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Monro shares case studies regarding liver inflammation in India, with the main reason for the inflammation being the catching of cold after being hot. He describes how feverish symptoms are relieved using green tea and the bark of a tree.

Subject: Pathology / Inflammation

Read to the Royal Society on 12 February 1729

Reference number
CLP/14ii/29
Earliest possible date
1729
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
6 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Causes of inflammation of the liver frequent in India by Mr Monro, 1729, CLP/14ii/29, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_14ii_29/causes-of-inflammation-of-the-liver-frequent-in-india-by-mr-monro, accessed on 08 May 2026

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