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2 the abuse of this, one of our chief
3 medicinal agents, which from an
4 evil custom has become one of the
5 most indispensable substances in the j
6 daily wants of the natives of the East.
7 I will mention here the following
8 remedies, besides those already given
9 in the first volume of this work, for
10 the evils arising from opium : —
11 Cold douches over the head. Spir.
12 Cornu cervi, one drop placed in the
13 external corner of the eye, and rub-
14 bed in over the eyelids. To hold
15 the feet in warm water, and if !
16 there is consciousness, to administer j
17 an emetic, especially sem. Sinapis, r. j
18 Radish - seeds taken with ginger j
19 and vinegar, r. Ricini rad. cort., j
20 administered with water, r.
21 v. Delph. Ghafes Cupr. ammon.
22 Among the remedies, recommend-
23 ed to those who would relinquish the
24 enjoyment of opium, the following
25 seems one of the best composition :
26 Take, Nux vomica , roasted in warm
27 cinders, peeled and powdered, two
28 drachms ; gum-resin of Eupkorbium
29 and white pepper, one drachm of
30 each, powdered, add so much of
31 purified honey, as to give it a
32 proper consistence. The dose should
33 at first equal in quantity that of the
34 opium previously taken ; and be j
35 decreased daily by one sixteenth, or
36 less of that quantity. In this way j
37 recovery may be ensured in from
38 two to four weeks, (v. Yol. I. p. 157.) j
39 Petrosel., is a poison to parrots and
40 other birds ; perhaps also useful as
41 a remedy for their diseases ?
42 Phellandr. aquat., a poison to horses, j
43 which might be tried in many dis- j
44 eases afflicting them.
45 Serpent, exuv ., opium-eaters, who will ,
46 give up the use of poppy-juice, r.
47 m. and e. 60.
48 Sinap. sem., as an emetic in narcotic
49 stupor, r. (v. Opium).
50 Smilax Chin, decoct., antidote to
51 opium, r.
52 Strychnin. Antidote Tannin.
53 Strychn. faba St. Ign., antidote to
54 - opium.
55 Zinc, iod., proved so very useful in
56 sickness from arsenic, that I have
57 the highest hope, that it may prove
58 preferable to oxyhydrate of iron in
59 acute poisonings. In a case of long
60 duration, m. and e. 60.
61 Polypi, v. The organs, where they exist.
62 Pricking and prickling in the skin,
63 v. Skin-diseases.
64 Prolapse, v. Hernia, &c.
65 Pubes — affections of, w.Perinaeum,&c.
66 Pulsation, anomalous, v. Subsultns
67 tendinum, &c.
68 Pustules, v. Skin-diseases.
69 Quinsey, v. Affections of the throat, &c.
70 Raphania and formication ( crawl-
71 ing or creeping sensation in the skin).
72 Aeon. Nap., crawling.
73 Ajuga Deals., crawling pains.
74 Areca Cat. nux n., crawling pains.
75 Arg. fulm., formication, p.
76 Arum camp., crawling pains, p.
77 Asparag. asc ., crawling, r.
78 Bar. nitr., crawling spinal pain.
79 Blum. aur. sem., sensation like formi-
80 cation. p.
81 But. f. gummi , crawling pains of the
82 feet, with restlessness.
83 Calc, carb., crawling pains with fever.
84 Calotr. gig., crawling.
85 Capsic., crawling.
86 Cascar., crawling pains in the calves.
87 Cass. Fist, pulpa, crawling.
88 VOL. II.