Merck's 1899 Manual
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Chapter 58 : Pota.s.sium Cyanide.
Pota.s.sium Iodide: in large doses when asthma is due to acute bro
Pota.s.sium Cyanide.
Pota.s.sium Iodide: in large doses when asthma is due to acute bronchial catarrh.
Pota.s.sium Nitrate: inhalation of fumes of paper relieves paroxysm.
Sometimes advisable to mix a little chlorate with it.
Pota.s.sium Nitrite.
Pyridine: in bronchial asthma, vapor to be inhaled.
Quebracho: good in nephritic and spasmodic asthma.
Quinine: during intervals when the attacks are periodical.
Resorcin: relieves dyspnea.
Sandalwood Oil.
Sanguinarine.
Sodium a.r.s.enate: as tonic, acts probably on respiratory centre.
Sodium Iodide.
Sodium Nitrate: like nitroglycerin.
Sodium Phosphate: sometimes efficacious.
Solanine.
Spermine: as tonic.
Stramonium: sometimes very useful. May be made into cigarettes, or 20 grn. of dried leaves may be mixed with nitrate of pota.s.sium, and the fumes inhaled. A little powdered ipecacuanha may often be added.
Strontium Iodide.
Strophanthus Tincture.
Strychnine: in weakness of the respiratory center.
Sulfonal.
Sulphurated Pota.s.sa.
Sulphur fumes: in bronchitic asthma.
Tobacco: smoking is sometimes beneficial.
Turkish Baths: in bronchial asthma.
Zinc Oxide.
~Asthenia.~--_See Adynamia, Convalescence._
~Astigmatism.~
Suitable Gla.s.ses.
~Atheroma.~ _See also, Aneurism._
Ammonium Bromide.
Ammonium Iodide: to promote absorption.
a.r.s.enic: often useful, especially where there are cerebral symptoms.
Barium Chloride.
Calcium Lactophosphate.
Cod-Liver Oil.
Digitalis: requires caution; useful in general capillary atheroma.
Hypophosphites.
Phosphates.
Phosphorus: in minute doses along with cod-liver oil, in cases with cerebral symptoms.
Quinine: like a.r.s.enic.
~Atrophy.~
a.r.s.enic: In muscular atrophy.
Electricity.
Ma.s.sage.
Olive Oil: inunction to atrophied parts.
Strychnine.