Asthma

Acid, Hydriodic. Acid, Hydrocyanic. Aconite: in spasmodic cases, also in asthma consequent on nasal catarrh in children. Alcohol: in combination with amyl nitrite in spasmodic asthma. Alkalies: in chronic bronchial catarrh. Allyl Tri bromide. Alum: 10 grn. of dry powdered alum put on the tongue may arrest a spasm. Ammonia Vapor. Ammoniacum: like Asafetida. Ammonium Benzoate. Amyl Nitrite: sometimes checks paroxysm in spasmodic asthma and dyspnea due to cardiac hypertrophy. Must not be given in chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Anemonin. Anesthetics: as a temporary remedy in severe cases. Antimony: in asthmatic conditions in children 1/80 a grn. of tartar emetic every quarter of an hour. Anti spasm in. Apomorphine: emetic, in asthma due to a peripheral blocking of the air-tubes. Arsenic: in small doses in cases a ociated with bronchitis or simulating hay fever, or in the bronchitis of children, or in the dyspeptic asthma. Inhaled as cigarettes with caution. Asafetida: as an expectorant where there is profuse discharge. Asp i do spermine. Atropine. Belladonna: internally in large doses to relieve paroxysm. It should only be administered during a paroxysm and then pushed. Bitter-Almond Water. Bromides: only available in true spasmodic asthma; soon lose their efficacy. Caffeine: 1 to 5 grn. Camphor: 2 grn. combined with 1 grn. of opium, in spasmodic asthma. Cannabis Indica: sometimes useful in chronic cases. Chamois-Leather Waistcoat: reaching low down the body and arms, in bronchial asthma. Chloral Hydrate: during paroxysm. Chloral amide. Chloroform: relieves when inhaled from tumbler or with warm water. Cocaine. Coffee: very strong, during paroxysm. Colchicine or Colchicum: in gouty cases. Compre ed or Rarified air. Coniine Hydro bromate or Conium: palliative in a chronic case. Counter-irritation: applied for a short time only, at frequent intervals. Creosote: vapor in bronchitic asthma. Diet and Hygiene. Duboisine Sulphate. Erythrol Tetra nitrate. Ether: in full doses at commencement of attack or administered by inhalation. Ethyl Iodide: 15 to 20 drops inhaled may relieve spasm. Eucalyptus: sometimes along with stramonium, belladonna, and tobacco. Euphorbia pilulifera. Galvanism of Pneumogastric Region: positive pole beneath mastoid proce , negative pole to epigastrium. Gelsemium: useful in some cases, but after a time may fail. Grindelia: to prevent or cut short attack; used as cigarette. Hyoscine Hydro bromate: in spasmodic asthma. Ichthalbin. Iodine: painting the line of the pneumogastric nerve with liniment or tincture in pure spasmodic asthma. Ipecacuanha: as a spray in bronchial asthma, especially in children; usele in true asthma. Lobelia: to prevent and cut short paroxysm. Cautiously used in cardiac weakne . Lobeline Sulphate. Menthol. Mercurials: in spasmodic and bronchitic asthma combined. Morphine: combined with belladonna, very useful. Nitroglycerin: in bronchitic, nephritic and spasmodic asthma. Nux Vomica: in dyspeptic asthma. Oil Eucalyptus. Oil of Amber. Opium: hypodermically during paroxysm. Oxygen: as inhalation during paroxysm. Pepsin: exceedingly useful in preventing attacks in dyspeptic subjects. Physostigma. Pilocarpine Hydro chlorate: in spasmodic asthma, subcutaneously; also in humid asthma if there is no cardiac dilatation. Pota ium Bromide. Pota ium Cyanide. Pota ium Iodide: in large doses when asthma is due to acute bronchial catarrh. Pota ium Nitrate: inhalation of fumes of paper relieves paroxysm. Sometimes advisable to mix a little chlorate with it. Pota ium 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. San gui narine. Sodium Arsenate: 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 ium, and the fumes inhaled. A little powdered ipecacuanha may often be added. Strontium Iodide. Strophanthus Tincture. Strychnine: in weakne of the respiratory center. Sulfonal. Sulphurated Pota a. Sulphur fumes: in bronchitic asthma. Tobacco: smoking is sometimes beneficial. Turkish Baths: in bronchial asthma. Zinc Oxide.