Merck's 1899 Manual Part 58

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.