Elements of therapeutics and practice according to the dosimetric system / by D'Oliveira Castro.

  • Castro, D'Oliveira.
Date:
1888
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Credit: Elements of therapeutics and practice according to the dosimetric system / by D'Oliveira Castro. 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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    neuralgia, in asthma, uterine colic, etc. [Dose not stated.—Teans.] Diastase. — In grannies containing one centi- gramme. It serves to replace ptyaline in buccal and intestinal forms of dyspepsia. The dose is one to five granules with each meal. Digitaline.—In granules containing one milli- gramme. This alkaloid has a particular action upon the heart, increasing its contractility by a moderat- ing and regulating influence, and producing a tonic effect. It diminishes the number of pulsations when they are exaggerated, increases the number when the systole is incomplete, and equalizes the pulsations when their rhythm is disturbed. It is used for cardiac excitement, for all febrile and congestive diseases, and for the chronic affections of the heart. It may be used daily to regulate the cardiac forces and to contribute to longevity. Dose, in acute conditions, one granule every half-hour, or less frequently, as the case requires ; in chronic conditions, two to four granules daily may be given. Elaterine. — In granules containing one milli- gramme. It is obtained from elaterium, and possesses drastic and emmenagogue properties. It may be used for the treatment of constipation and hemorrhoidal or catamenial suppression. Dose, one to three gran- ules two or three times daily. Emetic.—In granules containing one centigramme. An emetic, purgative, contra-stimulant, and expecto- rant, according to the size and frequency of the doses. It is used in bronchitis, dyspepsia, pneumonia, and as a modifier of cardiac nutrition. Dose, for emetic pur- poses, two granules in water, every ten minutes, until the desired effect is obtained ; as a purgative, one granule every half-hour until the effect is produced ; as an expectorant, one granule every two hours. Emetine. — In granules containing one milli- gramme. An emetic suitable for children, an expec-