from one ounce to one ounce and a half of
ipecacuanha wine should be taken, after which vomiting will ensue
almost immediately, and without any straining, or painful effort. If
ipecacuanha wine is not at hand, two or three teaspoonfuls of powdered
mustard, mixed in a little water, may be used in its stead.
“In almost every case, it will be found necessary to administer mild
aperients every four or five hours, till the bowels are emptied. The
aperients may be, rhubarb and Castile soap, of each one drachm, oil of
cloves six drops, mixed with a simple syrup, and divided into thirty
pills, of which from three to six are to be taken every four or five
hours, till the bowels act. Where no disposition to pills exists, from
one to two table spoonfuls of compound decoction of aloes may be taken
every four or five hours, till the bowels are relieved freely. Where
much acidity in the stomach is present, from fifteen to twenty grains
of magnesia, combined with six grains of powdered rhubarb, and the
same quantity of ginger, may be substituted for the above aperients,
and repeated in a similar manner.
“If the pain in the head continues to be severe, after an emetic has
operated, or before the aperients begin to act, it will be often
greatly mitigated by taking a moderate dose of some opiate; this,
however, should not be employed where attacks are frequent, as a habit
of taking opiates is productive of much injury.
“There are persons who do not experience relief from opiates, but on
the contrary, have the pain aggravated by their use. Strong green tea,
or hop tea, will occasionally give relief in mild attacks, or where
decided opiates are not productive of benefit.
“Where a feeble, or disturbed state of the nervous system gives rise
to headache, aperients are to be taken as recommended above; and
stimulants are to be employed, as camphor, ammonia, compound tincture
of valerian, æther, &c.
“Four grains of carbonate of ammonia, or fifteen or twenty drops of
spirit of hartshorn, are to be mixed in a wineglassful of camphor
julep.
“One or two teaspoonfuls of compound tincture of valerian are to be
added to a wineglassful of water, or camphor julep.
“From twenty to forty drops of æther are to be mixed in a wineglassful
of water or camphor julep.
“Any of the foregoing forms may be taken several times during every
twenty-four hours, if necessary.
“If the head is hot, linen wet with vinegar and water, or eau de
Cologne and water, is to be repeatedly applied to the temples and
forehead; or those parts may be occasionally moistened with æther, the
evaporation of which will cause the head to become cool.
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