Opium Habit Remedies Recommended

Acid, phosphoric

Arsenic.

Bromides.

Cannabis Indica.

Capsicum.

Cocaine.

Ether.

Galvanism.

Gelsemium.

Hyoscyamine.

Iron. Lupulin. Nitro-glycerine. Nux vomica. Piscidia erythrina. Sparteine. Strychnine. Valerian.

Warburg's tincture. Zinc, oxide of

Habit Of Opium Eating

7540

℞ Acidi phosphoric diluti............................3 x

Tincturae lupulinae.....ad 3 xxx

M. S. Dose of 3 ij in a large wineglassful of water every four hours, one hour before food.

- Fleming.

7541

℞ Tincturae cannabis...... e xxx

Spiritus aetheris.........3 j

Aquae ... ........ad ℥ j

M. S. Take at bed time, to secure sleep.

-Ibid.

7542

℞ Syrupi ferri phosphatis.....3 xiv

Acidi phosphorici diluti ... ad 3 xx M. S. One drachm in a wineglassful of water, to be taken immediately after dinner and supper every second day.

- E. J. Waring, M. D.

How To Cure The Opium And Alcohol Habit

7543

℞ Extracti erythroxylonis fluidi.................3 j

S. This amount in a little water, when the desire for opium or whisky is urgent. If this does not stimulate sufficiently to take the place of the accustomed dose of opium or alcohol, take another 3 j dose in half an hour.

- Dr. W. H. Bentley.

During Convalescene

7544

℞ Zinci valerianatis........gr. ij

Quiniae sulphatis........gr. j

Extracti lupuli.........q. s.

For one pill. To be taken morning and evening every second day.

Opium Habit

7545

℞ Spartein sulphatis .......gr. j

Aquae destillatae......... 3 j

S. Ten minims hypodermically, to tide the patient over the period of collapse produced by withdrawing the drug. - Ball.

7546

℞ Tincturae nucis vomicae.........................e xij Acidi phosphorici diluti.........................e xx

Syrupi pruni Virginianae..... ℥ ss

S. To be taken twice daily.

For Vomiting And Diarrh03a

7547

℞ Zinci oxidi .........3 ss

Syrupi simplicis.........q. s.

To make 30 pills. S. One pill once daily increasing to tolerance. - Da Costa.

Orchitis

[Inflammation of the Testis.] Remedies Recommended.

Alcohol and water (locally). Ammonium, chloride of Antiphlogistics. Arnica. Belladonna. Bismuth. Cocaine. Calomel. Cold.

Collodion. Compression.* Digitalis, (locally). Hyoscyamus. Ice (locally). Iodine. Iodoform.

Jaborandi. Lead, iodide of Leeches.

Mercury, oleate of Mercury, ammoniated Opium.

Potassium, bromide of Potassium, iodide of Pulsatilla.

Silver, nitrate of (locally). Soda, salicylate of Strapping, after acute Support testis. Tartar emertic. Thymol. Tobacco poultice.

Orchitis Connected With Gonorrhoea

7560

℞ Bismuthi.................................................℥ ss

Mucilaginis acaciae................................q. s.

M. Make into a paste. S. Apply.

7561

℞ Extracti belladonnae fluidi......................℥ j Extracti arnicae fluidi............................℥ ij

Extracti opii fluidi......℥ jss

Aquae.........q. s. ad O j

M. S. Apply on soft flannel or muslin cloth wrung out of hot water, till the pupils respond to the belladonna thoroughly.

- Dr. L. L. Todd.

7562

℞ Unguenti iodi.............................................3 ij

Extracti belladonnae.............................gr. xx

Adipis............................................................3 ij

M.S. Apply externally twice daily; the pa.

tient should be put at rest on his back and the testicles well supported.