Merck's 1899 Manual Part 56

Digitalis: best in cardiac dropsy; its action is increased by combination with squill and blue pill.

Elaterium: as hydragogue cathartic.

Gamboge: like elaterium. Large doses tolerated.

Gold.

Jaborandi: in anasarca and uremia.

Jalap: in compound powder as hydragogue cathartic.

Levico Water: as alterant.

Milk Diet: sometimes very useful when kidneys are inadequate.

Pilocarpine.

Podophyllin: in hepatic cirrhosis.

Pota.s.sium Bitartrate: in combination with jalap in hepatic cirrhosis.

Saliformin.

Squill: as diuretic in cardiac dropsy.

Stillingia: in hepatic dropsy.

Theobromine Salicylate or its double-salts.

~Asphyxia from Chloroform.~

Amyl Nitrite.

Artificial respiration.

Cold Douche.

Electricity.

Oxygen.

~Astasia.~--_See Abasia and Astasia._

~Asthenopia.~

Acid, Hydrocyanic: in irritable ophthalmia.

Atropine: to prevent spasms.

Eserine or Pilocarpine: in weak solution, to stimulate ciliary muscle.

Hot Compresses.

Ma.s.sage.

Myotomy, Intraocular: to relieve spasms.

Physostigma: in the paralysis produced by diphtheria, and in senile asthenopia.

Strychnine.

~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 Tribromide.

Alum: 10 grn. of dry powdered alum put on the tongue may arrest a spasm.

Ammonia Vapor.

Ammoniac.u.m: 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.

Antispasmin.

Apomorphine: emetic, in asthma due to a peripheral blocking of the air-tubes.