Merck's 1899 Manual Part 84

Acid, Hydrocyanic.

Acid, Lactic.

Acid, Nitric.

Acid, Phosphoric.

Acid, Sulphuric, Diluted: alone, or with opium, is very effective in checking the preliminary diarrhea.

Acid, Tannic: by enemeta.

Alcohol: iced brandy, to stop vomiting, and stimulate the heart.

Ammonia: intravenous injection.

Amyl Nitrite.

Antimony.

a.r.s.enic: in small doses, has been used to stop vomiting.

Atropine: hypodermically in collapse.

Betol.

Cajeput Oil.

Calomel: in minute doses to allay vomiting.

Camphor Spirit: 5 minims with tincture of opium, every ten minutes while the symptoms are violent; and then every hour.

Cannabis Indica.

Cantharides.

Capsic.u.m.

Castor Oil.

Chloral Hydrate: subcutaneously, alone, or with morphine, in the stage of collapse.

Chloroform: 2 or 3 min., either alone or with opium, every few minutes to allay the vomiting.

Cinnamon.

Copper a.r.s.enite.

Copper salts: sometimes used to stop vomiting.

Corrosive Sublimate.

Counter-Irritation over epigastrium.

Creolin.

Creosote: alone or with opium, to allay vomiting.

Dry Packing.

Enemeta of warm salt solution.

Enteroclysis a.s.sociated with hot bath.

Ether: subcutaneously.

Guaco.

Hypodermoclysis.

Ice to Spine: for cramps.

Ipecacuanha.

Jaborandi.

Lead Acetate; has been used as an astringent in early stages along with camphor and opium.

Mercury b.i.+.c.hloride.

Morphine: one-eighth to one-fourth of a grain subcutaneously to relieve cramps.

Naphtalin: may be useful.

Naphtol.

Naphtol Benzoate.

Opium: in subcutaneous injection 1--10 to 1--2 grn. to check the preliminary diarrhea, and arrest the collapse.

Permanganates.

Physostigma.

Podophyllin.

Pota.s.sium Bromide.

Quinine.