Antipyrine.
Arnica: sometimes useful.
Digitalis: in toxic cases.
Electricity.
Emmenagogues: if due to menstrual disorders.
Mercury: when due to syphilis.
Myotomy: in asthenopia and hysterical amblyopia.
Nitroglycerin.
Nux Vomica.
Phosphorus.
Pilocarpine: in tobacco and alcoholic abuse.
Potassium Bromide.
Potassium Iodide.
Rue: in minute doses in functional dimness of vision,e.g.hysterical amblyopia.
Salicylates.
Santonin: sometimes useful in later stages of iritis and chloroiditis, and in loss of power of optic nerve.
Seton: on temple; or blisters, along with iodide of potassium, in amaurosis coming on suddenly, and associated with tenderness of the eyeball on pressure; the disc is sometimes congested.
Silver Nitrate.
Strychnine: very useful in cases of tobacco amaurosis, alcoholic excess, nerve atrophy (without cranial disease), and in traumatic amaurosis.
Veratrine: to eyelids and temples. Care must be taken to keep out of the eye.
Zinc Lactate.
Amenorrhea.—See also Anemia, Chlorosis.
Acid, Oxalic.
Aconite: when menses are suddenly checked, as by cold, etc.
Actæa Racemosa: to restore the secretion, and remove the headache, ovarian neuralgia, etc., produced by its sudden stoppage.
Alcohol: in sudden suppression after exposure.
Aloes: alone or with iron. In torpor and anemia; best administered a few days before the expected period.
Ammonium Chloride: in headache.
Apiol: 5—10 min. twice a day for some days before the expected period; if there is a molimen, 15 grn. in a few hours. Useful in anemia and torpor only.
Arnica.
Arsenic: along with iron in anemia and functional inactivity of the ovaries and uterus.
Asafetida: along with aloes in anemia and torpor of the intestines.
Baptisin.
Berberine Carbonate.
Cantharides: along with iron in torpor of the uterus.
Cimicifuga: at the proper time for a flow.
Cold Sponging: to brace the patient up.
Colocynth: in anemia with constipation.
Croton Oil.
Electricity: locally applied, sometimes useful.
Ergot: in plethoric subjects.
Eupatorium: in hot infusion, if due to cold.
Gold Salts: like asafœtida.
Guaiacum: mild stimulant to the uterus.
Ichthalbin.
Iron: in anemia, q.v.
Iron Iodide.
Iron Phosphate.
Levico Water.
Manganese Dioxide: in amenorrhea of young women; in delayed menstruation, or when a period has been missed through a chill. Perseverance is required, especially in the last case.
Myrrh: a tonic emmenagogue.
Nux Vomica: in combination with iron in anemia.
Polygonum: in torpor; with iron in anemia, aloes in a constipated subject. Contra-indicated in a plethoric condition. Should be given a few days before menses are expected.
Potassium Iodide.
Potassium Permanganate: like manganese dioxide.
Pulsatilla: like aconite.
Quinine.
Rue: in atonic conditions of ovaries or of uterus. Plethora contra-indicates.
Salines: in constipation in plethoric cases.
Sanguinaria: like rue.
Santonin: in two doses of 10 grn. each, one or two days before the expected period.
Savine: like rue.
Senega: a saturated decoction in large doses, a pint daily, about two weeks before period.
Serpentaria: in anemia.
Silver Nitrate: locally, to os uteri at period.
Sitz Baths: hot, alone, or with mustard, for some days before the period; with mustard, if suddenly arrested.
Sodium Borate.
Spinal Ice Bag: to lumbar vertebræ.
Tansy.
Turpentine.
Anemia.
Acids: for a tonic action on the mucous membranes in anemia of young women.
Acid, Gallic: in anemia due to a chronic mucous or other discharge.
Alkalies: potash and soda as gastric and hepatic tonics.
Aloes: as tonic and slight purgative.
Arsenic: in the cases where iron fails of its effect or does not agree with the patient. Also in pernicious anemia.
Bitters.
Bone-marrow.
Bullock's Blood: when iron fails, fresh or dried, by enema.
Cactus Grandiflorus.
Calcium Lactophosphate: during nursing or after exhausting purulent discharge.
Calcium Phosphate: during growth, or where system is enfeebled by drain of any kind.
Calomel.
Cetrarin.
Cold Sponging.
Copper Arsenite.
Diet and Hygiene.
Ferropyrine.
Gaduol.
Galvanization.
Glycerinophosphates.
Gold Salts.
Hemo-gallol.
Hemoglobin.
Hypophosphite of Calcium or Sodium: in cases of nervous debility care must be taken that it does not derange the digestion.
Ichthalbin.
Iron: very useful. When stomach is at all irritable the carbonate is often best. Weak, anemic girls with vomiting after food are best treated with the perchloride. In coated tongue the ammonio-citrate is often best to begin with. The malate has been useful in pernicious anemia. In gastric disturbance and constipation, a combination with rhubarb is often very effectual. Where mucous membrane is very flabby, large doses of the perchloride. Chalybeate waters more often succeed than pharmaceutical preparations; one drop of the solution of perchloride in a tumbler of water is an approximate substitute for them.
Levico Water.
Manganese salts: may be given with iron—not much use alone.
Mercury Bichloride.
Napthol, Beta-.
Nux Vomica: useful sometimes along with iron.
Oxygen: to be inhaled in anemia from loss of blood or suppuration.
Pancreatin: in feeble digestion.
Pepsin: in feeble digestion.
Phosphorus.
Quinine: in malnutrition.
Sea-bathing: good, but not in chlorosis.
Sodium Arsenate.
Sodium Hypophosphite.
Spermine.
Strychnine.
Wine: with the food, to aid digestion.
Aneurism.
Acid, Gallic, and iron.
Aconite: to relieve pain and slow the circulation.
Aliment: low diet; absolute rest.
Barium Chloride: in doses of1/5grn. Perhaps raises the arterial tension.
Calcium Chloride.
Chloroform: inhaled to relieve dyspnea.
Digitalisis contra-indicated(Hare.)
Electrolysis: sometimes useful in causing coagulation within the sac.
Ergotin: a local hypodermic injection has been successful.
Eucalyptus.
Iron-Chloride Solution: to cause coagulation on injection into sac.
Lead Acetate: useful, combined with rest.
Morphine: with croton-chloral, for pain.
Potassium Iodide: very useful in doses of 30 grn. Should be combined with the recumbent position.
Strontium Iodide.
Veratrum Viride: along with opium in quieting circulation.
Zinc Chloride.
Angina Catarrhalis.—See also, Choking, Croup, Laryngitis, Pharyngitis, Throat Tonsillitis, etc.
Acid, Carbolic.
Acid, Gallic.
Alum.
Creolin: by vapor-inhalation.
Iron Chloride: as gargle.
Ichthyol: as gargle.
Potassium Chlorate: as gargle.
Potassium Nitrate.
Silver Nitrate.
Sodium Bicarbonate.
Sozoiodole-Sodium.
Angina Diphtheritica.—See Diphtheria.
Angina Pectoris.
Aconite.
Allyl Tribromide.
Antipyrine.
Arsenic: to prevent paroxysms.
Atropine.
Cactus Grandiflorus.
Chamomile: in hysterical symptoms.
Chloral: in full doses.
Chloroform: cautiously inhaled to ease the pain.
Cocaine.
Cold: applied to forehead gives relief.
Convallaria.
Conline Hydrobromate.
Digitalis.
Ether: to diminish pain, combined with opium in1/4-grn. doses.
Erythrol Tetranitrate.
Morphine: hypodermically.
Nitrite of Amyl: gives great relief during paroxysms; in atheromatous arteries must be used with care.
Nitrites of Sodium and Potassium: less rapid than nitrite of amyl, but have more power to prevent return of symptoms.
Nitroglycerin: like nitrite of sodium.
Phosphorus: during intervals to lessen tendency.
Potassium Bromide: in full doses will relieve the spasm.
Pyridine.
Quinine: when any malarious taint is present.
Spermine.
Spirit Ether.
Strophanthus.
Strychnine: sometimes useful in mild cases in very small doses.
Tonics.
Turpentine Oil: locally to the chest during paroxysms.
Anorexia.—See also, lists of Tonics, Gastric Tonics, etc.
Acid, Nitro-hydrochloric: when following acute disease.
Absinthin.
Berberine Carbonate.
Calomel: when following acute disease; nitro-hydrochloric acid generally preferable, however.
Capsicum: in convalescence.
Chimaphila: in dropsical cases, as a tonic and diuretic.
Cinchonidine.
Cinchonine.
Eupatorium.
Gentian.
Nux Vomica Tincture.
Oleoresin capsicum.
Orexine Tannate: of very wide utility.
Quassia: especially valuable when following malarial fever.
Quassin.
Anthrax.—(Carbuncle.)
Acid, Boric: as dressing.
Acid, Carbolic: as wash and injection after spontaneous discharge, or on lint after opening.
Alcohol: as needed.
Ammonium Acetate.
Ammonium Carbonate: combined with cinchona, after a free purge.
Arnica: fresh extract spread on adhesive plaster and strapped; internal administration is also beneficial.
Belladonna Extract: with glycerin, as local anodyne.
Blister: to cover area, with hole in the center to allow discharge.
Bromine.
Butyl-Chloral Hydrate: to lessen the pain of facial carbuncle.
Calcium Sulphide: one-tenth grn. hourly useful.
Collodion: around base, leaving opening in the center.
Creolin.
Ether: sprayed on for a little time will cause an eschar to separate.
Europhen.
Hydrogen Peroxide.
Ichthalbin: internally.
Ichthyol: topically.
Iodine: locally, to lessen pain and inflammation, should be applied around the base.
Iodoform: useful local antiseptic dressing.
Iodoformogen.
Iodole.
Lead Carbonate.
Menthol.
Mercurial Ointment: early application will abort sometimes.
Opium: locally, mixed with glycerin.
Phosphorus: internally.
Potassium Chlorate and mineral acids: internally administered.
Potassium Permanganate: antiseptic lotion.
Poultices: to relieve pain.
Pyoktanin.
Quinine.
Quinine and Carbolic Acid: internally.
Strapping: concentrically, leaving center free, lessens pain.
Terebene or Oil Turpentine: antiseptic application.
Antrum, Disease of.
Acid, Boric.
Bismuth Subnitrate.
Chloroform.
Iodine.
Zinc Sulphate.
Anus, Fissure of.
Acid, Benzoic: as a local application.
Acid, Carbolic: one drop of 95 per cent. applied to fissure.
Belladonna: locally; relieves spasms.
Bismuth: with glycerin, as a local application.
Calomel: as ointment.
Carron Oil: as a dressing.
Castor Oil: to keep motions soft.
Chloral Hydrate: in dilute solution (2 per cent.) as a dressing.
Chloroform: diluted with half its bulk of alcohol, will aid healing.
Cocaine: in ointment.
Collodion: locally, to protect.
Dilatation, forcible: relieves spasm.
Hydrastis: local application.
Ice: to relieve pain after operation.
Ichthalbin.
Ichthyol.
Iodoform: locally, to heal and relieve pain.
Iodoformogen: very beneficial.
Opium and Gall Ointment: relieves pain.
Potassium Bromide: with five parts of glycerin, locally.
Rhatany: injected after the bowels have been opened by enema.
Silver Nitrate.
Sozoiodole-Potassium.
Sulphur: to keep motions soft.
Tannin: useful as a local application.
Anus, Prolapsus of.—See Prolapsus Ani.
Aphonia.
Acid, Nitric: in hoarseness from fatigue or indigestion.
Acid, Sulphurous: as spray or inhalation, in clergyman's sore-throat.
Aconite: in the painful contraction of the throat of singers.
Alum: as spray in chronic congestion of throat and larynx, with hoarseness.
Ammonium Chloride: as vapor in laryngeal catarrh.
Argenti Nitras: as local astringent.
Atropine: in hysterical aphonia; must be pushed enough to produce physiological symptoms.
Belladonna.
Benzoin Tincture: by inhalation in laryngeal catarrh.
Borax: a piece the size of a pea slowly sucked in sudden hoarseness.
Chloroform: in hysterical and nervous cases.
Electricity: locally.
Ether: like chloroform.
Glycerite of Tannin: locally to pharynx.
Ignatia: like atropine.
Ipecacuanha: wine as spray in laryngeal catarrh.
Nux Vomica: locally applied in impaired nervous power.
Potassium Nitrate: like borax.
Rue Oil: as inhalation in chronic catarrh.
Turkish Bath: in acute laryngeal catarrh.
Uranium Nitrate: as spray in very chronic catarrh.
Zinc Sulphate: local astringent.
Aphthæ.—See also, Cancrum Oris, Gums, Parotitis, Ptyalism, Stomatitis, Odontalgia, Tongue.
Acid, Boric.
Acid, Carbolic.
Acid, Hydrochloric: in small doses and as a local application.
Acids, Mineral: dilute solution as paint.
Acid, Nitric: in small doses.
Acid, Salicylic: as local application.
Acid, Sulphurous: well diluted as solution or spray.
Acid, Tannic.
Alum, Exsiccated: to aphthous ulcers which do not readily heal.
Argenti Nitras: locally.
Bismuth: as local application.
Borax: as honey or as glycerite, either alone or with chlorate of potassium.
Chlorine Water: locally applied.
Copper Sulphate: weak solution painted over the aphthæ.
Coptis Trifolia: infusion is employed in New England.
Creolin.
Glycerin.
Mercury with chalk: to remove the indigestion on which aphthæ frequently depend.
Potassium Chlorate: exceedingly useful as wash, 10 grn. to the oz., alone or with borax, also given internally.
Potassium Iodide: as local application, solution of 1 to 5 grn. to the oz.
Pyoktanin.
Quinine: 1 grn. every two or three hours, in aphthæ consequent on diarrhea in infants.
Rhubarb: as compound rhubarb powder, to remove indigestion.
Saccharin: in 2 or 3 per cent. solut. with sodium bicarbonate.
Sodium Sulphite.
Sozoiodole-Sodium.
Sulphites.
Apoplexy.—See also, Cerebral Congestion.
Aconite: to lower blood-pressure and prevent further hemorrhage, where pulse is strong and arterial tension high.
Arsenic: in cerebral congestion proceeding from apoplexy.
Bandaging the limbs.
Belladonna.
Cactus Grandiflorus: when apoplexy is threatened.
Cold Water: to the head when face is congested.
Colocynth: as purgative.
Croton Oil: as purgative, one drop on back of tongue, or part of drop every hour.
Diet and Hygiene, prophylactic: meat and stimulants to be taken very sparingly; exposure to heat, over-exertion, and especially anger, to be avoided.
Elaterium: in suppository, or as enema during attack.
Electricity: to promote absorption, after partial recovery has taken place.
Ice: to head.
Mercurial purge.
Mustard plaster to feet, or mustard foot-bath, and ice to head, keeping head high and feet low.
Nitroglycerin: to lessen cerebral congestion.
Opium and calomel.
Potassium Bromide: in combination with aconite.
Potassium Iodide: to cause absorption of effused blood.
Stimulants: cautiously exhibited, when collapse is present.
Strychnine: hypodermically, if respiration fails.
Venesection or Leeches: to relieve arterial pressure when apoplexy is threatening.
Veratrum Viride.
Appetite, Impaired.—See Anorexia.
Appetite, Loss of.—See Anorexia.
Arthritis.—(Gout.)
Aconite.
Arsenic.
Cimicifugin.
Colchicine.
Colchicum.
Formin.
Gaduol.
Gold.
Ichthyol: topically in 5—10 per cent. oint.
Ichthalbin: internally.
Iodides.
Lithium Salts.
Mercury Bichloride.
Mercury Oleate.
Phenocoll Hydrochlorate.
Potassa Solution.
Potassium Bromide.
Potassium Iodide.
Saliformin.
Sozoiodole-Mercury.
Ascaris.—See Worms.
Ascites.—See also, Dropsy.
Acidum Nitricum: in cirrhosis of the liver.
Aconite: in scarlatina nephritis at the onset of the attack.
Apocynum Cannabinum: as diuretic.
Arsenic: in old persons with feeble heart.
Asclepias: in dropsy of cardiac origin.
Caffeine: in cardiac dropsy.
Calomel: as diuretic in cardiac dropsy.
Cannabis Indica: as diuretic in acute and chronic Bright's disease with hematuria.
Copaiba: especially useful in hepatic and cardiac dropsy.
Croton Oil: in dropsy, in1/3of a drop doses every morning.
Cytisus Scoparius: in cardiac dropsy and dropsy with chronic Bright's disease.
Diuretics.
Digitalis: best in cardiac dropsy; its action is increased by combination with squill and blue pill.
Elaterium: as hydragogue cathartic.
Gamboge: like elaterium. Large doses tolerated.
Gold.
Jaborandi: in anasarca and uremia.
Jalap: in compound powder as hydragogue cathartic.
Levico Water: as alterant.
Milk Diet: sometimes very useful when kidneys are inadequate.
Pilocarpine.
Podophyllin: in hepatic cirrhosis.
Potassium Bitartrate: in combination with jalap in hepatic cirrhosis.
Saliformin.
Squill: as diuretic in cardiac dropsy.
Stillingia: in hepatic dropsy.
Theobromine Salicylate or its double-salts.
Asphyxia from Chloroform.
Amyl Nitrite.
Artificial respiration.
Cold Douche.
Electricity.
Oxygen.
Astasia.—See Abasia and Astasia.
Asthenopia.
Acid, Hydrocyanic: in irritable ophthalmia.
Atropine: to prevent spasms.
Eserine or Pilocarpine: in weak solution, to stimulate ciliary muscle.
Hot Compresses.
Massage.
Myotomy, Intraocular: to relieve spasms.
Physostigma: in the paralysis produced by diphtheria, and in senile asthenopia.
Strychnine.
Asthma.
Acid, Hydriodic.
Acid, Hydrocyanic.
Aconite: in spasmodic cases, also in asthma consequent on nasal catarrh in children.
Alcohol: in combination with amyl nitrite in spasmodic asthma.
Alkalies: in chronic bronchial catarrh.
Allyl Tribromide.
Alum: 10 grn. of dry powdered alum put on the tongue may arrest a spasm.
Ammonia Vapor.
Ammoniacum: like Asafetida.
Ammonium Benzoate.
Amyl Nitrite: sometimes checks paroxysm in spasmodic asthma and dyspnea due to cardiac hypertrophy. Must not be given in chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
Anemonin.
Anesthetics: as a temporary remedy in severe cases.
Antimony: in asthmatic conditions in children1/80a grn. of tartar emetic every quarter of an hour.
Antispasmin.
Apomorphine: emetic, in asthma due to a peripheral blocking of the air-tubes.
Arsenic: in small doses in cases associated with bronchitis or simulating hay fever, or in the bronchitis of children, or in the dyspeptic asthma. Inhaled as cigarettes with caution.
Asafetida: as an expectorant where there is profuse discharge.
Aspidospermine.
Atropine.
Belladonna: internally in large doses to relieve paroxysm. It should only be administered during a paroxysm and then pushed.
Bitter-Almond Water.
Bromides: only available in true spasmodic asthma; soon lose their efficacy.
Caffeine: 1 to 5 grn.
Camphor: 2 grn. combined with 1 grn. of opium, in spasmodic asthma.
Cannabis Indica: sometimes useful in chronic cases.
Chamois-Leather Waistcoat: reaching low down the body and arms, in bronchial asthma.
Chloral Hydrate: during paroxysm.
Chloralamide.
Chloroform: relieves when inhaled from tumbler or with warm water.
Cocaine.
Coffee: very strong, during paroxysm.
Colchicine or Colchicum: in gouty cases.
Compressed or Rarified air.
Coniine Hydrobromate or Conium: palliative in a chronic case.
Counter-irritation: applied for a short time only, at frequent intervals.
Creosote: vapor in bronchitic asthma.
Diet and Hygiene.
Duboisine Sulphate.
Erythrol Tetranitrate.
Ether: in full doses at commencement of attack or administered by inhalation.
Ethyl Iodide: 15 to 20 drops inhaled may relieve spasm.
Eucalyptus: sometimes along with stramonium, belladonna, and tobacco.
Euphorbia pilulifera.
Galvanism of Pneumogastric Region: positive pole beneath mastoid process, negative pole to epigastrium.
Gelsemium: useful in some cases, but after a time may fail.
Grindelia: to prevent or cut short attack; used as cigarette.
Hyoscine Hydrobromate: in spasmodic asthma.
Ichthalbin.
Iodine: painting the line of the pneumogastric nerve with liniment or tincture in pure spasmodic asthma.
Ipecacuanha: as a spray in bronchial asthma, especially in children; useless in true asthma.
Lobelia: to prevent and cut short paroxysm. Cautiously used in cardiac weakness.
Lobeline Sulphate.
Menthol.
Mercurials: in spasmodic and bronchitic asthma combined.
Morphine: combined with belladonna, very useful.
Nitroglycerin: in bronchitic, nephritic and spasmodic asthma.
Nux Vomica: in dyspeptic asthma.
Oil Eucalyptus.
Oil of Amber.
Opium: hypodermically during paroxysm.
Oxygen: as inhalation during paroxysm.
Pepsin: exceedingly useful in preventing attacks in dyspeptic subjects.
Physostigma.
Pilocarpine Hydrochlorate: in spasmodic asthma, subcutaneously; also in humid asthma if there is no cardiac dilatation.
Potassium Bromide.
Potassium Cyanide.
Potassium Iodide: in large doses when asthma is due to acute bronchial catarrh.
Potassium Nitrate: inhalation of fumes of paper relieves paroxysm. Sometimes advisable to mix a little chlorate with it.
Potassium Nitrite.
Pyridine: in bronchial asthma, vapor to be inhaled.
Quebracho: good in nephritic and spasmodic asthma.
Quinine: during intervals when the attacks are periodical.
Resorcin: relieves dyspnea.
Sandalwood Oil.
Sanguinarine.
Sodium Arsenate: as tonic, acts probably on respiratory centre.
Sodium Iodide.
Sodium Nitrate: like nitroglycerin.
Sodium Phosphate: sometimes efficacious.
Solanine.
Spermine: as tonic.
Stramonium: sometimes very useful. May be made into cigarettes, or 20 grn. of dried leaves may be mixed with nitrate of potassium, and the fumes inhaled. A little powdered ipecacuanha may often be added.
Strontium Iodide.
Strophanthus Tincture.
Strychnine: in weakness of the respiratory center.
Sulfonal.
Sulphurated Potassa.
Sulphur fumes: in bronchitic asthma.
Tobacco: smoking is sometimes beneficial.
Turkish Baths: in bronchial asthma.
Zinc Oxide.
Asthenia.—See Adynamia, Convalescence.
Astigmatism.
Suitable Glasses.
Atheroma.See also, Aneurism.
Ammonium Bromide.
Ammonium Iodide: to promote absorption.
Arsenic: often useful, especially where there are cerebral symptoms.
Barium Chloride.
Calcium Lactophosphate.
Cod-Liver Oil.
Digitalis: requires caution; useful in general capillary atheroma.
Hypophosphites.
Phosphates.
Phosphorus: in minute doses along with cod-liver oil, in cases with cerebral symptoms.
Quinine: like arsenic.
Atrophy.
Arsenic: In muscular atrophy.
Electricity.
Massage.
Olive Oil: inunction to atrophied parts.
Strychnine.
Balanitis.See also, Phimosis, Gonorrhea.
Acid, Carbolic.
Acid, Tannic.
Alum.
Alumnol.
Creolin.
Ichthyol.
Lead Water.
Lime Water: as lotion.
Mercury: yellow wash, as lotion.
Silver Nitrate: molded.
Sozoiodole-Potassium: dusting powder.
Sozoiodole-Sodium: lotion.
Tannin or Zinc Oxide: as dusting-powder.
Tannoform.
Zinc Sulphate.
Baldness.—See Alopecia.
Barber's Itch.—See Sycosis.
Bed-Sores.
Alcohol: as wash to prevent; afterwards dust with powdered starch.
Alum: with white of egg, as local application.
Aristol.
Balsam of Peru and Unguentum Resinæ: equal parts spread on cotton wool.
Bismuth Subnitrate.
Catechu: with lead sub-acetate, to harden skin.
Charcoal: as poultices, to stop bed-sores.
Galvanic Couplet: of zinc and silver; one element on sore, the other on adjacent part.
Glycerin: prophylactic local application.
Hydrargyri Perchloridum: a solution mixed with diluted alcohol.
Ichthyol.
Incisions: followed by irrigation, if sores tend to burrow.
Iodoform.
Iodoformogen.
Iodole.
Iron Chloride: as tonic.
Medicated Poultices: patient to lie with poultices under the parts likely to be affected; if fetor, cataplasma carbonis; if sloughing, addition of Balsam of Peru.
Pyoktanin.
Quinine: local dressing.
Salt and Whisky: topically to harden skin.
Silver Nitrate: dusted over open bed-sores.
Soap Plaster: applied after washing with bichloride solution (1 in 5000) and dusting with iodoform or iodoformogen.
Sozoiodole Potassium.
Styptic Collodion.
Tannate of Lead: at an early stage.
Zinc Oxide: ointment.
Biliousness.—See also, Dyspepsia, Hepatic Congestion, Duodenal Catarrh.
Acids, Mineral: nitrohydrochloric acid especially useful in chronic hepatic affections, dysentery and dropsy of hepatic origin.
Aconite: as adjunct to podophyllin.
Alkalies: in indigestion due to obstruction to the flow of bile.
Alkaline Mineral Waters: in catarrh of the bile-duct, early stage of cirrhosis, and obstruction to the hepatic circulation.
Aloes: in constipation, and in deficient secretion of bile.
Ammonium Chloride: in jaundice due to catarrh of the bile-ducts, early stage of cirrhosis; deficient intestinal secretion.
Ammonium Iodide: in catarrh of duodenum and biliary ducts, in the early stage of cirrhosis, in the malarial cachexia; efficacy increased by the addition of arsenic.
Angostura: in bilious fevers.
Argenti Oxidum.
Bromides and Chloral Hydrate.
Bryonia: in bilious headache.
Calomel: in excessive production with deficient secretion; calomel or blue pill at night and a black draught in the morning.
Calumba: as stomachic tonic.
Carlsbad Water: a tumbler sipped warm on rising very useful.
Chirata.
Colocynth.
Euonymin: at night, followed in the morning by a saline purge.
Friedrichshall Water: a wineglassful in a tumbler of hot water slowly sipped on rising.
Horse Exercise.
Hydrastis: when chronic gastric catarrh is present, in chronic catarrh of the duodenum and bile-ducts, with inspissation of the bile and gallstones.
Ipecac.
Leptandra.
Manganese: in malarial jaundice.
Mercurial Cathartics: in moderate doses night and morning, or in small doses more frequently repeated. Especially useful when the stools are pale, is the bichloride.
Mercury Iodide, Green.
Mercury Oxide, Yellow.
Milk Cure: in obstinate cases.
Mustard Plaster.
Opium.
Podophyllum: in place of mercury when stools are dark.
Rhubarb: as hepatic stimulant.
Salines.
Salol.
Sodium Phosphate: in bilious sick headache; also in catarrh of the gall-duct in children: dose, 10 grn.
Stillingia: in cirrhosis; torpidity and jaundice following intermittent fever; ascites due to hepatic changes; to be combined with Nux Vomica, in deficient secretion.
Bites and Stings.—See Stings and Bites.
Bladder Affections.
Acid, Carbolic.
Aseptol.
Berberine Sulphate: for atony.
Codeine.
Formaldehyde.
Gallobromol.
Saliformin.
Sozoiodole-Sodium.
Bladder, Catarrh of.—See also, Cystitis.
Acid, Benzoic.
Ammonium Borate.
Antinosin.
Arbutin.
Betol.
Creolin: by injection.
Ichthyol.
Juniper.
Saliformin.
Salol.
Thymol.
Bladder, Inflammation of.—See Cystitis.
Bladder, Irritable.See also, Cystitis, Dysuria, Enuresis, Lithiasis, Calculi, Urinary Disorders.
Acid, Benzoic: in large prostate, and alkaline urine.
Alkalies: vegetable salts, especially of potassium when the urine is acid.
Ammonium Benzoate: like benzoic acid.
Aquapuncture.
Arbutin.
Belladonna: in the irritable bladder of children, more especially when causing nocturnal incontinence.
Buchu: in combination with the vegetable salts of potassium, when urine is very acid.
Cannabis Indica.
Cantharides: in women without acute inflammation or uterine displacement; also in irritable bladder produced by chronic enlargement of the prostate.
Copaiba: in chronic irritability.
Cubebs: like copaiba.
Eucalyptol.
Gelseminine.
Hops.
Hyoscyamus.
Indian Corn Silk (Stigmata Maydis): a mild stimulant diuretic; infusion ad lib.
Pareira: in chronic irritable bladder.
Bladder, Paralysis of.
Cannabis Indica: in retention from spinal disease.
Cantharides: in atonic bladder, painting around the umbilicus with the acetum.
Ergot: in paralysis, either of bladder or sphincter, when bladder is so that urine is retained, and incontinence in sphincter.
Galvanism: in lumbar region.
Nicotine: 1 fl. oz. of a 4 per cent. solution injected by catheter and then withdrawn in a few minutes.
Strychnine.
Blenorrhea.—See Gonorrhea.
Blenorrhea Neonatorum.—See Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Blepharitis.
Acid, Boric.
Acid, Tannic.
Alkaline Lotions: warm, to remove the secretion.
Alum.
Bismuth.
Borax.
Chloral Hydrate, 5 per cent. solution, to remove scabs and crusts.
Copper Sulphate: instil a very dilute solution.
Creolin, 1 or 2 per cent. solution.
Gaduol: as tonic.
Glycerinophosphates: as tonic.
Hydrastis.
Ichthalbin: as alterative.
Ichthyol: topically.
Iron: to remove the anemia usually present.
Mercury-Nitrate Ointment: very useful application. If too strong, dilute with vaselin or simple ointment.
Mercury Oxide, Red.
Pulsatilla: internally and locally.
Pyoktanin: pencil.
Silver Nitrate: pencilling the border of the lid with the solid.
Sodium Bicarbonate.
Blisters.—See Burns and Scalds.
Boils.—See also, Acne, Anthrax.
Acid, Carbolic: injection.
Acid Nitrate of Mercury: to abort at an early stage.
Acid, Salicylic.
Aluminium Acetate.
Aluminium Aceto-tartrate.
Alumnol.
Arnica: locally as an ointment, and also internally.
Arsenic: to lessen tendency to recurrence.
Belladonna: internally, or as local application.
Boric Acid: as a dressing.
Calcium Chloride.
Calcium Sulphide: to hasten maturation or abort.
Camphorated Alcohol: as local application in early stage.
Camphor, Carbolated.
Caustic.
Chloral Hydrate.
Cocaine: to allay the pain.
Collodion: painted over whole surface to abort papular stage. Over base, leaving centre free, in pustular stage.
Counter-irritation: by plasters surrounding the boil.
Gaduol: as alterative.
Ichthalbin: internally.
Ichthyol: topically.
Lead Subacetate Solution.
Levico Water: as alterative.
Menthol.
Mercury Bichloride.
Mercury Iodide, red.
Mercury Ointment.
Opium: locally to remove pain.
Phosphates: especially of sodium, as a constitutional agent.
Potassium Chlorate: as an alterative.
Poultices: to relieve pain and hasten maturation.
Pyoktanin.
Silver Nitrate: strong solution painted over the skin round boil.
Strapping: properly applied gives great relief.
Subcutaneous Incisions.
Sulphides: in small doses to abort or hasten maturation.
Sulphites.
Sulphur Waters.
Solution Gutta-Percha.
Unguentum Hydrargyri: early applied around will prevent sloughing.
Bone, Diseases of.—See also, Caries, Exostosis, Nodes, Periostitis, Rachitis, Spina Bifida, etc.
Calcium Salts: the phosphate in rickets, in delay of union of fractures; the chloride in strumous subjects.
Cod-Liver Oil: in scrofulous conditions.
Gaduol.
Glycerinophosphates.
Hypophosphites.
Iodine: alone, or with cod-liver oil.
Iodoform: as dressing to exposed bone.
Iodoformogen: as dusting-powder.
Iron Iodide.
Mercury Iodide, Red.
Phosphorus.
Pyoktanin.
Strontium Iodide.
Brain, Anemia of.—See Cerebral Anemia.
Brain, Fever of.—See Meningitis, Cerebrospinal Meningitis; Typhoid Fever, Typhus.
Brain, Inflammation of.—See Cerebritis.
Brain, Softening of.—See Cerebral Softening.
Breasts, Inflamed or Swollen.—See Mastitis, Abscess, Lactation, Nipples.
Breath, Fetid.
Benzoic Acid: in spray.
Camphor.
Carbolic Acid: dilute solution as wash to mouth.
Chlorine: liq. chloride or chlorinated lime as lotion.
Permanganate of Potassium: as wash to mouth.
Thymol.
Bright's Disease, Acute.—See also, Albuminuria, Hematuria, Scarlet Fever, Uremia.
Aconite.
Acid, Gallic.
Alkaline salts.
Ammonium Benzoate.
Antipyrine.
Arbutin.
Belladonna.
Bromides.
Caffeine.
Cannabis Indica.
Cantharides.
Digitalis.
Elaterium.
Eucalyptus.
Fuchsine.
Gold Chloride.
Hydrastis.
Hyoscyamus.
Hyoscine Hydrobromate.
Jalap.
Juniper Oil.
Lead.
Mercury Bichloride.
Nitroglycerin.
Oil Turpentine.
Pilocarpine.
Potassium Bitartrate.
Potassium Citrate.
Potassium Iodide.
Sodium Benzoate.
Sodium Bicarbonate.
Strontium Lactate.
Theobromine salts.
Bright's Disease, Chronic.—See also, Dropsy, Uremia.
Acid, Gallic.
Bromides.
Cannabis Indica.
Elaterium.
Eucalyptus.
Fuchsine.
Gold.
Hemo-gallol.
Hydrastis.
Iron.
Jaborandi.
Jalap.
Lead.
Mercury Bichloride.
Nitroglycerin.
Oil Turpentine.
Potassium Bitartrate.
Potassium Iodide.
Bromidrosis.—See Feet.
Bronchiectasis.—See also, Emphysema.
Chlorine: as inhalation to lessen fetor.
Creosote: as inhalation.
Iodine: as inhalation.
Phosphates and Hypophosphites.
Quinine.
Terebene: as inhalation.
Bronchitis.
Acetanilid.
Acid, Arsenous.
Acid, Benzoic.
Acid, Camphoric.
Acid, Carbolic.
Acid, Hydriodic.
Alum.
Ammonium Benzoate.
Ammonium Chloride.
Ammonium Iodide.
Ammonium Salicylate.
Astringent sprays for excessive secretion.
Anemonin.
Antispasmin.
Antimony Sulphide, Golden.
Antimony and Potassium Tartrate.
Arsenic.
Cetrarin.
Chlorophenol.