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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$Ft. pil. h. s. s. When this begins to lose its power, instead of in- creasing its strength, he combines it with a draught containing t^-xx of Spt. Etheris Co., or ^xv of chloric ether. Thus conjoined, he says, it will lull the pain and procure rest. And the same fact, he adds, holds good throughout the whole course of the disease, even when large and repeated doses of opiates have become absolutely necessary. Dr. Graily Hewitt (p. 379) states that he has often found a combination of camphor and Indian hemp of great service in relieving Uterine atid Ovarian Pain ; it is most useful when the pain is of a spasmodic character. 560. In Pruritus Pudendi, camphor reduced to powder and mixed with equal parts of powdered starch, well dusted on the parts, is often serviceable. Dr. A. Jamieson' states that when com- bined with chloral hydrate, forming a liquid, its efficiency is much increased; it may be painted on pure, or diluted with 2 or 3 parts of vaseline. Thus employed, he says, it forms one of the best means we possess for the x&\\t{o{ Pruritus Ani, when this does not depend on ascarides, or any evident cause. It causes much pain if applied to a denuded surface. Dr. Carson^ speaks of camphor ointment applied to the surface of the rectum as a never-failing remedy in Pruritus Ani. He directs Z] of camphor to be finely powdered (but without too much spirit) and incorporated with §j of lard. A portion of this is introduced into the rectum with the finger, is rubbed round on the rectal surface as far as the finger can reach. He says that he has never known it fail. In Spermatorrhoea, cam- phor is sometimes signally useful, but as a general rule it is inferior in efficacy to bromide of potassium. In Chordee, camphor, em- ployed internally and locally, is often very useful. It may be given in doses of gr. iij-v, with gr. j of opium, in the form of pill, at bedtime. Camphorated mercurial ointment, or camphor (gr. xx- xxx) in a poultice, to the perinseum, is also very efficacious. 561. Other Diseases. In Hyste^'ia, camphor proves most service- able ; it may be given alone, or combined with asafoetida or opium. Dr. Dewees considers that it is chiefly indicated and most efficacious in the hysterical paroxysms which precede the appearance of the menses. It may be given in doses of gr. v-x, in julep or in powder, as may be most convenient. 562. Coryza, a cold in the head, may often be cut short by taking gtt. x-xv-xx of spirits of camphor (B. Ph.) repeated three or four times at intervals of an hour, commencing at the very outset of the attack: it may be given dropped on a lump of sugar or in milk, or in the form of pilules, as sold by chemists. Even when it fails doing this, it seems to mitigate the severity of the sub- sequent attack. Inhaling the vapor of camphor often sensibly re- lieves the lachrymation, sneezing, and fullness of the frontal sinuses so troublesome in Catarrhal attacks. In Hay Fever, bathing the$