First Lines of the Practice of Physic, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Delve into 18th‑century medical thinking on women’s health and digestive disorders, with practical guidance from a classic text. This volume presents a structured, bedside‑oriented view of the practice of physic, including how practitioners divided and treated common conditions of the uterus, the bowels, and feverish illness.

Written for students and clinicians of the era, the work blends case notes, symptoms, and proposed remedies to illuminate how disease was understood and managed in its time. It emphasizes identifying causes, weighing preventive steps, and applying cautious treatments, all while laying out a formal nosology that guided medical reasoning.

• Focused discussions on menorrhagia and other uterine disorders, with criteria for when a flow becomes a disease.


• Analyses of diarrhoea and cholera, including distinctions, causes, and staged management.


• Practical guidance on avoiding remote causes, moderating symptoms, and choosing appropriate therapies.


• Context within a broader system of medical classification and treatment from the period.

Ideal for readers of medical history, 18th‑century healthcare, and William Cullen’s influential approach to clinical practice.

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