1 the abuse ,»f this, one of our thief
2 medicinal agents, which hum on
3 c\il custom has become one ol the
4 most indiaponeHolo substance* In the
5 daily wants of the natives of tire litist. j
6 I will mention here the following ]
7 remedies, besides those attend}’ givi n
8 in the first volume of this work, for
9 the evils arising from opium
10 Cold douches over the head. Spir. |
11 Cornu torfi, one drop placed in the I
12 external corner of the eye, mid rub¬
13 bed in over the eyelids. To hold j
14 the fact in warm water, anil if
15 there is consciousness, to aduiiniste'r
16 an cthetk, especially *<•«. Siuayie, h.
17 Kadiah -» eds tal.c . with ginger ■
18 und vinegar, u. Jit ini rad, cor/.,
19 administered with water, a.
20 v. Vtl/th. Ghafts .v ttjjr. otnmon.
21 Among the remedies,recommend- 1
22 ed to those who would relinquish the I
23 enjoyment of opium, the following *
24 scorns one of the heft composition i
25 Take, Vox vomica, roasted in warm
26 cinders, peeled and powdered, two
27 draehinsi gnm-resin of F.uvhorbium
28 and white pepper, one drachm of
29 each, powdered, add so much of
30 purified honey, as to give it a
31 proper consistence. Thcdoseshoulil
32 at first equal in quantity that of the
33 opium previously taken ; and be
34 decreased daily by one si xtcenth, or
35 less of that quantity. In this way
36 recovery may be ensured in from i
37 two to four weeks. (e.Vol. I. p. 1 57 ./ ,
38 Tlinial; i» a poison to parrots and
39 other birds; perhaps also useful ns
40 a remedy for tbeir diseases ?
41 Phctlamlr. aqiuil., a poison to horses,
42 which might be tried in many dis¬
43 eases afflicting them.
44 Serpent. txttv., opium-eater*, who will
45 VOL. II.
46 give up the use of poppy-juieo. a.
47 M. mid k. CO
48 S nap, urn., as ait emetic in narcotic
49 smpor, k (v. Opium).
50 Stnilap Chin, tlocoof., antidote to
51 opium, n.
52 Strychnin. Antidote Tannin.
53 Strychn. fabci . »St. Jgn., antidote to
54 opium.
55 '/.Inc. turf., proved so very useful in
56 sickness from arsenic, that I have
57 the highest hope, that it may prove
58 preferublc to oayhydrate of iron in
59 acute poisonings. In a ease oi long
60 duration, m. and a. 60 .
61 Poivri, r. The organs, where they exist.
62 pRICKIttO AND rKUKUSO IN THE SAlN,
63 t Skin-diseases.
64 racLsrsE, v. Hernia. ,V"..
65 Penns—An'BCTioNsoj',«'.i , ericseum,\
66 PvlsaTIok, anomalous, r. Snbsu.tm.
67 tendinuin, <te.
68 Pesrei.i s, r. Skin-vlist vsea.
69 ClulNssv, t>. Affections of the throat,
70 U.IEIIANIA AHll FORMICATION ( crawl -
71 htg or creeping SOlUO/ion in the ’kir).
72 Aron. Map., crawling.
73 Ajuya Denis., crawling pains.
74 Arcta Cat. au.c n., crawling pains.
75 ■try. fu/m,, formication, r.
76 Arum camp., crawling pains, r.
77 . Ujtaray. ate,, crawling, r.
78 Bar. nitr, crawling spinal pain.
79 Blunt, aur. torn., sensation like formi¬
80 cation. t.
81 But. f. gummi, crawling pains of tho
82 l'eet, witli restlessness.
83 Calc, car’.., crewing? pains with fever.
84 Calotr. pig., crawling
85 Cap,tic., crawling.
86 CiMoar., crawling pains in the calves..
87 Cass. Fist, poign, crawling.
88 P