Chapter 18

Losophan.

Naftalan.

Naphtol.

Oleate of Mercury: in parasitic.

Oleum Terebinthinæ: in parasitic.

Phytolacca.

Salol.

Shaving.

Sodium Sulphite.

Sozoiodole-Sodium.

Thuja.

Zinc Sulphate.

Syncope.—See also, Heart Affections.

Acid, Acetic.

Aconite.

Alcohol: sudden, from fright or weak heart.

Ammonia: inhaled cautiously.

Ammonium Carbonate.

Arsenic: nervine tonic; prophylactic.

Atropine.

Belladonna: in cardiac syncope.

Camphor: cardiac stimulant.

Chloroform: transient cardiac stimulant; mostly in hysteria.

Cold Douche.

Counter-irritation to Epigastrium: in collapse.

Digltalis: in sudden collapse after hemorrhage; the tincture by the mouth, digitalin hypodermically.

Duboisine.

Ether: in collapse from intestinal colic.

Galvanism.

Heat to Epigastrium.

Lavandula.

Musk.

Nitrite of Amyl: in sudden emergency, in fatty heart, in syncope during anesthesia, and in hemorrhage.

Nux Vomica.

Position: head lowest and feet raised.

Stimulants: undiluted.

Veratrum Album: an errhine.

Veratrum Viride.

Synovitis.—See also, Coxalgia, Joint Affections.

Acid, Carbolic: injections of one dram of a two per cent. solution into the joint.

Aconite.

Alcohol and Water: equal parts.

Antimony: combined with saline purgatives.

Arnica.

Bandage or Strapping: Martin's elastic bandage in chronic.

Blisters: fly blisters at night in chronic synovitis; if not useful, strong counter-irritation.

Calcium Sulphide: as an antisuppurative.

Carbonate of Calcium.

Cod-Liver Oil: tonic.

Conium: in scrofulous joints.

Counter-irritation.

Gaduol: as alterative and reconstitutive.

Glycerinophosphates.

Heat.

Ichthalbin: as tonic and alterative.

Ichthyol.

Iodine: injection in hydrarthrosis after tapping; or painted over.

Iodoform: solution in ether, 1 in 5, injected into tuberculous joints; also as a dressing after opening.

Iodoformogen.

Iodole.

Mercury: Scott's dressing in chronic strumous disease; internally in syphilitic origin.

Morphine.

Oleate of Mercury: to remove induration left behind.

Potassium Iodide.

Pressure: combined with rest.

Quinine.

Shampooing and Aspiration.

Silver Nitrate: ethereal solution painted over.

Splints.

Sulphur.

Syphilis.—See also, Chancre, Condylomata, Ptyalism, Ulcers.

Acid, Acetic: caustic to sore.

Acid, Arsenous.

Acid, Boric: like benzoin.

Acid, Carbolic: to destroy sore, mucous patches, condylomata, etc.; as bath in second stage.

Acid, Chromic.

Acid, Dichlor-acetic.

Acid, Gynocardic.

Acid, Hydriodic.

Acid, Nitric: in primary syphilis, to destroy the chancre, especially when phagedenic.

Acid, Salicylic: antiseptic application.

Antimony Sulphide, Golden.

Arsen-hemol.

Arsenic and Mercury Iodides: solution of.

Aristol.

Aurum: in recurring syphilitic affections where mercury and iodide of potassium fail.

Barium Chloride.

Barium Sulphide.

Benzoin: antiseptic dressing for ulcers.

Bicyanide of Mercury: to destroy mucous tubercles, condylomata and to apply to syphilitic ulceration of the tonsils and tongue.

Bismuth and Calomel: as a dusting powder.

Bromine.

Cadmium Sulphate.

Calcium Sulphide.

Calomel: for vapor bath in secondary; dusted in a mixture with starch or oxide of zinc over condylomata will quickly remove them.

Camphor: dressing in phagedenic chancres.

Cauterization.

Cod-Liver Oil: tonic in all stages.

Copper Sulphate.

Creosote: internally in strumous subjects, and where mercury is not borne.

Denutrition: hunger-cure of Arabia.

Ethyl Iodide.

Europhen.

Expectant plan of treatment.

Formaldehyde Solution: useful for cauterizing sores.

Gaduol.

Glycerin.

Guaiacum: alterative in constitutional syphilis.

Hot Applications.

Hydriodic Ether.

Ichthalbin: internally.

Ichthyol.

Iodides: followed by mercury.

Iodipin.

Iodoform or Iodoformogen: dressing for chancre and ulcers.

Iodole.

Iron: in anemia, the stearate, perchloride, and iodide are useful.

Lotio Flava: dressing for syphilitic ulcers, and gargle in sore throat and stomatitis.

Manganese: in cachexia.

Manganese Dioxide.

Mercuro-iodo-hemol: antisyphilitic and hematinic at the same time.

Mercury: the specific remedy in one or other of its forms in congenital and acquired syphilis in primary or secondary stage.

Mixed Treatment.

Oil of Mezereon: In constitutional syphilis.

Oil of Sassafras: in constitutional syphilis.

Ointments and Washes of Mercury.

Phosphates: In syphilitic periostitis, etc.

Pilocarpine Hydrochlorate.

Podophyllum: has been tried in secondary, with success after a mercurial course.

Potassium Bichromate.

Potassium Bromide.

Potassium Chlorate: local application of powder to all kinds of syphilitic ulcers; gargle in mercurial and specific stomatitis.

Pressure bandage and mercurial inunctions for periostitis.

Pulsatilla: tincture.

Pyoktanin.

Retinol.

Rubidium Iodide.

Shampooing and local applications of croton oil or cantharides as a lotion, to combat alopecia.

Sarsaparilla: alterative in tertiary.

Silver Chloride.

Silver Nitrate.

Silver Oxide.

Soft Soap: to syphilitic glandular swellings.

Stillingia: most successful in cases broken down by a long mercurial and iodide course which has failed to cure; improves sloughing phagedenic ulcers.

Stramonium: tincture.

Suppositories of Mercury.

Thyraden.

Tonic and general treatment.

Turkish and Vapor Baths: to maintain a free action of the skin.

Wet Pack.

Zinc Chloride: locally to ulcers as caustic.

Tabes Dorsalis.—See Locomotor Ataxia.

Tabes Mesenterica.—See also, Scrophulosis.

Acid, Gallic: astringent in the diarrhea.

Acid. Phosphoric.

Alcohol.

Arsenic: in commencing consolidation of the lung.

Barium Chloride: in scrofula.

Calcium Chloride: in enlarged scrofulous glands.

Calcium Phosphate.

Cod-Liver Oil.

Diet, plain and nourishing.

Fatty Inunction.

Ferri Pernitratis Liquor: hematinic and astringent.

Gaduol.

Gelsemium: in the reflex cough.

Glycerinophosphates.

Gelseminine.

Iodine.

Iodo-hemol.

Iodipin.

Iron.

Mercury.

Oil Chaulmoogra.

Olive Oil: inunction.

Phosphates: as tonic.

Sarsaparilla.

Tape-Worm.—See also, Worms.

Acid, Carbolic.

Acid, Filicic.

Acid, Salicylic: followed by purgative.

Acid, Sulphuric: the aromatic acid.

Alum: as injection.

Ammonium Embelate.

Areca Nut.

Balsam of Copaiba: in half-ounce doses.

Chenopodium Oil: ten drops on sugar.

Cocoa Nut: a native remedy.

Cod-Liver Oil: tonic.

Creosote.

Ether: an ounce and a half at a dose, followed by a dose of castor oil in two hours.

Extract Male Fern: followed by purgative.

Iron: tonic.

Kamala.

Kousso.

Koussein.

Mucuna: night and morning for three days, then brisk purgative.

Naphtalin.

Pelletierine: the tannate preferably.

Pumpkin Seeds: pounded into an electuary, 2 oz. at dose.

Punica Granatum: acts like its chief alkaloid, pelletierine.

Quinine: as tonic.

Resorcin: followed by purgative.

Thymol.

Turpentine Oil.

Valerian: in convulsions due to the worms.

Tenesmus.—See Dysentery.

Testicle, Diseases of.—See also, Epididymitis, Hydrocele, Orchitis, Varicocele.

Acid, Phosphoric, and Phosphates: in debility.

Aconite: in small doses frequently repeated in acute epididymitis.

Ammonium Chloride: solution in alcohol and water; topical remedy.

Antimony: in gonorrheal epididymitis.

Belladonna: in neuralgia of the testis; as an ointment with glycerin in epididymitis or orchitis.

Collodion: by its contraction to exert pressure in gonorrheal epididymitis.

Compression: at the end of an acute and beginning of a subacute attack, as well as in chronic inflammation.

Conium: poultice of leaves in cancer.

Copaiba: in orchitis.

Digitalis: in epididymitis.

Gold salts: in acute and chronic orchitis.

Hamamelis: In some patients gives rise to seminal emissions.

Hot Lotions: in acute inflammation.

Ice Bag: in acute orchitis.

Ichthyol.

Iodine: Injection into an encysted hydrocele; local application in orchitis after the acute symptoms have passed off.

Iodoform or Iodoformogen: dressing in ulceration.

Magnesium Sulphate with Antimony: in epididymitis.

Mercury Bichloride.

Mercury and Morphine Oleate: in syphilitic enlargement and chronic inflammation.

Nitrate of Silver: ethereal solution painted around an enlarged testis better than over.

Nux Vomica: in debility.

Potassium Bromide.

Potassium Iodide: in syphilitic testicle.

Pulsatilla: in very small doses along with aconite.

Suspension: in orchitis and epididymitis.

Traumaticin.

Tetanus.—See also, Spasmodic Affections.

Acetanilid.

Aconite: in large doses to control muscular spasm.

Acupuncture: on each side of the spines of the vertebræ.

Alcohol: will relax muscular action, also support strength.

Anesthetics: to relax muscular spasm.

Antimonium Tartaratum: in large doses, along with chlorate of potassium.

Antipyrine.

Apomorphine: as a motor paralyzer.

Arsenic.

Atropine: local injection into the stiffened muscles to produce mild poisoning. Useful in both traumatic and hysterical tetanus.

Belladonna.

Bromides: in very large doses frequently repeated.

Cannabis Indica: serviceable in many cases; best combined with chloral.

Chloral Hydrate: in large doses; best combined with bromide or cannabis indica.

Chloroform.

Cocaine Hydrochlorate.

Coniine Hydrobromate.

Conium.

Curare: an uncertain drug.

Curarine.

Duboisine: like atropine.

Eserine.

Freezing the Nerve: in traumatic tetanus has been proposed.

Gelsemium: in a few cases it has done good.

Heat to Spine: will arrest convulsions.

Hyoscyamus: in traumatic.

Ice-bag to Spine.

Lobelia: a dangerous remedy.

Morphine: injected into the muscles gives relief.

Nerve stretching: where a nerve is implicated in the cicatrix, has done good.

Neurotomy: in the same cases.

Nicotine: cautiously administered relieves the spasm; best given by rectum or hypodermically; by the mouth it causes spasm which may suffocate.

Nitrite of Amyl: in some cases it cures.

Nitroglycerin: like the preceding.

Opium: alone or with chloral hydrate.

Paraldehyde.

Physostigma: the liquid extract pushed to the full. Given by the mouth, or rectum, or hypodermically.

Physostigmine.

Quinine: in both idiopathic and traumatic tetanus.

Strychnine: the evidence, which is doubtful, seems to show that it is beneficial in chronic and idiopathic tetanus: should be given only in a full medicinal dose.

Tetanus Antitoxin.

Urethane.

Vapor Baths.

Warm Baths.

Tetter.—See Herpes.

Throat, Sore.—See also, Diphtheria, Pharyngitis, Tonsillitis.

Acid, Camphoric.

Acid, Carbolic: as a spray in relaxed sore throat and in coryza.

Acid, Gallic.

Acid, Nitric: as alterative with infusion of cinchona.

Acid, Sulphurous: spray.

Acid, Tannic.

Acid, Trichloracetic.

Aconite: in acute tonsillitis with high temperature; in the sore-throat of children before running on to capillary bronchitis; best given frequently in small doses.

Alcohol: gargle in relaxed throat.

Alum: gargle in chronic relaxed throat, simple scarlatinal and diphtheritic sore-throat.

Aluminium Aceto-tartrate.

Ammonium Acetate.

Arsenic: in coryza and sore throat simulating hay fever; in sloughing of the throat.

Balsam of Peru.

Balsam of Tolu.

Belladonna: relieves spasm of the pharyngeal muscles; also when the tonsils are much inflamed and swollen.

Calcium Bisulphite Solution.

Capsicum: as gargle in relaxed sore throat.

Catechu: astringent gargle.

Chloral Hydrate.

Chlorine Water: gargle in malignant sore throat.

Cimicifuga: in combination with opium and syrup of tolu in acute catarrh.

Cocaine Carbolate.

Cold Compresses: in tendency to catarrh.

Creosote.

Electric Cautery: in chronic sore throat to get rid of thickened patches.

Ferri Perchloridum: gargle in relaxed sore throat.

Ferropyrine: as a styptic in throat operations.

Gaduol.

Glycerite of Tannin: to swab the throat in relaxed sore throat.

Glycerinophosphates.

Guaiacol.

Guaiacum: sucking the resin will abort or cut short the commencing quinsy.

Hydrastis: gargle in follicular pharyngitis and chronic sore throat.

Ice: sucked, gives relief.

Ichthyol.

Iodine: locally to sores and enlarged tonsil.

Iodole.

Levico Water: as alterative tonic.

Liq. Ammonii Acetatis: in full doses.

Magnesium Sulphate: to be given freely in acute tonsillitis.

Mercury: in very acute tonsillitis, gray powder or calomel in small doses.

Mercury and Morphine Oleate: in obstinate and painful sore throat.

Myrrh: gargle in ulcerated sore throat.

Methylene Blue.

Phytolacca: internally, and as gargle.

Podophyllum: cholagogue purgative.

Potassium Chlorate: chief gargle.

Potassium Nitrate: a ball of nitre slowly sucked.

Pulsatilla: in acute coryza without gastric iritation.

Pyoktanin.

Resorcin.

Sanguinaria: the tincture sprayed in extended chronic nasal catarrh.

Silver Nitrate: solution in sloughing of the throat or chronic relaxation; saturated solution an anesthetic and cuts short inflammation.

Sodium Borate: in clergyman's sore throat.

Sodium Chlorate.

Sodium Salicylate: in quinsy.

Sozoiodole salts.

Steam: of boiling water; and vapor of hot vinegar.

Sumach: the berries infused, with addition of potassium chlorate, a most efficient gargle.

Terpin Hydrate.

Tracheotomy.

Veratrum Viride: to control any febrile change.

Zinc Acetat.

Zinc Chloride.

Zinc Sulphate: a gargle.

Thrush.—See Aphthæ.

Tic Douloureux.—See also, Hemicrania, Neuralgia, Neuritis, Odontalgia.

Acetanilide.

Aconite.

Aconitine: formula: Aconitinæ (Duquesnel's) l/lO grn.: Glycerini, Alcoholis, aa, 1 fl. oz.; Aq. menth. pip., ad 2 fl. oz.; 1 dram per dose, cautiously increased to 2 drams.

Ammonium Chloride: in large dose.

Amyl Nitrite: in pale anemic patients.

Anesthetics quickly relieve.

Antipyrine.

Arsen-hemol.

Arsenic: occasionally useful.

Atropine: hypodermically and ointment.

Bromo-hemol.

Butyl-Chloral Hydrate.

Caffeine.

Cannabis Indica.

Cautery in Dental Canal: where pain radiated from mental foramen.

Chamomile.

Chloroform: inhalation; also hypodermically.

Counter-irritation.

Cupric Ammonio-Sulphate: relieves the insomnia.

Delphinine: externally.

Electricity.

Exalgin.

Gelseminine.

Gelsemium: valuable.

Heat.

Hyoscyamus.

Ichthyol.

Iron: in combination with strychnia; the following formula is good: Ferri potassio-tartaratis, 4 scruples; Vin. opii, 11/2drams; Aa. cinnam. ad 8 fl. oz. 1 fl. oz. ter in die.

Laurocerasi Aqua.

Ligature of the Carotids: in obstinate cases a last resort; has done good.

Methylene Blue.

Morphine: hypodermically.

Nitroglycerin: in obstinate cases.

Neurodin.

Ol. Crotonis: sometimes cures; will relieve.

Phosphorus: in obstinate cases.

Physostigma.

Physostigmine.

Potassium Iodide: the following formula relieves: take Chloralis hydrati 5 grn.; Potassii iodidi, 3 grn.; Sp. ammoniæ comp, 1 fl. dr.; Infusum gentianæ, ad 1 fl. oz. The salt alone in syphilitic history.

Pulsatilla: relieves.

Quinine.

Salicin: instead of quinine, where pain is periodic.

Salicylates.

Stramonium.

Triphenin.

Turpentine Oil.

Veratrine: ointment.

Zinc Valerianate: with extract hyoscyamus.

Tinea Circinata(Ringworm of the Body).—See also, Ringworm.

Acid, Acetic.

Acid, Boric: in simple or ethereal solution.

Acid, Carbolic: solution or glycerite.

Acid, Chromic.

Adeps Lanæ.

Anthrarobin.

Aristol.

Arsenic.

Borax.

Chrysarobin.

Cocculus Indicus.

Cod-Liver Oil.

Copper Acetate.

Copper Carbonate.

Creolin.

Gaduol.

Gallanol.

Goa Powder: as ointment, or moistened with vinegar.

Glycerinophosphates.

Iodine.

Iodole.

Kamala.

Levico Water.

Losophan.

Mercury Bichloride.

Naftalan.

Naphtol.

Oil Cade.

Resorcin.

Sodium Chloride.

Sulphites: or sulphurous acid.

Sulphur.

Sulphur Baths: faithfully carried out.

Thymol.

Turpentine Oil.

Tinea Decalvans(Alopecia Areata)—See also, Tinea Circinata.

Parasiticides.

Tonics.

Tinea Favosa.

Acid, Carbolic: lotion.

Acid, Nitric: caustic after the crust has been removed.

Acid, Sulphurous: 1 part to 2 parts glycerin assisted by epilation.

Calcium Sulphide.

Cleanliness.

Epilation: followed up by using a parasiticide.

Hyposulphites.

Iron.

Mercury: a lotion of the bichloride, 2 grn. to the oz; or the oleate-of-mercury ointment.

Oil: to soften and remove scabs.

Oleander.

Petroleum: one part to two of lard after crusts are gone.

Sulphides.

Turkish Bath: followed by the use of carbolic soap, instead of ordinary.

Viola Tricolor.

Zinc Chloride: dilute watery solution.

Tinea Sycosis.—See Mentagra.

Tinea Tarsi.

Blisters to Temple.

Copper Sulphate.

Epilation, removal of scabs, and application of stick of lunar caustic.

Lead Acetate.

Mercury: after removal of scabs, Ung. hydrargyri nitratis diluted to half its strength. Also take Plumbi acetatis, 1 dram; Ung. hydrargyri oxidi rubri, 1 dram; Zinci oxidi, 1 dram; Calomelanos, half dram; Adipis, 2 drams; Olei palmat., 5 drams; ft ung. Also Oleate.

Mercury Oxide, Red.

Tinct. Iodi: after removal of scabs, followed by application of glycerin.

Ung. Picis: touched along edge of tarsi.

Silver Nitrate, Molded.

Tinea Tonsurans.(Ringworm of the Scalp).—See also, Porrigo, Tinea Circinata.

Acetum Cantharidis.

Acid, Acetic: strong, locally.

Acid, Boric: ethereal solution after head is thoroughly cleansed.

Acid, Carbolic: in early stages.

Acid, Chrysophanic: 30 grn. to the oz., as ointment.

Acid, Salicylic: strong solution in alcohol, 40 grn. to the oz.; or vaselin ointment of same strength.

Acid, Sulphurous.

Anthrarobin.

Arsenic: tonic.

Borax.

Cocculus Indicus.

Cod-Liver Oil.

Coster's Paste: Iodine 2 drams, Oil cade, 3 drams.

Creosote.

Croton Oil: liniment followed by a poultice.

Epilation.

Iodine: the tincture in children.

Lime Water.

Menthol: parasiticide and analgesic.

Mercury: white precipitate lightly smeared over; the oleate, pernitrate, and oxide, as ointments. The bichloride as a lotion 2 grn. to the dram.

Naftalan.

Oil Cajeput.

Potassium Sulphocyanide.

Quinine.

Resorcin.

Sodium Chloride.

Sodium Ethylate.

Thymol: like menthol.

Tongue, Diseases of.

Acid, Nitric: in dyspeptic ulcers the strong acid as caustic.

Bi-Cyanide of Mercury: in mucous tubercles.

Borax: in chronic superficial glossitis; and in fissured tongue.

Cloves: as gargle.

Cochlearia Armoracia (Nasturtium Armoracia): as gargle.

Conium.

Frenulum: should be divided in tongue-tie.

Ginger: as masticatory.

Hydrastis: in stomatitis.

Iodine.

Iodoform or Iodoformogen: to ulcers.

Mercury: in syphilitic disease.

Mezereon, Oil of: sialagogue.

Nux Vomica.

Pepper: condiment.

Phytolacca.

Potassium Bromide.

Potassium Chlorate: in aphthous ulceration, chronic superficial glossitis, stomatitis.

Potassium Iodide: in tertiary specific ulceration and in macroglossia.

Pyrethrum: masticatory.

Rhus Toxicodendron.

Silver Nitrate, caustic to ulcers.

Xanthoxylum: in lingual paralysis.

Zinc Chloride: caustic.

Tonsillitis.—See also, Throat, Sore.

Acetanilid: internally.

Acid, Salicylic: internally.

Acid, Tannic.

Aconite: internally.

Alum.

Alumnol.

Aluminium Acetotartrate.

Belladonna: internally.

Capsicum and Glycerin.

Cocaine Hydrochlorate.

Creolin.

Emetics.

Ferric Chloride.

Guaiacum.

Hydrogen Peroxide.

Ice-bag.

Ichthyol.

Iodole.

Iron Chloride, Tincture: locally.

Mercury.

Monsel's Solution: locally.

Myrtol.

Opium.

Potassium Chlorate.

Potassium Iodide: internally.

Pyoktanin.

Quinine: internally.

Salicylates: internally.

Salol: internally.

Saline purgatives.

Silver Nitrate.

Sodium Bicarbonate.

Tonsils, Enlarged.

Acid, Citric.

Acid, Tannic.

Alumnol.

Aluminium Acetotartrate.

Aluminium Sulphate: locally applied.

Ammonium Iodide.

Barium Iodide.

Catechu: astringent gargle.

Excision.

Fel Bovinum, Inspissated: rubbed up with conium and olive oil as an ointment to be painted over.

Ferric Chloride: astringent in chronically enlarged tonsils.

Gaduol.

Ichthalbin: internally.

Ichthyol: topically.

Iodine Tincture: to cause absorption.

Iodo-hemol.

Iodipin.

Massage: of the tonsils.

Silver Nitrate: caustic.

Tannin: saturated solution.

Zinc Chloride.

Tonsils, Ulcerated.

Acid, Carbolic.

Acid, Sulphurous, mixed with equal quantity of glycerin, and painted over.

Cantharides: as vesicant.

Cimicifuga.

Coptis: gargle.

Iodoformogen.

Iodole.

Iron: gargle.

Lycopodium: to dust over.

Magnesium Sulphate: free purgation with.

Mercuric Iodide: in scrofulous and syphilitic ulceration.

Potassium Chlorate: gargle.

Potassium Iodide: in tertiary syphilis.

Pyoktanin.

Sozoiodole-Potassium.

Silver Nitrate.

Toothache.—See Odontalgia.

Torticollis.

Aconite: liniment externally; and tincture internally.

Arsenic: controls and finally abolishes spasm.

Atropine.

Belladonna.

Capsicum: strong infusion applied on lint and covered with oiled silk.

Cimicifuga.

Conium: when due to spasmodic action of the muscles.

Electricity: galvanic to the muscles in spasm; faradic to their paretic antagonists.

Gelseminine.

Gelsemium.

Local Pressure.

Massage.

Nerve-stretching.

Nux Vomica.

Opium.

Potassium Bromide.

Strychnine.

Water: hot douche.

Tremor.—See also, Chorea, Delirium Tremens, Paralysis Agitans.

Arsenic.

Arsen-hemol.

Bromalin.

Bromo-hemol.

Calcium salts.

Cocaine Hydrochlorate.

Coniine.

Gelseminine.

Glycerinophosphates.

Hyoscine Hydrobromate.

Hyoscyamus.

Phosphorus.

Silver Nitrate.

Sparteine Sulphate.

Zinc Phosphide.

Trichinosis.

Acid, Arsenous.

Acid, Picric.

Benzene.

Glycerin.

Trismus.

Aconite.

Anesthetics: to allay spasm.

Atropine.

Belladonna: extract in large doses.

Cannabis Indica.

Chloral Hydrate: in T. neonatorum, one grn. dose by mouth, or two by rectum when spasms prevent swallowing.

Conium: the succus is the most reliable preparation.

Ether.

Gelseminine.

Gelsemium.

Opium.

Physostigma.

Physostigmine.

Tuberculous Affections.—See Laryngitis, Tubercular; Lupus; Meningitis, Tubercular; Peritonitis, Tubercular; Phthisis; Scrophulosis; Tabes Mesenterica.

Tumors.—See also, Cancer, Cysts, Glandular Enlargement, Goiter, Polypus, Uterine Tumors, Wen.

Acid, Perosmic.

Ammoniacum and Mercury Plaster.

Ammonium Chloride.

Anesthetics: to detect the presence of phantom tumors; also to relax abdominal walls to permit deep palpation of abdomen.

Codeine: for pain.

Electricity.

Gaduol.

Iodine.

Iodipin.

Iodo-hemol.

Eserine: in phantom.

Hyoscyamus.

Iodoform.

Iodoformogen.

Lead Iodide.

Methylene Blue.

Papain.

Pyoktanin.

Silver Oxide.

Sodium Ethylate.

Stypticin.

Thiosinamine.

Zinc Chloride.

Zinc Iodide.

Tympanites.—See also, Flatulence, Typhoid Fever, Peritonitis.

Acid, Carbolic, or Creosote: in tympanites due to fermentation.

Acids: after meals.

Alkalies: before meals with a simple bitter.

Arsenic.

Asafetida: as an enema.

Aspiration: to relieve an over-distended gut.

Bismuth.

Capsicum.

Chamomile: enema.

Chloral Hydrate: as an antiseptic to fermentation in the intestinal canal.

Cocculus Indicus.

Colchicine.

Colchicum.

Cubeb: powdered, after strangulated hernia.

Gaduol.

Galvanism: in old cases, especially of lax fibre.

Ginger.

Glycerin: when associated with acidity.

Glycerinophosphates.

Hyoscyamus.

Ice Poultice: prepared by mixing linseed meal and small pieces of ice, in tympanites of typhoid fever.

Ichthalbin.

Iris.

Nux Vomica.

Ol. Terebinthinæ: very efficient as enema, not for external application.

Plumbi Acetas: when due to want of tone of intestinal muscular walls.

Rue: very effective.

Sumbul.

Vegetable Charcoal in gruel: in flatulent distention of the colon associated with catarrh; dry, in flatulent distention of the stomach.

Typhlitis.

Aristol.

Arsen-hemol.

Arsenic.

Belladonna.

Ice Bag: or poultice over the cecum.

Leeches: at once as soon as tenderness is complained of, unless subject is too feeble.

Levico Water.

Magnesium Sulphate: only when disease is due to impaction of cecum.

Metallic Mercury.

Opium: better as morphine subcutaneously.

Purgatives.

Veratrum Viride.

Typhoid Fever.—See also, Hemorrhage, Intestinal; Rectal Ulceration; Tympanites.

Acetanilid.

Acid, Carbolic.

Acid, Hydrochloric: to diminish fever and diarrhea.

Acid, Phosphoric: cooling drink.

Acid, Salicylic: some hold that it is good in the typhoid of children, many that it does great harm.

Acid, Sulphuric, Diluted.

Aconite: to reduce the pyrexia.

Alcohol: valuable, especially in the later stages.

Alum: to check the diarrhea.

Antipyrine: to lower the temperature.

Argenti Nitras: to check diarrhea; in obstinate cases along with opium; should not be given until the abdominal pain and diarrhea have begun.

Aristol.

Arnica: antipyretic.

Arsenic: liquor arsenicalis with opium to restrain the diarrhea.

Asafetida.

Asaprol.

Bath: agreeable to patient, and reduces hyperpyrexia.

Belladonna: during the pyrexial stage it lowers the temperature, cleans the tongue, and steadies the pulse; afterwards brings on irritability of heart.

Benzanilide: antipyretic.

Bismuth Subnitrate: to check diarrhea.

Bismuth Subgallate.

Brand's method of cold bathing.

Calomel: 10 grn. first day, and eight each day after, the German specific treatment. Or: in small continuous doses without producing stomatitis.

Calx Saccharata: in milk, when the tongue is black and parched.

Camphor.

Carbolate of Iodine: one drop of tincture of iodine and of liquefied carbolic acid, in infusion of digitalis, every two or three hours.

Carbonate of Ammonium.

Cascara Sagrada.

Charcoal: to prevent fetor of stools, accumulation of fetid gas, and to disinfect stools after passage.

Chloral Hydrate.

Chlorine Water.

Chloroform Water.

Copper Arsenite.

Copper Sulphate.

Creosote.

Creolin.

Digitalis: to lower temperature and pulse-rate; death during its use has been known to occur suddenly.

Enemas: to be tried first, if constipation lasts over two days.

Ergot: for intestinal hemorrhage.

Eucalyptol.

Eucalyptus: thought to shorten disease.

Ferri Perchloridi Tinctura.

Glycerin and Water, with lemon juice, as mouth wash.

Guaiacol.

Guaiacol Carbonate.

Hydrastine.

Hyoscyamus.

Iodine: specific German treatment; use either liquor or tincture.

Iron.

Lactophenin.

Lead Acetate: to check diarrhea.

Lime Water.

Licorice Powder.

Magnesium Salicylate.

Mercury Bichloride: 10 min. of solution1/2grn. in 1 oz. water, every two or three hours.

Milk Diet.

Morphine: in large doses, if perforation occur.

Naphtalene.

Naphtol.

Naphtol Benzoate.

Neurodin.

Opium: to check delirium and wakefulness at night, and to relieve the diarrhea.

Phosphorus: if nervous system is affected.

Potassium Iodide: alone or with iodine.

Quinidine: equal to quinine.

Quinine: in large doses to reduce the temperature.

Resorcin: antipyretic.

Rest and Diet.

Salol.

Sodium Benzoate: antipyretic.

Sodium Paracresotate.

Sodium Thiosulphate.

Starch, Iodized.

Tannalbin: with calomel.

Tannopin.

Tartar Emetic: in pulmonary congestion.

Thalline Sulphate.

Thermodin.

Thymol.

Tribromphenol.

Triphenin.

Turpentine Oil: at end of the second week, 10 minims every two hours, and every three hours in the night; specific if the diarrhea continues during convalescence.

Veratrum Viride.

Xeroform.

Zinc Sulphocarbolate.

Typhus Fever.—See also, Delirium, Typhoid Fever.

Acid, Phosphoric: agreeable drink.

Acid, Salicylic: antipyretic.

Aconite.

Alcohol: where failure of the vital powers threatens.

Antimony with Opium: in pulmonary congestion, wakefulness, and delirium.

Antipyrine.

Arnica: antipyretic.

Baptisia.

Baths: to reduce temperature. Instead of baths, cold compresses may be used.

Belladonna: cleans the tongue, steadies and improves the pulse; too long usage makes the heart irritable.

Calx Saccharata: in milk, when the tongue is black and coated.

Camphor.

Chloral Hydrate: in wild delirium in the early stages of the fever, but not in the later.

Chlorine Water: not much used now.

Coca: tentative.

Cod-Liver Oil.

Counter-irritation.

Diet: nutritious.

Digitalis: to increase the tension of the pulse and prevent delirium; if a sudden fall of pulse and temperature should occur during its administration it must be withheld.

Expectant Treatment.

Hyoscyamus.

Musk.

Oil Valerian.

Opium.

Podophyllum.

Potassium Chlorate: in moderate doses.

Potassium Nitrate: mild diuretic and diaphoretic.

Quinine: in full doses to pull down temperature.

Strychnine: where the circulatory system is deeply involved.

Tartar Emetic.

Turpentine Oil: in the stupor.

Yeast: accelerates the course of the disease.

Ulcers and Sores.—See also, Chancre, Chancroid, Bedsores, Throat; Gastric, Intestinal and Uterine Ulceration; Syphilis.

Acetanilid.

Acid, Arsenous.

Acid, Boric.

Acid, Carbolic.

Acid, Chromic.

Acid, Gallic.

Acid, Nitric.

Acid, Phenyloboric.

Acid, Pyrogallic.

Acid, Salicylic.

Acid, Sulphuric.

Acid, Tannic.

Acid, Trichloracetic.

Alcohol: a useful application.

Alum: crystals, burnt, or dried.

Aluminium Sulphate.

Alumnol.

Ammonium Chloride.

Aniline.

Aristol.

Arsenic.

Balsam Peru.

Belladonna.

Benzoin Tincture.

Bismuth Benzoate.

Bismuth Oxyiodide.

Bismuth Subgallate.

Bismuth Subnitrate.

Borax.

Bromine.

Calcium Bisulphite: solution.

Calcium Carbonate, Precipitated.

Camphor.

Chimaphila.

Chloral Hydrate.


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