Merck's manual of the materia medica : a ready reference pocket book for the physician and surgeon: containing names of the chemicals and drugs ... / compiled from the most recent authoritative sources and published by Merck & Co.

Date:
1911
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Credit: Merck's manual of the materia medica : a ready reference pocket book for the physician and surgeon: containing names of the chemicals and drugs ... / compiled from the most recent authoritative sources and published by Merck & Co. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    APHONIA.—Loss of voice. Q Sodii Phosphatis Mercki . . . 3 i Acidi Carbolici Mercki . . . grn. x Glycerini Mercki fl3 iv Aquae . q. s. ad fl 1 iii Use as a gargle every hour or two. 5 Euquininse . . grn. xxx Atropinae Sul- phatis Mercki grn. i/^o Extr. Aconiti . grn. ii Div. in capsul. gelat. no. vi. One morning and night. Iji Potassii Chloratis Mercki . . . grn. xxx Acidi CarboHci Mercki . . . grn. xx Aquae Camph. . fl § i Glycerini Mercki fl? i Aquae . q. s. ad fl § iv Use as a gargle or spray 4 or 5 times daily. 51 Acidi Nitr. Dil. fl3 ii Tinct. Calumbae fl§ i Aquae . q. s. ad fl 5 iv Dessertspoonful in water 3 times daily. Remedies for Aphonia Acid, Nitric, Dilute: 5-10 minims In. hoarseness from fatigue or in- digestion. Aconite: in the painful contraction of the throat of singers. Alum: as spray (1:50 water) in chronic congestion of throat and larynx, with hoarseness. Ammonium Chloride: as vapor In laryngeal catarrh. Atropine: yic-gV grain, morning and evening, in hysterical aphonia and fatigue of vocal cords; must be pushed enough to produce physiological symptoms. Benzoin Tincture: by Inhalation in laryngeal catarrh. Borax: a piece the size of a pea slowly allowed to dissolve in the mouth, in sudden hoarsenesss. Chloroform or Ether: in hysterical and nervous cases. Glycerite of Tannin: to pharynx. Nux Vomica: locally in impaired nervous power. Potassium Chlorate. Potassium Nitrate: like borax. Silver Nitrate: as local astringent. Zinc Sulphate: local astringent. APHTHA.—STOMATITIS.—Ulcers in the mouth that begin as minute vesicles. (See also Leucoplacia Buccalis.). 5 Sodii Boratis Mercki . . . 3 iss Glycerini Mercki fl3 vi Aquae . q. s. ad fi § vi Thoroughly cleanse the mouth with the solution sev- eral times a day. Externally Q Sodii Salicylatis Mercki . . . 3 iss Aquae Rosae . . fl? i Apply several times daily. R Potassii Chlo- ratis Mercki . 3 iss^ Glycerini Mercki fl3 vi Aquae . q. s. ad fl 1 vi Use as a mouthwash. 5 Acidi Salicylici Mercki . . . grn. xxx Alcoholis . . . fl3 ii Glycerini Mercki fl 3 vi Apply with a brush. 15 Creolini-Pearson Tr^ xxx Aquae . q. s. ad fi? iv Swab mouth thoroughly with absorbent cotton soaked in the solution. Repeat every 3 hours or oftener if neces- sary.