"Observations on the Operation and Use of Mercury in the Venereal Disease" by Andrew Duncan is a medical treatise from the 1700s that explores the use of mercury as a treatment for venereal diseases. The text begins by highlighting the importance of effective cures in medicine while acknowledging the widespread use of mercury for these ailments. It will also point out the risks associated with mercury when not carefully administered. The author plans to discuss the different properties of mercury, address debates about its use as an evacuant, and describe the various mercury-based medicines used at the time, with the goal of clearing up misunderstandings and establishing a more logical approach to using mercury in treatments for venereal diseases. Duncan stresses how important it is to understand how medicines work in order to use them effectively.
Observations on the Operation and Use of Mercury in the Venereal Disease
By Andrew Duncan
Explore the 18th-century world of medicine where mercury was both a promising cure and a dangerous poison in the fight against venereal diseases.
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About the AuthorAndrew Duncan, the elder FRSE FRCPE FSA (Scot) was a British physician and professor at the University of Edinburgh. He was joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. As first proposer of an asylum in Edinburgh he gives his name to the Andrew Duncan Clinic which forms part of the Edinburgh City Hospital.
Andrew Duncan, the elder FRSE FRCPE FSA (Scot) was a British physician and professor at the University of Edinburgh. He was joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. As first proposer of an asylum in Edinburgh he gives his name to the Andrew Duncan Clinic which forms part of the Edinburgh City Hospital.
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