A manual of practical therapeutics : considered with reference to articles of the materia medica / by Edward John Waring ; edited by Dudley W. Buxton.

Edward John Waring

Date:: 1886

Credit: A manual of practical therapeutics : considered with reference to articles of the materia medica / by Edward John Waring ; edited by Dudley W. Buxton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$526. In Burns and Scalds, there are few local applications more generally useful or efficacious than Linimentum Calcis. Linseed or other oils may be substituted for olive oil, should the latter not prove available. 527. lx\ Poisoning by the Mineral and Oxalic Acids, lime water acts as an antidote. 528. In Tinea Capitis, and other Cutaneous Diseases with pro- fuse discharge, lime water proves useful as a stimulant and astrin- gent wash. In Ephelis and Freckles, Sir E. Wilson derived benefit from a liniment composed of equal parts of lime water and olive oil, with a small quantity of Liquor Ammonige. 529. In Ascarides, injections of three or four ounces of lime water have been recommended by Dr. Price, of Margate. He has found two or three repetitions sufficient in the most obstinate case. 530. Calcis Liquor Saccharatus. Saccharated Solution of Lime. Slacked Lime, f,']. Refined Sugar, ^ij, Distilled Water, Oj. Dose, TTLxx. Calcis Saccharas. Saccharate of Lime. Consists of Quicklime, 5 viij, rubbed up with Refined Sugar, ^ v, and Distilled Water, Oj. Each ounce by weight should contain eighteen grains of lime. Under the same name, M. B6ral proposed a preparation formed by saturating simple, syrup with lime and filtering—a much stronger formula than that above mentioned, and less generally applicable. Med. Prop, and Action. The solubility of lime in water is increased by the sugar. These preparations are, therefore, valuable when it is desirable to administer lime in full doses. The Medical Action and Therapeutic Uses of saccharate of lime are thus summed up by Dr. Cleland: It is, of course, a powerful antacid, and probably the best we have, since it is stronger and pleasanter than magnesia, and does not weaken the digestion like the alkalies. Far from doing so, its most important use is as a tonic of the alimentary system in cases of Obstinate Dyspepsia. As such, its action is more powerful than that of the vegetable stomachic tonics. It is suitable for cases with too little, as well as for those with too great, secretions of gastric juice. It seems particular serviceable in Gouty Constitutions. In dyspepsia of hysterical and ansemic cases, it does not seem to be of much use. The best period for taking it is after meals. So far from causing constipation, it is a very valuable means of overcoming gradually the Chronic Constipation which so fre- quently accompanies dyspepsia; and persons who for years have been in the constant habit of using aperient medicines, have been able to abandon them, in a great measure, after taking this remedy for some time. It will also be found serviceable in checking the Diarrhoea of Disordered Digestion, acting as lime water does; only that the latter is so dilute that it is often impossible to administer it to adults in the quantity desirable. It may be found useful, also, in allaying the cravings of the intetnperateJ'' In a subsequent paper, Dr. Cleland ^ calls attention to the value of saccharated lime in Bilious and Goiity Diarrhoea and British Cholera, which was found to yield rapidly to its use in large doses copiously diluted; and given with milk as an ordinary drink, he states that he has derived great benefit from it in Typhus Fever; it was found specially use'ul in cleansing the mouth, removing sordes, and allaying thirst. It certainly may prove a valuable adjunct to other treatment. Large doses and copious dilution are two points which$