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Credit: Woman : her diseases and their treatment / by John King. 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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![wlien the masturbating desire is on, in order that the douche may be employed at such times. Cold hip-baths may likewise be used. If there be much irritation of the clitoris, the ]^itrate of Silver in solution, (ten or twelve grains to a fluidounce of water,) should be applied to the clitoris and nymphse, and its use continued for a number of days in succession. The vene- real sense may frequently be diminished by the internal admin- istration of the Inspissated Juice of Conium Maculatum, or, by freely partaking of an infusion of Sage, of the leaves of Gnaphalium Polycephalum, (White Balsam,) or, of the aments or catkins of Black Willow, (Salix Nigra). But the cultiva- tion of moral strength is the best antaphrodisiac. When njanphomania occurs intermittently, some anti-peri- odic agent must be used; a very good one is the Inspissated Juice of Conium Maculatum one or two grains, mixed with an equal quantity of Sulphate of Quinia,—to be given for a dose, and repeated three or four times daily. When the clitoris is very sensitive and irritable, not yielding to local applications, or when it is elongated, treat it by excision or otherwise, as named under the treatment for Enlarged Clitoris, on page 21. Though it may be proper to remark, that although excision of the clitoris will check masturbation, it will exert little or no influence in removing a nymphomania in which great cerebral excitement is present. If the genital irritation be kept up by a leucorrheal dis- charge, make use of the means recommended under Leucorrhea. Worms in the rectum often cause much irritation and itching of the parts, and must be removed by vermifuge injections. Nymphomania caused by pruritus of the sexual organs, must be treated as named under Pruritus of the Vulva, on page 38. When occasioned by the use of cantharides, diuretic mucilagi- nous infusions, together with small doses of Camphor, and the use of the hip-bath, will generally afford relief. When nymphom.ania is very violent in its character, the pa- tient losing all control over her mind and actions, and becom- ing furious, it will require to be treated as insanity. Should the patient be very feeble, it will be necessary to improve this condition of the system, by nourishing but easily digestible diet, moderate exercise in the open air, chalybeate or](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21061932_0057.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
