Modern Surgical Therapeutics - 1881 Author:George Henry Napheys Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: BESUMfe OF KEMEDIES. INTERNAL BEMEDIES. Aconitum. This is a powerful depressant and antiphlogistic. Its effects are especially beneficial in gouty and rheu... more »matic inflammations, in high traumatic fever, in erysipelas and the inflammation which sometimes follows vaccination (RiXGEH.) Win-re the intestinal mucous membrane is inflamed, aconite is contra-indicated I Bartiiolow.) In gonoi-rhaca and orchitis it is very usefuli and in the reflex fever which sometimes follows the passage of a catheter or bougie (tlie so-called urethra!fever), Dr. II. C. Wood, Jr., states that the following aflbrds an excellent combination : 19. R. Tinct. aconiti nulicis, Rtt.J. S|iritus irtheris nitrici, S'J' Mistime potassii citratis, q. 8. ad £.3 j. This much every two hours for an adult. Ammonii acetas. In acute inflammation, Mr. Fairlie Clarke recommends R. Sp. nptheris nitrosi, f-.iij- Liq. ammon. acetat., f.iij. Aqua; camphoric, ad. f.jss. M. Antimmii el pntassii tartras. As an antiphlogistic, tartar emetic should be given in doses of gr. jV-J. Its effects are greatly enhanced by the addition of a small quantity of morphia. Chloralum hyditUmm. As this drug diminishes the coagulability of the fibrin in the blood, and acts as an anodyne, its use is indicated where the temperature is high, and restlessness or delirium present. BeUaJanna is a most valuable preventive of inflammation, and after its onet will greatly relieve the pain. It may be used botli internally and externally. Digitalis, in large doses, used at the commencement of acute inflammations, is said often to cut them short. From f. ss-j of the tincture is recommended for a dose. Used as a depressant, Professor S. D. Gross says he has lost confidence in it. In erysipelas, and acute inflammations of the...« less