Coca and Cocaine : $b Their history, medical and economic uses, and medicinal preparationsMartindale, William
History
Coca and Cocaine : $b Their history, medical and economic uses, and medicinal preparations
Martindale, William
Coca; Cocaine
The painless removal of urethral caruncles.—B.M.J. ii./85,153; and of
epithelioma.—L. i./87,56.
In obstetrics, several valuable applications.—Pr. xxxiv. 65; L.
ii./87,754, 1061; ii./90,474.
The oleate is useless, except for sores on penis and anus.—Pr. xxxiv.
451.
Hypodermic injections apt to be followed by faintness.—Pr. xxxiv. 450.
Gonorrhœa, acute, 2 per cent. solution injected relieves the pain.—Pr.
xxxiv. 222.
Rectal and prostatic pains relieved by ½-grain suppositories.—Pr.
xxxiv. 128.
Summary of its effects on the eye, viz., dilatation of pupils,
constriction of small peripheral vessels, paralysis of accommodation,
and enlargement of the palpebral fissure; the effect is local only,
by paralysing the endings of the sensory nerves, and irritating the
sympathetic nerves.—Pr. xxxiv. 1.
Dysmenorrhœa, the pain of, removed by painting the cervix with 4 per
cent. solution.—B.M.J. ii/85,399.
After lithotrity, ½ an ounce of 4 per cent. solution injected for
painless removal of fragments.—Pr. xxxiv. 128.
In labour pain attending the dilatation of the os in primiparæ relieved
by painting the os and cervix with 12 per cent. solution.—B.M.J.
ii./85,473.
In supra-orbital neuralgia, a 10 or 20 per cent. solution in oil of
cloves rubbed into the part affords immediate relief; with summary of
its medical uses.—Pr. xxxiv. 59; M.R. 1884,516.
In sea-sickness, several cases, ¹⁄₁₆ grain doses every two or three
hours in aqueous solution were successful. A girl of 18 had been sick
24 hours before it was tried; she had a double dose every half-hour
with “truly magical effect.”—L. ii./85,451; B.M.J. ii./85,627.
German and Russian recommendations of its use in sea sickness.—L.
ii./85,912.
Sea sickness effectually checked by two lozenges each containing ¹⁄₁₂
grain of hydrochlorate of cocaine taken when first threatened, and two
more in twenty minutes. One grain doses in solution also effectual.—P.
J. 1886,712.—B.M.J. ii./87,1236.
Thimble-shaped pessaries, composed of cocaine and oil of theobroma,
relieved the pains of the first stage of labour, when inserted into the
dilated os uteri. B.M.J. ii./85,1140,1159.
Morphine habit of three years’ standing, 8½ grains taken during three
days was successful in curing.—B.M.J. ii./85,1112. Counteracting
effects unsatisfactory.—L. i./89,287.
Poisonous effects attributed to local use in fourteen eye cases and
three hypodermic injections.—B.M.J. ii./85,983.
Vaginismus, ointment and pessaries of cocaine useful.—B.M.J.
ii./88,720,817; B.M.J. Supp. ii./90,30; Relief temporary only.—B.M.J.
ii./88,790.
Cases of fainting when solution of cocaine salt was applied to the
eye.—B.M.J. ii./85,1060; i./86,67. Also after hypodermic injection.—Pr.
xxxiv. 450.
In eye operations, the diminished elasticity produced by cocaine may be
a source of inconvenience.—L. ii./85,1158.
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