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Excerpt from Elements of Pharmacology
Consequently therapeutics is only concerned with these sub stances which are used in the cure of disease. Many substances which cause ill consequences through their chemical action, but which find no employment as remedies - as, for example, carbonic oxide - are called poisons, and are referred to the special science of toxicology. Many substances belong to both these sciences, seeing that the distinction between the curative and the injurious effects of their action is only indicated by differences of degree. The list of therapeutic substances is, moreover, very variable. Many substances often disappear from the field after short use, others take their place, and in all probability meet the same fate, sooner or later. In Some countries remedies are in use, the very names of which are scarcely known in others. In fact, each physician has his own set of remedies.
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Consequently therapeutics is only concerned with these sub stances which are used in the cure of disease. Many substances which cause ill consequences through their chemical action, but which find no employment as remedies - as, for example, carbonic oxide - are called poisons, and are referred to the special science of toxicology. Many substances belong to both these sciences, seeing that the distinction between the curative and the injurious effects of their action is only indicated by differences of degree. The list of therapeutic substances is, moreover, very variable. Many substances often disappear from the field after short use, others take their place, and in all probability meet the same fate, sooner or later. In Some countries remedies are in use, the very names of which are scarcely known in others. In fact, each physician has his own set of remedies.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Author(s) - Oswald Schmiedeberg
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