Cholera Asiatica

Acid, Boric. Acid, Carbolic: 2 min., along with 2 grn. of iodine, every hour. Acid, Hydrocyanic. Acid, Lactic. Acid, Nitric. Acid, Phosphoric. Acid, Sulphuric, Diluted: alone, or with opium, is very effective in checking the preliminary diarrhea. Acid, Tannic: by enemeta. Alcohol: iced brandy, to stop vomiting, and stimulate the heart. Ammonia: intravenous injection. Amyl Nitrite. Antimony. Arsenic: in small doses, has been used to stop vomiting. Atropine: hypodermically in collapse. Betol. Cajeput Oil. Calomel: in minute doses to allay vomiting. Camphor Spirit: 5 minims with tincture of opium, every ten minutes while the symptoms are violent; and then every hour. Cannabis Indica. Cantharides. Capsicum. Castor Oil. Chloral Hydrate: subcutaneously, alone, or with morphine, in the stage of collapse. Chloroform: 2 or 3 min., either alone or with opium, every few minutes to allay the vomiting. Cinnamon. Copper Arsenite. Copper salts: sometimes used to stop vomiting. Corrosive Sublimate. Counter-Irritation over epigastrium. Creolin. Creosote: alone or with opium, to allay vomiting. Dry Packing. Enemeta of warm salt solution. Enteroclysis a ociated with hot bath. Ether: subcutaneously. Guaco. Hypo der moc lysis. Ice to Spine: for cramps. Ipecacuanha. Jaborandi. Lead Acetate; has been used as an astringent in early stages along with camphor and opium. Mercury Bichloride. Morphine: one-eighth to one-fourth of a grain subcutaneously to relieve cramps. Naphtalin: may be useful. Naphtol. Naphtol Benzoate. Opium: in subcutaneous injection 1—10 to 1—2 grn. to check the preliminary diarrhea, and arrest the collapse. Permanganates. Physostigma. Podophyllin. Pota ium Bromide. Quinine. Resorcin. Salol. Strychnine: has been used during the preliminary diarrhea, and also as a stimulant to prevent collapse. Sulpho-carbolates. Table Salt Injections: into the veins have a marvellous effect during collapse in apparently restoring the patient, but their benefit is generally merely temporary. Transfusion of Milk: has been used in collapse. Tribromphenol. Turpentine Oil: sometimes appears serviceable in doses of 10 to 20 min. every two hours.