Merck's 1899 Manual Part 111

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.