A Hand-book of uterine therapeutics, and of diseases of women / by Edward John Tilt.
- Edward John Tilt
- Date:
- 1869
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A Hand-book of uterine therapeutics, and of diseases of women / by Edward John Tilt. 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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![Tonic. 44. Hypopkosphite of soda . . . gr. 20 to 30. Compound infusion of gentian . § 6. Two tablespoonfuls to be taken twice a day, just before meals. Emmenagogue. 45. Oil of savine 3 1. Nitric ether 3 3. Mucilage § 1. Water to | 6. A teaspoonful being given every two hours, after shaking the bottle, when the patient is half comatose from suppressed men- struation. I can also recommend one of Dr. G. Bedford's prescriptions: 46. Tincture of ergot . . . . 3 ss. , Syrup of saffron . . . . § ss. Compound decoction of aloes . . § iss. A teaspoonful being given three times a day. Another preparation, due to Paracelsus, is worth a trial, the dose being from two to three drachms, twice a day, with a little water: 47. Tincture of myrrh .... 4 parts. Tincture of saffron ... 3 parts. Tincture of aloes .... 3 parts. Hcemostatio. 48. Gallic acid gr. 24. Battley's solution of opium . . n], 20. Tincture of matico . . . .3 3. Infusion of orange-peel . . to § 6. A tablespoonful every two hours. I can also speak well of the following prescription, which chiefly differs from one recommended by Mr. Bradley, of Martley, by the addition of the tincture of ergot: 49. Turpentine, or fir-wood oil . | ss. Tincture of capsicum . . . 3 ss. Tincture of ergot . . . 3 1. Comp. tinct. of lavender . . §2. In cases of haemorrhage, from half a drachm to a drachm of](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21081141_0353.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
