Horse-Chestnuts
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Genre: | Miscellaneous |
Subjects: | Pharmaceuticals, Epidemiology, Public Health, Engineering |
Institutions mentioned: | Grand Canal, Ireland , Royal Canal, Ireland |
Describes the use of horse chestnuts in the treatment of intermittent fever, during a recent epidemic in Dublin. Discusses the reduced incidence of the disease following the drainage of bogs in the vicinity. | |
See also: | ML1/10/280/4 |
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