Drug eruptions : a clinical study of the irritant effects of drugs upon the skin.

  • Morrow, Prince A. (Prince Albert), 1846-1913.
Date:
1887
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    To turn now to the vegetable materia medica : a decoc- tion of white-oak bark; a decoction of the bark or leaves of the elder; an infusion of the sweet fern; the tincture or fluid extract of serpentaria, lobelia, sanguinaria; infu- sion of the bark of the red sassafras, with sassafras tea, ad libituni, internall}^ have all been highly spoken of. Prob- ably the most efficient of the vegetable remedies is the grindelia robusta, which may be used in the form of the fluid extract, diluted in ten to thirty parts of water. Dr. Hyde speaks enthusiastically of an ointment made by incorporating a decoction of the inner bark of the American spicebush (Benzoin odoriferus) with cold cream. Belladonna, the green vegetable bruised and mixed with cream, or in the form of the officinal ointment, has also been recommended. Dr. Edson highly extols thfe virtues of gelsemium in the treatment of rhus-poisoning. His formula is: ^ Acidi carbolici, 3 ss.; Fl. ext. Gelsemii, 3 ij.; Glycerini, 3 ss.; Aq., ad 3 iv. M. Cloths to be moistened with this lotion, and applied to the affected parts. This, he claims, with the internal administration of the fluid extract of gelsemium every three hours, effec- tually relieves the burning and itching, and the eruption speedily disappears. Dr. White, of New York, recommends the following formula ; I3E. Acidi carbolici, tix xx. ; Glycerite of coca- ine (four per cent), 3 ij. ; Vaseline, 3 i. M.; or ]J Acidi carbolici, 3 ss.; Glycerite of cocoaine (four per cent), 3 iv.; Aq. laurocerasi, 3 i.; Aq. Rosee, 3 ij. M. Either oint- ment or lotion to be applied several times daily. The plan of treatment found most serviceable in China for rhus dermatitis is, according to Dr. Allen, the constant bathing of the affected surfaces with an infusion made from freshly cut shavings of camphor wood. The ofiici-