Remarks on the Uses of some of the Bazaar Medicines and Common Medical Plants of India: With a full index of diseases, indicating their treatment by these and other agents procurable throughout India; to which are added directions for treatment in cases of drowning, snake-bites &c.Waring, Edward John
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Remarks on the Uses of some of the Bazaar Medicines and Common Medical Plants of India: With a full index of diseases, indicating their treatment by these and other agents procurable throughout India; to which are added directions for treatment in cases of drowning, snake-bites &c.
Waring, Edward John
Botany, Medical -- India; Materia medica, Vegetable -- India; Medicinal plants -- India; Traditional medicine -- India
Nílá-tútá (_Hind._, _Punj._), Mór-tuttá, Mhor-tuttah (_Duk._), Tutiyá
(_Beng._), Nila-toth (_Kash._), Mayil-tuttam, Turichu, Tuttam-turichi
(_Tam._), Mayilu-tuttam (_Tel._), Turisha, Mayil-tutta (_Mal._)
Mail-tutyá (_Can._), Mórtúta (_Guz._), Palmánikam (_Cing._), Douthá
(_Burm._), Toorsi (_Malay_).
109. Sulphate of Copper, of fair quality, is procurable in most bazaars;
it should be in crystalline masses, of various sizes, of a dark-blue
colour, without any light green or whitish powder adherent on the
surface; if these exist they should be thoroughly removed previous to
the salt being employed medicinally. Or it may be further purified by
dissolving in boiling water, filtering, and setting the solution aside
to crystallise. In doses of from a quarter grain to two grains it acts
as an astringent and tonic; in larger doses (5 to 10 grains) it is a
powerful emetic.
110. _In Chronic Diarrhœa and Dysentery_ the following pills are often
productive of great benefit. Take finely powdered Sulphate of Copper and
Opium, of each 6 grains; thoroughly mix them with a small portion of
honey, and divide into twelve pills, of which one should be taken thrice
daily. These pills have been found very useful in controlling _Diarrhœa
in the advanced stages of Consumption_ (_Phthisis_). _In the Chronic
Diarrhœa and Dysentery of Children_, a better form is 2 grains of the
Sulphate dissolved in 12 drachms of Omum water; of this the dose is a
teaspoonful thrice daily. In all these cases, should benefit not be
manifest in a few days, the remedy should be discontinued.
111. _In Diphtheria_ the Sulphate of Copper has been highly spoken of.
Of a solution of 5 grains in one ounce of water, a teaspoonful may be
given to young children, and repeated every half-hour till it produces
vomiting. The same treatment has also been advised in cases of _Croup_.
After the occurrence of free vomiting its use should be discontinued.
112. _In Ulcerations of the Mouth_, whether occurring in children or
adults, 3 to 5 grains of finely powdered Sulphate, incorporated with
half an ounce of honey, is a very useful application. It may be easily
applied to the ulcers by the finger.
113. _In the Ophthalmia of Children attended with copious discharge_, a
solution of one grain in one ounce of water, applied several times in
the day, will often be found serviceable. In obstinate cases the
strength may be doubled, but it should never be so strong as to cause
pain.
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