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2 coals and caustic ley. The chief effects of thi9 remedy, are said
3 to be itching, sweating, purging, increased secretion of urine, etc.
4 1 never tested it, but, conceive that in small doses it is likely to
5 be productive of benefit.
6 Antimonium — there are two different kinds of antimony in
7 the trade, at Lahore ; a black and a red one. The former is
8 indigenous and of various kinds ; the latter is imported from
9 Persia, and is called Soorma Hispahanee , or, Hamadanee.
10 Antimonium sulphuretum nigrum — is kept in the bazaars
11 at Lahore, in the lump as well as powdered. It is used by the
12 Mahomedans, chiefly, as a local application to the eyes. Rich
13 and poor, old and young, male and female, make daily use of
14 it; either for preservation’s sake, as a preventative against
15 ophthalmy (having a cooling effect, as they pretend) or, for the
16 blackening of the eyelashes, for beauty’s sake. The application of
17 the finely triturated antimony is by means of a small metallic bar
18 (the wealthier using bars of silver or gold, the poorer bars of
19 zinc or lead), which they dip into the powder and roll between
20 the eyelids. It is highly recommended to those who are subject
21 to periodical ophthalmy. Other dry colly ria (eye-powders) they
22 apply in a similar manner.
23 In the bazaars at Lahore, they frequently give Galena (sul-
24 phuret of lead) instead of Antimony, which answers the same
25 purpose for blackening the eyelashes.
26 Antim sulph. nigr. (II.) Colic. Boils.
27 Antimonium sulphuretum rubrum. (II.)
28 Antimonium tartaricum, Tartarus emeticus — is known to
29 the Indians through its introduction by Europeans. The
30 Eastern people are ignorant of the good effects of vomiting ;
31 and as they are unacquainted with good vomitives (as emetic
32 tartar, ipecacuanha, etc.) they use them but seldom, even in cases
33 of poisonings, when they use mustard in preference. The
34 Hakims of Lahore know ipecacuanha from books only.
35 Antim. tart. (III.) Expectoration of blood. Fever with
36 headache, thirst, &c. Pain (rheumatic or gouty) in
37 the side of the chest, spine, and joints.