Merck's 1899 Manual
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Chapter 111 : Tolu Balsam.
Tonics.
Tribromphenol.
~Dipsomania.~--_See Alcoholism._
~Dropsy.~--_See a
Tolu Balsam.
Tonics.
Tribromphenol.
~Dipsomania.~--_See Alcoholism._
~Dropsy.~--_See also, Ascites, Hydrocele, Hydrocephalus, Hydrothorax, etc._
Aconite: at once in dropsy of scarlet fever if temperature should rise.
Acupuncture: in oedema about the ankles, to be followed up by hot bathing; not much use in tricuspid disease.
Ammonium Benzoate: in hepatic dropsy.
Ammonium Chloride: in hepatic dropsy.
Antihydropin: a crystalline principle extracted from c.o.c.kroaches; is a powerful diuretic in scarlatinal dropsy; 15 grn. as a dose for an adult; the insect is used in Russia.
Apocynum.
Arbutin.
a.r.s.enic: in dropsy of feet from fatty heart, debility, or old age.
Asclepias Syriaca: may be combined with apocynum.
Broom: one of the most useful diuretics, especially in scarlatinal, renal, and hepatic dropsy.
Bryonia: as drastic purgative, and diuretic.
Cactus Grandiflorus: tincture.
Caffeine: in cardiac and chronic renal dropsy.
Calomel.
Cannabis Indica: as diuretic.
Chenopodium Anthelmintic.u.m: in scarlatinal dropsy.
Chimaphila: in renal dropsy.
Cimicifugin.
Colchic.u.m: in hepatic, cardiac, and scarlatinal dropsy.
Colocynth.
Convallaria: used by the Russian peasantry.
Copaiba: especially in hepatic and cardiac dropsy: not certain in renal.
Digitalin.
Digitalis: in all dropsies, but especially cardiac dropsies. Infusion is best form.
Digitoxin.
Diet: dry.
Elaterium or Elaterin: useful hydragogues cathartics, especially in chronic renal disease; should not be given in exhaustion.
Erythrophleum: in cardiac dropsy instead of digitalis.
Ferropyrine.
Fuchsine.
Gamboge never to be used!
Gold.
h.e.l.lebore: in post-scarlatinal dropsy.
Hemo-gallol: when marked anemia present.
Iron: to correct anemia; along with saline purgatives.
Jaborandi: in renal dropsy with suppression of renal function.
Jalap: in some cases.
Juniper: exceedingly useful in cardiac, and chronic, not acute renal trouble.
Levico Water.
Magnesium Sulphate.
Mercury.
Milk Diet.
Nitrous Ether: useful alone, or with other diuretics.
Oil Croton.
