A practical treatise on nasal catarrh / by Beverley Robinson.

Date:
1880
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Credit: A practical treatise on nasal catarrh / by Beverley Robinson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the ammonia mixture already mentioned may be taken with decided advantage, or the following formula. ]$ Potass, citratis, Syrupi ipecac., Tinct. opii camph aa 3 ij. Syrupi acaciae § i. Aquae ad § iij. M. S. A teaspoonful every hour and a half or two hours. It is necessary to remain in the house for at least twenty-four hours, especially if the weather he at all cold, damp, or windy. If, on the contrary, it be warm and pleasant, a short, brisk walk in the sun may afford sensible relief to the swollen pituitary mem- brane. Whenever the diuretic mixture has not made the patient feel better the following morning, and there is still fever, some cough, and the patient can determine to be quiet in bed during the forenoon, it is advisable to take an active purge. The neu- tral salts are here particularly efficient, and we may give them in their natural combinations such as they are found in Pullna, Hun- yadi Janos, or Friedrichshall waters, of each of which a tumblerful or more may be taken in the early morning, according to their vary- ing strength, and to the facility with which the bowels of each one are affected. As a substitute for these waters the following for- mula is serviceable. 1$ Magnesii sulph 1 ss.- § i. Magnesii carb 3 ss. Syrupi limonis .. 1 ss. Aq. menth. piperitae ad § ij. M. S. To be taken as a dose.* Amongst local applications the following are useful: externally over the bridge of the nose the application of some fatty or * If a pill is preferred, two triplex pills according to the formula of the late Dr. Francis, or three compound cathartic pills of our pharmacopoeia^ are suitable preparations to be given.