Merck's 1899 Manual Part 66

Zinc Oxide.

~Bronchitis, Acute.~--_See also, Cough._

Acetanilid.

Acid, Carbolic.

Acid, Nitric: when expectoration is free and too copious.

Aconite: one-half to 1 min. every hour at the commencement of an acute catarrhal attack.

Actaea Racemosa: in acute catarrh and bronchitis when the more active symptoms have subsided.

Alkalies: to render mucus less viscid.

Amber Oil: counter-irritant over spine in children.

Ammoniac.u.m: very useful in old people.

Ammonium Acetate.

Ammonium Carbonate: Where much expectoration and much depression; or where the mucus is very viscid and adherent.

Apomorphine: causes a copious expectoration in the early stage.

Asafetida: like ammoniac.u.m.

Belladonna: In acute bronchitis of children to stimulate respiratory centre.

Benzoin and Benzoic Acid: 1 dram inhaled from hot water eases cough and lessens expectoration.

Bleeding: from the superficial jugular veins in severe pulmonary engorgement.

Camphor.

Chloral Hydrate: to be used with caution, to allay pain.

Cimicifuga.

Cod Liver Oil: relieves.

Colchic.u.m: in gouty cases.

Copaiba: in advanced stage of disease.

Counter-irritants: dry cupping most efficacious in acute cases; mustard leaves; mustard poultices.

Croton Oil: as liniment; vesication must not be produced.

Cubebs: when secretion is copious.

Demulcents: licorice, linseed.

Eucalyptol.

Eucalyptus: as liniment combined with belladonna in the early stage; internally in the late stage.

Garlic, Oil of: in the acute bronchitis of children.

Ipecacuanha: when expectoration is scanty, dryness in chest, ipecacuanha in large doses; also when expectoration has become more abundant but difficult to expel.

Iron.

Jalap: with bitartrate of pota.s.sium instead of bleeding in engorgement of the right side of the heart.

Lead: in profuse discharge.

Lobelia: when cough is paroxysmal and there is much expectoration slightly nauseant expectorants are good combined with opium.

Mercury: In some cases useful where there is much congestion and little secretion.

Morphine: one-half grn. combined with Quinine (10 grn.) will abort the attack if given early enough.

Muscarine: in doses of 1/8 grn. at the commencement of the attack; well combined with digitalis.

Mustard: poultice in acute bronchitis of children and adults; foot bath.

Opium: as Dover's powder to cut short attack and along with expectorants to lessen cough.

Pilocarpine: in abundant exudation.

Pota.s.sium Chlorate: first increases the fluidity of the expectoration, then diminishes it in quant.i.ty, increasing the feeling of relief.

Poultices: in children to encircle the whole chest.

Quinine: to reduce temperature.

Sanguinaria: after acute symptoms have subsided.

Senega: in the advanced stage of acute disorder.

Squill Syrup: combined with camphorated tincture of opium after acute stage is over.

Tartar Emetic: in dry stage to promote secretion; most useful in first stage.

Turpentine Oil: when expectoration profuse; also as inhalation or stupe.

Zinc Oxide.