Cocaine.
Codeine.
Conium.
Creosote.
Digitalis.
Eserine.
Ethyl Iodide.
Eucalyptol.
Hydrastis.
Iodides.
Iodine.
Mercury Subsulphate.
Myrtol.
Naphtalin.
Nux Vomica Tincture.
Oil Eucalyptus.
Oil Pinus Pumilio.
Oil Pinus Sylvestris.
Oxygen.
Peronin.
Phosphates.
Physostigmine.
Potassium Citrate with Ipecac.
Potassium Cyanide.
Pyridine: an inhalation.
Sodium Benzoate.
Sodium Iodide.
Solanin.
Stramonium.
Sulphur.
Terebene.
Terpine Hydrate.
Thymol.
Zinc Oxide.
Bronchitis, Acute.—See also, Cough.
Acetanilid.
Acid, Carbolic.
Acid, Nitric: when expectoration is free and too copious.
Aconite: one-half to 1 min. every hour at the commencement of an acute catarrhal attack.
Actæa Racemosa: in acute catarrh and bronchitis when the more active symptoms have subsided.
Alkalies: to render mucus less viscid.
Amber Oil: counter-irritant over spine in children.
Ammoniacum: very useful in old people.
Ammonium Acetate.
Ammonium Carbonate: Where much expectoration and much depression; or where the mucus is very viscid and adherent.
Apomorphine: causes a copious expectoration in the early stage.
Asafetida: like ammoniacum.
Belladonna: In acute bronchitis of children to stimulate respiratory centre.
Benzoin and Benzoic Acid: 1 dram inhaled from hot water eases cough and lessens expectoration.
Bleeding: from the superficial jugular veins in severe pulmonary engorgement.
Camphor.
Chloral Hydrate: to be used with caution, to allay pain.
Cimicifuga.
Cod Liver Oil: relieves.
Colchicum: in gouty cases.
Copaiba: in advanced stage of disease.
Counter-irritants: dry cupping most efficacious in acute cases; mustard leaves; mustard poultices.
Croton Oil: as liniment; vesication must not be produced.
Cubebs: when secretion is copious.
Demulcents: licorice, linseed.
Eucalyptol.
Eucalyptus: as liniment combined with belladonna in the early stage; internally in the late stage.
Garlic, Oil of: in the acute bronchitis of children.
Ipecacuanha: when expectoration is scanty, dryness in chest, ipecacuanha in large doses; also when expectoration has become more abundant but difficult to expel.
Iron.
Jalap: with bitartrate of potassium instead of bleeding in engorgement of the right side of the heart.
Lead: in profuse discharge.
Lobelia: when cough is paroxysmal and there is much expectoration slightly nauseant expectorants are good combined with opium.
Mercury: In some cases useful where there is much congestion and little secretion.
Morphine: one-half grn. combined with Quinine (10 grn.) will abort the attack if given early enough.
Muscarine: in doses of1/8grn. at the commencement of the attack; well combined with digitalis.
Mustard: poultice in acute bronchitis of children and adults; foot bath.
Opium: as Dover's powder to cut short attack and along with expectorants to lessen cough.
Pilocarpine: in abundant exudation.
Potassium Chlorate: first increases the fluidity of the expectoration, then diminishes it in quantity, increasing the feeling of relief.
Poultices: in children to encircle the whole chest.
Quinine: to reduce temperature.
Sanguinaria: after acute symptoms have subsided.
Senega: in the advanced stage of acute disorder.
Squill Syrup: combined with camphorated tincture of opium after acute stage is over.
Tartar Emetic: in dry stage to promote secretion; most useful in first stage.
Turpentine Oil: when expectoration profuse; also as inhalation or stupe.
Zinc Oxide.
Bronchitis, Capillary.—See also, Cough.
Alum: as a nauseating expectorant and emetic.
Ammonium Carbonate: when much fluid or viscid expectoration and commencing lividity; also as an emetic.
Ammonium Chloride: to promote secretion.
Ammonium Iodide: in small rapid doses relieves much.
Antimony.
Apomorphine: to produce a plentiful fluid secretion; also as nauseant expectorant.
Camphor: as expectorant and stimulant.
Cupping: four to six dry cups over the back often give very great relief, and if the pulmonary congestion appears very great wet cups should be placed instead, and 8 to 10 oz. of blood withdrawn from adult.
Ethyl Iodide: as an inhalation.
Iodides: are very serviceable to diminish viscidity of expectoration if given in very low doses.
Ipecacuanha: as expectorant and emetic.
Mustard: as poultices.
Oil Amber with Olive Oil (1:3): applied to back and chest.
Pilocarpine: in abundant non-purulent exudation; not to be used in dilatation of veins and right side of the heart.
Poultices: over whole chest.
Quinine.
Serpentaria: in children as a stimulant expectorant.
Subsulphate of Mercury: as nauseant, expectorant and emetic.
Turpentine Oil: in languid circulation in the capillaries.
Water: hot and cold dashes if death is imminent from suffocation.
Bronchitis, Chronic.—See also, Cough, Emphysema.
Acids: to diminish a chronic copious expectoration.
Acid, Carbolic: as inhalation or as spray.
Acid, Gallic: in profuse discharge.
Acid, Nitric: in mixtures, to remedy the effect on digestion produced by sedatives like opium.
Acid, Sulphurous: as inhalation or spray.
Alum: in children with copious expectoration in doses of 3 grn.
Ammonia: when there is difficulty in bringing up expectoration.
Ammoniac: very useful, especially in elderly people.
Ammonium Chloride: to render the secretion less viscid.
Anemonin.
Antimony: when secretion is scanty.
Apocodeine Hydrochlorate.
Apomorphine Hydrochlorate.
Arsenic: in emphysema and asthmatic attack as cigarettes, where there is much wheezing and little bronchitis following the sudden disappearance of eczematous rash.
Asafetida: like ammoniacum.
Balsam of Peru: when expectoration is copious.
Balsam of Tolu: the same.
Belladonna: to children choked with secretion give 1 minim of tincture every hour to stimulate respiratory centre. It also lessens the secretion.
Benzoin: as inhalation or as spray.
Burgundy Pitch: emplastrum in chronic bronchitis.
Camphor.
Cannabis Indica: in very chronic cases.
Carbonic Acid Gas: inhaled.
Chamois Waistcoat.
Cheken: the fluid extract renders expectoration easier, and paroxysms less frequent.
Chloral Hydrate: a solution of 10 grn. to the oz. used as a spray to allay cough.
Cimicifuga: sometimes relieves the hacking cough.
Codeine: in place of opium when the latter disagrees.
Cod-Liver Oil: one of the most useful of all remedies.
Colchicine.
Colchicum: in acute cases.
Conium: the vapor to relieve cough.
Copaiba: like Balsam Peru.
Creosote: inhaled to allay cough.
Crude Petroleum: in capsules or pills in chronic bronchitis.
Cubebs: like copaiba.
Digitalis: where heart is feeble, especially in the aged.
Emetics.
Ethyl Iodide.
Eucalyptus: stimulant expectorant.
Euphorbia Pilulifera.
Gaduol: a most useful remedy.
Galbanum: like ammoniac.
Grindelia: expectorant when the cough is troublesome.
Guaiacol.
Guaiacol Vapor.
Hydrastis: in chronic coryza.
Hypnal: for cough.
Iodides and Iodine: as inhalation or liniment to chest, to lessen expectoration in chronic bronchitis; in the hoarse hollow cough of infants after measles.
Iodoform.
Ipecacuanha: the wine as spray in much expectoration; in emetic doses in children where the bronchioles are blocked up with mucus.
Iron: when expectoration is profuse.
Koumys regimen: sometimes very useful.
Levico Water: as tonic.
Lobelia: when there is spasmodic dsypnea.
Mercury: to diminish congestion.
Morphine: to quiet cough, in small doses.
Myrrh.
Myrtol.
Oil Sandalwood.
Opium: to lessen secretion and cough.
Peronin: in place of morphine for the cough.
Phosphates: in very chronic cases.
Physostigma: in chronic cases with great dyspnea.
Physostigmine.
Plumbic Acetate: in profuse secretion.
Potassium Carbonate: in viscid secretion.
Potassium Iodide: in combination with antim. tart. in cases of great dyspnea.
Sanguinaria: with other expectorants.
Senega: when expulsive efforts are feeble.
Serpentaria: like senega.
Spinal Ice-bag: in excessive secretion.
Squill: where expectoration is thick.
Steam Inhalations.
Stramonium: in dry cough.
Strychnine: as respiratory stimulant.
Sulphur: where expectoration is copious, bronchitis severe, and constitutional debility.
Sumbul.
Tar: to lessen secretion and allay chronic winter cough; given in pill or as spray.
Terebene: internally or as inhalation.
Terpin Hydrate.
Turkish Bath: to clear up a slight attack and to render the patient less susceptible to taking cold.
Turpentine Oil: as liniment to chest in children.
Zinc Oxide: to control too profuse a secretion.
Bronchocele.—See Goiter.
Bronchorrhea.—See also, Cough.
Acid, Carbolic: as spray.
Acid, Gallic: remote astringent.
Alcohol: accordingly as it agrees or disagrees with patient.
Alum: a remote astringent.
Ammoniac: in the aged.
Ammonium Carbonate: stimulant expectorant.
Ammonium Chloride: stimulant expectorant.
Ammonium Iodide: small doses frequently repeated; value increased by the addition of arsenic.
Apomorphine Hydrochlorate.
Asafetida: like ammoniac.
Astringents.
Cod-liver Oil.
Copaiba: stimulant expectorant; to be given in capsules.
Creosote.
Cubebs: like copaiba.
Eucalyptol.
Eucalyptus Oil: sometimes very useful.
Gaduol: efficacious alterant tonic.
Grindelia: respiratory stimulant.
Iodine: as counter-irritant to chest, and as inhalation.
Iodoform.
Iodole.
Lead Acetate: to lessen secretion.
Myrtol: in profuse fetid expectoration.
Oil Pinus Pumilio.
Oil Pinus Sylvestris: as inhalation.
Phosphates: tonic.
Quinine: tonic.
Spinal Ice-bag: to lessen secretion.
Sulphurous Acid: as inhalation or spray.
Terebene.
Terpin Hydrate.
Turpentine Oil: stimulant expectorant, and also as inhalation.
Bruises.
Acid, Sulphurous: as local application constantly applied.
Aconite: liniment locally, to relieve pain.
Alcohol.
Ammonium Chloride.
Arnica: as local application no more use than alcohol, and sometimes gives rise to much inflammation; this it will do if the skin is abraded.
Capsicum: to remove discoloration of bruise.
Compressed Sponge.
Convallaria Polygonatum (Solomon's Seal): the juice from the fresh root will take away a "black eye."
Hamamelis: locally.
Ice.
Ichthyol.
Iodoform.
Iodoformogen.
Iodole.
Lead Water: to allay pain.
Oil of Bay: same as Capsicum.
Opium: local application to relieve pain.
Pyoktanin.
Sozoiodole-Potassium: as dusting powder.
Sozoiodole-Sodium: as wash.
Bubo.—See also, Chancroid, Syphilis.
Acid, Carbolic: by injection.
Acid, Nitric: as local application to indolent bubo.
Aristol.
Blisters: followed up by application of tinc. iodi. will often cause absorption.
Calomel.
Chlora Hydrate: 25 per cent. solution, antiseptic and stimulant application.
Copper Sulphate: 4 grn. to the oz.
Creolin.
Diaphtherin.
Europhen.
Hydrargyri Perchloridum: epidermis is first removed by a blister and then a saturated solution applied; a poultice is then applied to separate the eschar, leaving a healthy ulcer.
Ice: to relieve pain and lessen inflammation.
Ichthyol.
Iodine: as counter-irritant applied round the bubo.
Iodoform: as local application.
Iodoformogen.
Iodole.
Lead Lotions: compresses soaked in these will abort, or assist in the healing process.
Mercury: as local application after opening bubo, when syphilitic affection is great.
Peroxide of Hydrogen: wash and dress bubo with lint soaked in it.
Potassa Fusa: to open, instead of the knife.
Potassium Chlorate: applied as fine powder.
Pyoktanin.
Silver Nitrate: lightly applied to surface in indolent bubo.
Sozoiodole-Potassium: incision at first sign of suppuration, followed by washing with antiseptics.
Sulphides: to check suppuration; not so useful as in an ordinary abscess.
Tartar Emetic: when inflammation is acute and fever considerable.
Xeroform.
Bunion.—See also, Bursitis.
Iodine: painted on in indolent forms.
Rest: when thickened and painful. Pressure is removed by thick plasters, with a hole in the center.
Burns and Scalds.
Absorbent Dressings.
Acetanilid.
Acid, Boric: useful as ointment or lint dressings, or as boric oil.
Acid, Carbolic: 1 per cent. solution relieves pain and prevents suppuration.
Acid, Picric: dressing.
Acid, Salicylic: 1 in 60 olive oil.
Alkalies: soon remove the pain on exposure to the air after application.
Alum: finely powdered over foul, bleeding granulations.
Antipyrine: in solution or ointment.
Argenti Nitras: wash with a solution of 4 to 8 grn. to the oz. and wrap in cotton wool.
Bismuth Subgallate.
Bismuth Subnitrate: a thick paste with glycerin protective.
Calcium Bisulphite (sol.).
Carron Oil: in recent burns.
Chalk, Oil and Vinegar: applied as a paste of a creamy consistence, relieves pain at once.
Chlorinated Soda: in dilute solution.
Chloroform, Olive Oil and Lime Water: soon relieves the pain.
Cocaine: as lotion to allay the pain.
Cod-Liver Oil.
Cold: Instant application.
Collodion: flexible, to protect from air.
Cotton Wool: to protect from irritation and so lessen pain.
Creolin.
Creosote: like Carbolic Acid.
Diaphtherin.
Digitalis: in shock.
Europhen.
Gallæ Unguentum: 1 part to 8 of lard, to prevent cicatrix.
Ichthalbin.
Ichthyol.
Iodoform: local anesthetic and antiseptic.
Iodoformogen: the same.
Lead Carbonate:i.e.white-lead paint, for small burns; should be applied instantly.
Lead Water.
Linimentum Calcis (lime-water with linseed oil).
Morphine and Atropine: to allay pain.
Naftalan.
Oakum.
Oil and Litharge: applied as a varnish, containing 5 per cent. Salicylic Acid.
Ol. Menthæ Piperitæ: painted on.
Phytolacca: to relieve pain.
Potassium Chlorate: solution 5 grn. to 1 oz.
Pyoktanin.
Resorcin.
Rhubarb Ointment: one part of root to two of lard.
Rhus Toxicodendron.
Soap Suds: instead of alkali, if it is not at hand.
Sodium Bicarbonate: immediate application of a saturated solution.
Sozoiodole-Potassium: as dusting-powder, with starch.
Sozoiodole-Sodium: as wash.
Stimulants, Local: such as Ung. Resinæ, afterwards followed by astringents.
Thymol: one per cent. in olive oil, local anesthetic.
Warm Bath: keep whole body, with exception of head, totally immersed for some days in very extensive burns or scalds. It relieves pain, although it may not save life.
Whiting and Water: mixed to the thickness of cream and smeared over, excluding the air, gives instant relief.
Zinc Ointment and Vaselin: in equal parts for dressing.
Zinc Oxide: as dusting powder.
Bursitis.
Acid, Carbolic: as injection.
Blisters: most useful.
Fomentations: to relieve pain.
Ichthyol.
Iodine: When chronic, Lin. Iodi may be used as a blister, or the liquor, after blistering or aspiration.
Cachexiæ.—See also, Anemia, Scrofula, Syphilis, etc., and the list of Tonics.
Acid, Nitric: in debility after acute disease; in combination with the fresh decoction of bark.
Air: fresh.
Aliment: nutritious.
Ammonium Carbonate: with bark; after acute illness.
Arnica: Internally, in bad cases.
Arsen-hemol.
Arsenic: in malarial, also in cancerous, cachexia; in chronic malaria, combined with iron.
Baths: Turkish bath, useful.
Calcium Phosphate.
Chalybeate Waters.
Cholagogues: most useful before, or along with other remedies, and especially in malarial cachexia before the administration of quinine.
Cupro-hemol.
Electricity.
Eucalyptus: in general cachectic conditions.
Euonymin: as cholagogue.
Gaduol.
Glycerin: as a food.
Glycerinophosphates.
Gold.
Grape Cure.
Hemo-gallol.
Hemol.
Hydrastine.
Hydrastis: in malaria.
Ichthalbin.
Iodine.
Iron: generally in all anemic conditions.
Levico Water.
Manganese: along with iron and as syrup of double iodide.
Massage: exceedingly useful.
Mercury: in syphilitic cases.
Oils and Fat: cod-liver oil very useful. Cream as an addition to food; oil as inunction.
Phosphates: in scrofula, phthisis and malnutrition.
Podophyllin: as cholagogue, in children of a few months old improperly fed; in alcoholic excess; chronic morning diarrhea.
Potassium Iodide: in syphilitic and resulting conditions.
Purgatives, Saline: as adjuncts to cholagogues.
Quinine: in various forms of cachexia.
Sarsaparilla: in syphilis.
Calculi.—See also, Gravel.
Acid, Benzoic.
Acid, Sulphuric, diluted.
Ammonium Borate.
Lithium Benzoate.
Lithium Carbonate.
Lithium Citrate.
Magnesia.
Manganese Dioxide.
Oil Turpentine.
Sodium Benzoate.
Sodium Bicarbonate.
Sodium Phosphate.
Solution Potassa.
Calculi, Biliary.—(Gall-stones.)—See also, Colic, Jaundice.
Acid, Nitric: hepatic stimulant and alterative.
Acid, Nitro-hydrochloric: same as nitric acid.
Aliment: absence of starch and fat recommended.
Anesthetics: during the passage of the calculus.
Belladonna: relief during spasm.
Carlsbad Waters: prophylactic.
Chloral Hydrate: to relieve pain during paroxysm; good in combination with morphine.
Chloroform: inhalation from tumbler, most useful to relieve paroxysm.
Counter-Irritation: to relieve pain during passage.
Emetics: of doubtful value in aiding the expulsion of the calculus.
Ferri Succinas: as a resolvent for existing stones, and prophylactic.
Ferri Perchlor. Tinctura: like creosote, as an astringent. Useful if renal changes complicate.
Iridin: in doses of 1 grn. for its cholagogue properties.
Mercury: the green iodide, with manna and soap as a pill.
Morphine:1/5grn. (repeated if necessary) with1/120grn. atropine subcutaneously, to relieve pain and vomiting in paroxysm.
Nitro-hydrochloric Bath: to cause expulsion of calculus and to relieve pain.
Oil: in large doses has been followed by the expulsion of gallstones.
Salicylate of Sodium: as prophylactic.
Sodium Carbonate: in large quantity of hot water during passage of stone. At first there is usually vomitting but this soon ceases.
Sodium Phosphate: in 20 or 30 grn. doses before each meal as prophylactic. Should be given in plenty of water.
Turpentine Oil and Ether (Durande's remedy): Equal parts to relieve pain during paroxysm; also occasionally as prophylactic along with a course of Carlsbad or Vichy water.
Calculi, Renal and Vesical.—See also, Colic, Lithiasis, Oxaluria, etc.
Acid, Hippuric.
Acid, Nitric: dilute; as injection into the bladder to dissolve phosphatic calculi.
Alkalies, especially Potassa Salts: to resolve calculi, potash and soda to be used.
Alkaline Mineral Waters: especially Vichy and Bethesda.
Ammonium Benzoate: to resolve phosphatic calculi.
Anesthetics: to relieve pain during passage of calculus.
Belladonna: sometimes relieves the pain of the passage of calculus.
Borocitrate of Magnesium: to dissolve uric acid calculus. Formula: Magnesii carb. 1 dram; Acid, citric, 2 drams; Sodii biborat. 2 drams; Aquæ, 8 fl. oz. m. sig.; 2 drams 3 t.p.d.
Calcium Carbonate.
Calumba: to relieve vomiting.
Castor Oil: as purgative.
Chloroform: as in biliary calculi.
Cotton Root: as decoction to relieve strangury.
Counter-Irritants: to lessen pain during passage of calculus.
Formin.
Lead Acetate.
Lithium Salts.
Lycetol.
Lysidine.
Mineral Waters.
Morphine: hypodermically as in biliary calculi.
Piperazine.
Potassium Boro-Tartrate: more efficient than the magnesium salt; prepared by heating together four parts of cream of tartar, one of boric acid, and ten of water. 20 grn. three times a day well diluted.
Potassium Citrate: in hematuria with uric acid crystals.
Water, Distilled: as drink.
Camp Fever.—See Typhus.
Cancer.—See also, Uterine Cancer.
Acid, Acetic: as injection into tumors.
Acid, Carbolic: as application or injection into tumor to lessen pain, retard growth and diminish fetor.
Acid, Chromic: as caustic.
Acid, Citric: as lotion to allay pain, 1 in 60.
Acid, Hydrochloric.
Acid, Lactic.
Acid, Salicylic: locally applied as powder or saturated solution.
Acids: internally in cancer of stomach.
Aluminium Sulphate: a caustic and disinfectant application.
Aniline.
Argenti Nitras: a saturated solution injected in several places; to be followed by an injection of table-salt 1 in 1000.
Aristol.
Arsenic: as local application, causes cancer to slough out. Sometimes successful when the knife fails, but is dangerous. Internally, in cancer of stomach, lessens vomiting. Supposed to retard growth of cancer in stomach and other parts.
Arsenic Iodide.
Belladonna: locally relieves pain. Used internally also.
Bismuth Subnitrate: to relieve pain and vomiting in cancer of stomach.
Bromine Chloride: alone or combined with other caustics. To be followed by a poultice.
Bromine, Pure: as caustic to use round cancer.
Calcium Carbonate.
Caustic Alkalies: in strong solution dissolve the cells.
Charcoal Poultices: to lessen pain and fetor.
Chian Turpentine: benefits according to some—acc. to others, it is useless.
Chloral Hydrate: to lessen pain.
Chloroform: vapor as local application to ulcerated cancer.
Codeine: as a sedative in cases of abdominal tumor.
Cod-Liver Oil: in cachexia.
Coffee: disinfectant, applied as fine powder.
Conium: as poultices to relieve pain. Used internally also.
Creolin.
Ferro-Manganous preparations.
Gaduol: in cachexia.
Gas Cautery: a form of actual cautery.
Glycerinophosphates.
Glycerite of Carbolic Acid: same as carbolic acid.
Gold and Sodium Chloride.
Hematoxylin Extract: to a fungating growth.
Hydrastis: as palliative application.
Hydrogen Peroxide.
Hyoscyamus: bruised leaves locally applied.
Ichthyol.
Iodoform: locally to lessen pain and fetor.
Iodoformogen.
Iron and Manganese: internally as tonics.
Levico Water: internally.
Lime: as caustic.
Manganese Iodide.
Mercury Bichloride.
Mercury Nitrate, Acid.
Methylene Blue.
Morphine salts.
Opium: locally and internally, to relieve pain.
Papain: as local application or injection.
Pepsin: as injection into tumor.
Potassium Chlorate: allays the pain and removes the fetor.
Potassium Permanganate.
Potassa Fusa: as escharotic.
Poultices: to relieve pain.
Pyoktanin.
Resorcin.
Sodium Ethylate: a powerful caustic.
Stramonium: ointment to relieve pain.
Terebene: disinfectant dressing.
Vienna Paste.
Warm Enemata: to lessen pain in cancer of rectum.
Zinc Chloride: as caustic.
Zinc Sulphate: as caustic.
Cancrum Oris.—See also, Aphthæ, Stomatitis.
Acid, Boric.
Acid, Nitric: undiluted as local caustic.
Arsenic: internally.
Potassium Chlorate: internally in stomatitis; useless in noma.
Quinine: as syrup or enema.
Sodium Borate.
Sozoiodole-Sodium.
Carbuncle.—See Anthrax.
Cardiac Affections.—See Heart.
Cardialgia.
Antacids.
Bismuth Valerianate.
Charcoal.
Massage.
Caries.—See also, Necrosis.
Acid, Carbolic: as a disinfectant lotion; often heals.
Acid, Phosphoric, Diluted: locally.
Aristol.
Calcium Carbonate.
Calcium Chloride.
Cod-Liver Oil.
Gaduol.
Glycerinophosphates.
Gold: in syphiloma of bone.
Iodine: locally and internally.
Iodole.
Iodoform.
Iodoformogen.
Iron.
Phosphates of Calcium and Iron.
Phosphorus.
Potassium Carbonate: concentrated solution, locally applied.
Potassa Fusa: to carious bone to remove disorganized portion.
Potassium Iodide: in syphilitic cases.
Sarsaparilla.
Sozoiodole-Mercury.
Sozoiodole-Potassium.
Sulphuric Acid: injection (one of strong acid to two of water) into carious joints, and locally to carious or necrosed bone. Useful only if disease is superficial.
Villate's Solution: cupri sulph., zinci sulph. 3 parts each, liq. plumb, subacetat. 6 parts, acid acet. 40 parts, as injection into a sinus.
Catalepsy.
Chloroform: inhaled.
Sternutatories.
Turpentine Oil: as enemata and embrocations to spine during paroxysms.
Cataract.
Atropine.
Cineraria Maritima Juice.
Codeine: in diabetic cases.
Diet and Regimen: nutritious in senile cases. Sugar and starch to be avoided in diabetic cases.
Galvanism: in early stage.
Mydriatics: to dilate pupil as a means of diagnosis.
Phosphorated Oil: instilled into the eye will lead to absorption if borne.
Catarrh.—See also, the various Catarrhs below.
Acid, Camphoric.
Acid, Hydrocyanic, Dil.
Acid, Sulpho-anilic.
Alantol.
Aluminium Tanno-tartrate.
Antimony Sulphide, Golden.
Antinosin.
Apomorphine Hydrochlorate.
Arsenic Iodide.
Calcium Bisulphite.
Cimicifugin.
Cocaine Carbolate.
Creolin.
Cubeb.
Eucalyptus.
Gaduol.
Ichthalbin.
Ichthyol.
Iodoform.
Iodoformogen.
Menthol.
Naphtalin.
Oil Eucalyptus.
Potassium Cyanide.
Potassium Iodide.
Sodium Bicarbonate.
Sodium Iodide.
Sodium Nitrate.
Sozoiodole-Sodium.
Sozoiodole-Zinc.
Sulphur.
Sulphurated Potassa.
Tannoform.
Terpinol.
Catarrh, Acute Nasal.—See also, Cough, Hay Fever, Influenza.
Acid, Carbolic: as inhalation or much diluted as spray. As gargle, 1 in 100, when catarrh tends to spread from nose into throat and chest, or to ascend from throat into nose.
Acid, Sulphurous: as inhalation, spray or fumigation.
Acid, Tannic: injection of a solution in rectified spirit.
Aconite: internally at commencement, especially in children.
Aconite and Belladonna: in sore-throat and cold with profuse watery secretion, one drop of tinct. of aconite to two of belladonna every hour.
Aconite Liniment: to outside of nose in paroxysmal sneezing and coryza.
Aluminium Aceto-tartrate.
Ammonia: as inhalation in early stage, while discharge is serous.
Ammonium Chloride: in young children.
Ammonium Iodide: one grn. every two hours.
Argenti Nitras: injection of a solution of 10 grn. to the oz.
Arsenic: internally, or as cigarettes, in paroxysmal and chronic cases: valuable In cases which exactly simulate hay fever.
Baths: hot foot-bath before retiring, Turkish, at commencement; cold bath is prophylactic.
Belladonna: 5 min. of tinct., and afterwards one or two doses every hour until the throat is dry.
Benzoic Acid: in ordinary catarrh, for its stimulant effects.
Bismuth: as Ferrier's snuff. Bismuth sub-nit., 2 drams; acaciæ pulv., 2 drams; morph. hydrochlor., 2 grn.
Camphor: as inhalation.
Chloral.
Chloroform: by inhalation.
Cimicifuga: in coryza accompanied by rheumatic or neuralgic pains in head and face.
Cocaine Hydrochlorate.
Codeine.
Cold Powder: camph. 5 parts dissolved in ether to consistence of cream, add ammon. carbonat. 4 parts, and pulv. opii 1 part. Dose, 3 to 10 grn. To break up or modify cold.
Cubebs: powder as insufflation; also smoked; also the tincture in 2 dram doses with infusion of linseed.
Formaldehyde: by inhalation (2 per cent. solut.).
Hot Sponging: to relieve the headache.
Iodine: as inhalation.
Iodoform and Tannin: as insufflation.
Ipecacuanha: in moderate doses (10 grn.). Dover's powder at night will cut short an attack. The wine as spray to the fauces.
Jaborandi: as tincture. Or hypodermic injection of half a grain of pilocarpine hydrochlorate.
Menthol.
Nux Vomica: in dry cold in the head.
Oil: inunction to whole body to lessen susceptibility; locally to nose; sometimes ointment may be used.
Opium: as Dover's powder at commencement; but not in obstruction to respiration.
Peronin.
Pilocarpine Hydrochlorate (see Jaborandi).
Potassium Bichromate: solution locally, 1 to 10 grn. in 4 oz.
Potassium Chlorate: eight or ten lozenges a day to check.
Potassium Iodide: ten grn. at bedtime to avert acute coryza.
Pulsatilla: warm lotion applied to interior of nares; or internally but not in symptoms of intestinal irritation.
Quinine: ten grn. with1/2grn. morphine, at commencement may abort it.
Resorcin.
Salicylate of Sodium: two and one-half grn. every half-hour to relieve headache and neuralgia associated with coryza.
Sanguinaria: internally, and powder locally.
Sea-water Gargle.
Silver Nitrate.
Spray: useful means of applying solutions such as ipecacuanha wine, already mentioned.
Sugar: finely powdered and snuffed up in the nose in catarrh due to potassium iodide.
Tartar Emetic: one-twentieth to one-twelfth grn. at commencement especially in children with thick and abundant secretion.
Turkish Bath.
Veratrum Viride: if arsenic fails.
Zinc Sulphate: as nasal injection 1 grn. to the oz.
Catarrh, Broncho-Pulmonary.—See Bronchitis, Bronchorrhea.
Catarrh, Cervical.—See Uterine Affections.
Catarrh, Chronic Nasal.—See also, Ozena.
Acid, Benzoic: inhaled as vapor.
Acid, Carbolic: one to 100 as spray, or 1 to 200 as douche. One part with 4 of iodine tincture as inhalation or by spray.
Acid, Salicylic.
Acid, Tannic.
Alum: in powder by insufflation, or in solution by douche.
Ammonia: inhalation.
Ammonium Chloride: in thick and abundant secretion.
Asafetida: stimulant expectorant.
Balsam of Peru: stimulant expectorant.
Bismuth Subnitrate.
Bromine: as vapor, inhaled with great caution.
Calomel.
Camphor.
Cocaine.
Cod-Liver Oil.
Cubebs: in powder, by insufflation, or as troches.
Ethyl Iodide: as inhalation.
Eucalyptol: in chronic catarrh with profuse secretion.
Eucalyptus.
Gaduol: as alterative.
Gold chloride.
Hamamelis: snuffed up nose.
Hydrastis.
Ichthalbin: as alterative.
Ichthyol.
Iodine: vapor inhaled.
Iodole.
Iodoform and Tannin: insufflated.
Iodoformogen.
Potassium Bichromate.
Potassium Permanganate.
Pulsatilla.
Resorcin.
Sanguinaria: in very chronic cases.
Silver Nitrate.
Sodium Chloride.
Sodium Phosphate.
Sozoiodole-Potassium.
Turpentine Oil: as liniment to chest.
Catarrh, Duodenal.—See Duodenal Catarrh.
Catarrh, Epidemic.—See Influenza.
Catarrh, Gastric.—See Gastritis, Chronic.
Catarrh, Genito-Urinary.—See Bladder, Catarrh of; Cystitis; Endometritis; Gonorrhea; Leucorrhea, etc.
Catarrh, Intestinal.—See Dysentery, Jaundice.
Catarrh, Vesical.—See Bladder, Catarrh of.
Cephalalgia.—See Headache.
Cerebral Anemia.—See also, Insomnia.
Ammonia: inhaled is useful in sudden attacks.
Amyl Nitrite: to act on vessels.
Arsenic: in hypochondriasis of aged people; best combined with a minute dose of opium.
Caffeine: in hypochondriasis.
Camphor, Monobromated.
Chalybeate Mineral Water.
Chloral Hydrate: in small doses, with stimulants.
Digitalis.
Electricity.
Glycerin.
Gold: melancholic state.
Guarana: restorative after acute disease.
Iron.
Levico Water.
Nitroglycerin: to dilate cerebral vessels. Like amyl nitrite.
Nux Vomica.
Phosphorus and Phosphates: to supply nutriment.
Quinine.
Strychnine.
Zinc Phosphide.
Cerebral Concussion.
Rest: absolute to be enjoined.
Stimulants to be avoided.
Warmth: to extremities.
Cerebral Congestion.—See also, Apoplexy, Coma.
Acid, Hydrocyanic.
Aconite: in acute cases before effusion has taken place.
Arsenic: in commencing atheroma of cerebral vessels and tendency to drowsiness and torpor.
Belladonna: very useful.
Bromides: very useful.
Cathartics: to lessen blood-pressure.
Chloral Hydrate: when temperature is high.
Colchicum: in plethoric cases.
Colocynth: as a purgative.
Croton Oil.
Diet: moderate, animal food sparingly, and stimulants to be avoided.
Digitalis: in alcoholic congestion, and simple congestive hemicrania.
Elaterin.
Elaterium.
Ergot: in want of arterial tone, or miliary aneurisms causing vertigo, etc.
Galvanism of head and cervical sympathetic.
Gelsemium: in great motor excitement, wakefulness, horrors after alcoholic excess.
Potassium Bromide.
Venesection: a suitable remedy in cases of threatening rupture of a vessel.
Veratrum Viride: in acute congestion; the good ceases with exudation.
Water: cold douche to head, and warm to feet, alternately hot and cold to nape of neck.
Cerebral Softening.
Phosphorus.
Potassium Bromide.
Cerebritis.
Ammonium Chloride: locally.
Chloral Hydrate.
Electricity.
Ice.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever.—See Meningitis, Cerebro-Spinal.
Chancre.—See also, Syphilis.
Acetanilid.
Acid, Carbolic: locally.
Alumnol.
Aristol.
Calomel: locally.
Camphor: finely powdered.
Canquoin's Paste: zinc chloride, 1 in 6, made into paste, local.
Caustics: chromic acid, bromine, acid nitrate of mercury, zinc chloride nitric acid, caustic alkalies.
Copper Sulphate.
Eucalyptol: mixed with iodoform and locally applied.
Europhen.
Formaldehyde.
Hydrogen Peroxide: constantly applied to destroy specific character.
Iodoform.
Iodoformogen: one of the best remedies.
Iodole.
Mercuric Nitrate Solution.
Mercury: internally. Also, locally: black wash; or yellow wash; or corrosive sublimate in solution.
Mercury Salicylate.
Monsel's Solution.
Pyoktanin.
Resorcin.
Sozoiodole-Mercury.
Sozoiodole-Zinc.
Tannoform.
Chancroid.—See also, Bubo.
Acetanilid.
Acid, Carbolic: as injection and local application.
Acid, Nitric: locally as caustic.
Acid, Salicylic.
Acid, Sulphuric: with charcoal.
Acid, Tannic.
Actual Cautery.
Alumnol.
Aristol.
Bismuth Benzoate.
Bismuth Subgallate.
Bismuth and Zinc Oxide: or calomel and bismuth, as substitutes for iodoform.
Camphor: finely powdered.
Caustics: sometimes necessary.
Cocaine.
Eucalyptol: with iodine.
Ferric Iodide: internally in phagedenic cases, or debility.
Ferrum Tartaratum: like ferric iodide.
Hot Sitz-bath.
Hydrogen.
Iodoform.
Iodoformogen: very useful.
Iodole.