02345cam a22003013u 4500 46745 UtSlPG 20260610134055.0 m cr n 260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 RM Headland, Frederick William The Action of Medicines in the System : Or, on the mode in which therapeutic agents introduced into the stomach produce their peculiar effects on the animal economy Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2014 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2014-09-01 Produced by Bryan Ness, Robert Morse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Action of Medicines in the System" by Frederick William Headland is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. This work is a prize-winning essay that delves into the mechanisms of how therapeutic agents, once ingested, exert their effects on the human body. It explores various classifications of medicines and their modes of action, discussing empirical and rational approaches to medical treatment. The opening of the essay sets a scholarly tone, with the author expressing humility regarding the complexity and magnitude of the topic. Headland emphasizes the necessity for precision in language and thought when discussing the action of medicines, outlining his goal to contribute to the understanding of medical therapeutics. He introduces the importance of categorizing medications based on their functionalities and proposes to establish clear propositions regarding how these agents affect the animal economy after ingestion. The structure of the essay is designed to facilitate clarity and logical progression in understanding the topic, laying a foundation for the detailed analysis that follows. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Therapeutics https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46745 87584 87584