On human entozoa : comprising the description of the different species of worms found in the intestines and other parts of the human body, and the pathology and treatment of the various affections produced by their presence : to which is added a glossary of the principal terms employed / by Wm. Abbotts Smith.

Date:
1863
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Credit: On human entozoa : comprising the description of the different species of worms found in the intestines and other parts of the human body, and the pathology and treatment of the various affections produced by their presence : to which is added a glossary of the principal terms employed / by Wm. Abbotts Smith. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    Pumpkin. The seeds of the pumpkin and gourd were recommended as early as 1683 by our countryman, E. Tyson, for the treatment of tasnia. This remedy subsequently fell into disuse, but it has been recently introduced again into practice by Cazin, Tarneau, and other French medical men, who state that its anthel- mintic effects are very decided. The method in which the seeds are prepared for use is by removing the husks, and then making the seeds into an electuary by bruising them in a mortar, and afterwards mixing them with sugar and milk. The dose. in which they should be given is from half an ounce to two ounces; and in order that the full benefit should be obtained, it is requisite that they should be given when the patient is fasting, and that some castor oil should be administered in about two or three hours after they have been taken. This remedy is said to possess the advantage of occasioning neither nausea nor colic. Salt. A solution of salt, used as an enema, fur- nishes an excellent means of promptly expelling oxyurides from the rectum or vagina; and, if repeated on several successive days, it sometimes effects a complete cure. Salt has also been administered internally for the cure of taenia, in the dose of a teaspoonful dissolved in a glass of water, night and morning ; the quantity being gradually increased. Santonine. The anthelmintic properties of the different