Medical Collections on the Effects of Cold, as a Remedy in Certain Diseases: With an Appendix, Containing an Account of Some Experiments Made With a ... Cold Water Upon the Pulse (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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9780484692625: Medical Collections on the Effects of Cold, as a Remedy in Certain Diseases: With an Appendix, Containing an Account of Some Experiments Made With a ... Cold Water Upon the Pulse (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0484692623 ISBN 13: 9780484692625

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Explore how cold remedies were used across a wide range of illnesses, from fevers to inflammations, with practical notes and historical case evidence.

This edition gathers the medical arguments, experimental notes, and documented cases that discuss cold water and reduced temperatures as a therapeutic tool.

Delivered as a convenient reference, the book compiles quotations, authorities, and practical precepts from classic medical writers. It presents both the potential benefits and the cautions of cold applications, helping readers understand how perceptions of cold therapy have evolved over time.

Learn how cold exposure was proposed to influence fever, inflammation, and skin eruptions.
see debates about safety, dosage, and the best modes of application.
Review historical anecdotes and practical recommendations from diverse medical traditions.
Understand how later clinicians built on and challenged earlier ideas.

Ideal for readers with an interest in medical history, historical therapeutics, and the evolution of cold-water treatment in clinical practice.

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