Dissertations on Inflammation, Vol. 2 by John Burns

In attempting the cure of inflammation, or its consequences, we must naturally be directed to the means of removal, by the nature of the action itself, and the object which we have in view. The treatment of the inflammatory action may be considered in two points of view; first, as this action consists in peculiar changes of the natural action, which changes we wish to remove; and, secondly, as this action naturally tends to disappear, and produce other actions, which require a peculiar treatment.