This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 Excerpt: ... closed vessel at a temperature of 1600 for a couple of hours, frequently shaking the mixture, then allow to macerate for several days, strain, and filter)-3 fl. oz. Therapeutics.--Tar is used as a stimulating expectorant, and as a stimulant to the skin in certain chronic inflammatory diseases. In chronic laryngitis, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 Excerpt: ... closed vessel at a temperature of 1600 for a couple of hours, frequently shaking the mixture, then allow to macerate for several days, strain, and filter)-3 fl. oz. Therapeutics.--Tar is used as a stimulating expectorant, and as a stimulant to the skin in certain chronic inflammatory diseases. In chronic laryngitis, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, and fibroid phthisis it is an excellent expectorant, rendering the secretions less viscid, and thereby allaying cough. It may be given in pills or capsules, or in the form of the syrup or wine. The inhalation of tarwater may also prove a valuable adjunct to internal medication in these affections. A combination of tar, apomorphine, and wild cherry often acts admirably in chronic bronchitis: ri Apomorphinae hydrochlor., gc. y; Tinct. opii camph., 3'v Syrupi prun. virgin., fiij; Syrupi picis liquidae, q. s. ad fgvj.--M. Sig. A tablespoonful every three or four hours. In chronic eczema and psoriasis, when the lesions are sluggish, an ointment of tar makes a useful application; the official ointment is generally too strong, y2 to 2 drachms to the ounce of lard being quite sufficient in the majority of cases. The internal administration of tar in these diseases sometimes gives good results. PLUMBUM. (Lead, Pb.) The metal itself is obtained from a native sulphide, and is not official; the following preparations, however, are recognized by the United States Pharmacopoeia: acetate, carbonate, iodide, nitrate, oxide, and subacetate. Physiological Action.--When a small dose of a soluble preparation of lead is taken internally, it produces a sweetish metallic taste in the mouth, and exerts an astringent but non-irritating effect upon the whole alimentary canal. In the stomach it is converted by the albuminous flui...
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