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C1IuCed

the retention or eorruption

the blood and

Iymph in its ve([el, ; and more or leCs infcning the nervous

p.tr

" of lhe whole body, by mean. of lhe nerves of lhe o.

{arrum, Ihe loins, 2nd Ihe whole (pinal m:uro\Y.

Thi..diCe. Ce has been very imprope;'ly confounded wi,h

Ihe hypochondriac p.flion; fo r a IIrangul. tion of lhe

fauces, an intcrcepted breathiog even to fuffocation, a

(ainting away, a loCs of voice, a profound fleep, are

lhe

true, prop", and e([<otia! fign. and fymplom. of lhi.

uterine

direare.

An hyCl..ic fit i. generally preceded with a prefling

p.in

th~

forehe:ad, temples, or eye!, \Vith an

.druGon

of tears

and dimnef, of fighl, • dulneC. of the mind and Cenfe.,

and a lo..hing of.1I thiog• . W hen the fit comes on, the

patient

excceding

conive,

and yet has

firong

nimulus

dtfcharge her urine, which is as clear as water;

lhe

brc.uhlng

¡,

unea(y,

difficult,

and

ilion

and a langour

f<ize. the whole bod y, To thefe Cuceeed a

p.in

in the

loin., and a great fh ivering .od fh.king ; the belly is bard

Ind·¡nAated ; afterwards the navel is drawn inwards. and

outward ly leav.. a greal pit : then they Ceel • Cort of •

globe .ri(e from tbe lower

p.rt

of the belly tO the hypo·

choDdria and

diaphn -gm.

5000

arter,

Ihe heart begins to

fluun

and

beat, with a'bard', unequal. and fometimes in·

termiu ing ('Iulfe; the extreme parts grow cold ; the fauces

.r,e. flraitened, and reem

be bound witb a cord; the face

;, pale. {he brcathing exeeeding difficuh. the voiee eeafes.

Ihe pulCe i••lmoCl imperceptible; and there i. fu eh a Clric–

ture of the belly. that no flatus can

be'

emiued . nor

clyClcr ¡¡iYen. ID (ome there are eonvulfio,h of the head

aod Jimbs ; olhers Jie," • proCouod Cleep. without (coCe or

monoD; olhers have thcir faee and neck look red and

iD.

lI.med, with a (trong pulCe : .nd others .gaio break out

toto immadcnte laughter. and. regaioing their '"oiee,

{ay

a great many filly thing•.

\Vhen they begin to come

thcmCelve. , the pulCe, which

was

before weak, laog\lid, and obfcure, becomes bri!k, fofr,

and Clrong; beat returos la lhe

extrem~

paru; the (¿ce

.,hieh w•• pinehed iD .nd

p.le

, begins tO expand and look

ruddy; lhe "'Iind force s

way upwards; there is a rum·

bling in the belly ; and at leogth the patiem" waking,

it were, out of

profound fleep, bave lhe" "oice, reofes,

and motion renored. Yet lhey compl:tin of

heavy paio

the

hcad; a

languor of lhe body, feet , and thighs ;

fOllle have eontinued in a fit fo long that they h. ve beco

)lld

out for de.d. and haye been even btlried.

The hyfleric pdffion'auacks womeo that are pregn2nt,

in ehild· b.d: \Vido,,"s that are full of blood, .Cter (ome

rrievous

p~ffion

of the mind; or maids, after

rudden rup.

preHi"ln or lhe

menClru.ll

Box .

Itk..:wife oftcntimes comes

on fo f'lddt'nly . .violcr.tly, and

unaware~,

(hat being de·

pri..

of all (cnCe aod motion, the)' immediattly (all do,vn.

'fñis difeafe nuy be caufed by whate\'cr promotes a

more plentiful .nd rapid aJRu K of blo"d , nd the genit.1

fluid

the utt:f1ne

part1.

imr~des

the eruplion of 1he.

mtnfes. or oceaCions thei r fuppr. Oion : hcnee maids ,and

",jdo",.,s

are

rPoU

fubjc(t lh.-relO: al(o women of a (..

o·

tume or bilious conlli1urion. who live hlgh. drink

gen~rous

wines. f<eci on high. fc ..foned ..ltnu"nt.

.Jn" He fulljca ro

l,iolrnt

p ..

fiinns and commolior'lS of

(he"'

hody

:tnd

l1"r,(L

0 0

th. olher h.,d, thgfe wbo

It~c

• fedent"y "fe, fe,,1

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on coat fe, aeid, low diet, who havc omitled UfUcll blceding,

who are oppre{fcd

"'11h

forrow!, eares , and

dif~ppoint.

menlS, are Jiable to this diCeaCe; for by theCe the blood

is tt.ickcned, the folid parts weakened , and confeqnently

the flowing of the menft s rendered more difficult .. Like–

wife Judden terror, and the body bei ng expoCed to uneo,;, –

mon eold during the time o f the menClrual flux, by giving

il a check procure h yClerie (pafms .

H oweverdreadful and cruel thisdiCeafe may' ppear, yet

is nOl very dangerous in ¡trelf, unlefs ill managed, or

the patient be exc-eedinr.

\Veak

and valcllldinary: it ;$moll

apt to turn into eonvulGons and 3nepilepfy, Whcn il pro·

cceds from abon ion, or hard labouT. il ¡s very Ijable too

return from any

llighl

irril3.tion of the nervous fyllem.

Nor is it very uncommon for the hypochondriac aod

J¡y–

nerie diforders to be united, and rhen the Cu re is Yery dif–

fieulr. This happen. to women ",ho Icad a Cedenlary life,

indulge extravagant aff'eélioo. of the mind, and are guilty

of erron in dlet and regimen .

In the cure, il mult be earefully obCerved ,whether the

\Voman is plethorie, or exhauClcd of blood and Clrenglh.

In the former cafe, the rpafms or eonvullions are more

violent, and copious bleedlOg is

prerent hclp ; and

many have beeo ,brought to themfelves who were-Ceemiog–

dead, ir the Borid eolou r of thei. f. ee. had DOt fhewa,

the contrary.

In the fit, ir will be- proper to apply ' etid Ihing.

Ihe

nofe¡ {uch as

ofaftrlida.

preparatlons of eallor, partridges.

feathers burnt,

&c.

For womeo in ehildbed, a girdl,e

m. de of R uflia lealher, and bound.,pretry light, is exeel–

lent . L ,kewiCe clyClers made \VitlrroolS and Ceed. of .lo–

yace, which are

fpecifics.

camomile-flowers, elder·Bow–

ers, veronica, the carminative reeds boíled ; tO wbich mayl

be .dded oil of elder, dilJ , or e.momile.

Externally, pl.Cle,s m?de of opopona", bdelJiu m, gal–

banum, Cag'penum, and aCa·fetid., may be . pplied to the

navel; or,

Some creatly eommend fumigalions for the Uleru.

mu(l<. eiver, llorax, and benJamin .

l nwardly, the palient m.y take 30 or 40 drop' of tinc–

ture of caftor in cold water .

Some hyClerie.1

diC~.ders

obferve th.-Iunar phaC... and'

p. n ake of the nature of an epilepfy : T hey Iddom require

bleeding, .nd purging fh oulrl be u(ed with caution : Eme–

l íes are of I!rc:Her fervicc, erpecially a little before the

lit.

In the fit, the be{}- medicines are thore which repair 1he..

10Cs of rptrits l as R.uffiao coI(lor, gum·ammaniac, fah oi

amber in pills .

Out of lhe fi t. nalive cinnabar aod wild valeriao root

are mon proper for corrclling

the

juices.

1 ·0

prr;,'cnt

its

dt~gener2tlOg

into

chronie difcaft'. par·

rieul2dy the hypoehondriac pallion. care

muft

be taken

tO kcep the menres regular; which mull be done by

b" l·

(,amic!,

compo(ed of myrrh

~nd

amber, with bitler and

carmlll.l1ivc

e::<tra8s, crrecially zecioary aod orange ped,

mzde iOlo an elixir.

\ViIh

a modcrattly fpiriluous rne:nftruum.

'rlllC.

frrql,enfly talen. hclrs the digc::Clion. and promot"

rt'gu

l.tr

menflru~ 1

rld'charge.

HUI

necdr.,ry

obfcrvc, that

hyneric c;¡f(s re–

mcchc..s have ... thfft:rent

«(f¡,:ét

ol{ft:rcnt ,"omen. Sorne

t.ninnot l"u r

feuJ

OllJlCiDrs,

whlCh to olbers are

¡m·

m~dláte