New London surgical pocket-book : (medical, operative, and mechanical,) founded on the popular lectures and works of Mr. Abernethy, Sir Astley Cooper, Mr. Lawrence, and other distinguished surgeons ... including an adapted pharmacopoeia.

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1836
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Credit: New London surgical pocket-book : (medical, operative, and mechanical,) founded on the popular lectures and works of Mr. Abernethy, Sir Astley Cooper, Mr. Lawrence, and other distinguished surgeons ... including an adapted pharmacopoeia. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    VI. Chronic Carbuncle.—This arises in various parts of the body. Treatment consists in giving Plummer's pill with the de- coction of sarsaparilla—the carbonate of ammonia, &c.—and for restoring the nervous power, there is no better prescription than the following, viz, carbonas amraoniae 3j.—aq. menth. virid. ^vss.—tinct. cardamon. comp. If any medicine gives power to the nervous system this does—nor does its effects soon cease if conti- nued in for a time. In sores of females where there is consider- able debility and irritability, apply the liquor calcis with calomel —and if they do not heal, touch them gently with the nitrate of quicksilver. The skin frequently gets into a state of ulceration—the best application here is the oxymurias hydrargyri with the liquor calcis. There are other lotions, such as those made with the sul- phates of zinc and copper, that may be also applied—as well as the ung. hydrarg. nit. dilut.—ung. zinci oxydi—with the oxymu- riate of mercury and bark. These I have found the best means of removing cutaneous diseases. Oxymurias hydrarg. gr. j.— tinct. cinchona Jij. is an excellent internal remedy, &c. There are ulcers which arise on the face which frequently resist all means of treatment. Of this kind is the noli me tan- gere—a name importing that it must not be touched. This, however, has never been properly described. It is an inflamma- tion of the follicles of the nose pouring out a crustaceous matter —it continues till it reaches the cartilages of the nose, when it be- comes extremely difficult to heal. The method of treating ulcers of the glands of the face is by arsenical applications—these hare never been found to do harm when applied over so small a surface. The following is a good formula for this purpose—^ arsenic Sy-^ sulphur 3j.—ceratum cetacei 5j. This spread on lint, and left on 24 hours, and repeated again for the same length of time, pro- duces sloughing of the cartilages, which continues until they are separated. A saturated solution of the nitrate of quicksilver applied at the commencement is attended with much benefit There are ulcers of the face which frequently assume the appear- ance of cancer, which, however, do not partake of this diseases to the application of arsenic once or twice, poultices and mild applications, they generally give way. In sores accom]ianyinjr