The second report of the indigenous drugs committee.

Date:
1909
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Credit: The second report of the indigenous drugs committee. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Case No. 0. Name of the patient, G.; Address, Kabul territory; Age, 11 years ; Sex, Female; Occupation, Zamindar; Married or single, Single; Race and Religion, Afghan, Mohamedan ; Date and hour of admission, 7th July 190G, 4 p.m. ; Diagnosis, Ague and Constipation ; Date of discharge, 14th July 1906 ; Result, Cured. Opinion as to the value of the drug.—A useful purgat ive, requires to be given in doses of 11—2 grs. to an adult male. Liable at times to gripe and even to cause vomiting. Quite as valuable as the podophyllin obtained from Podophyllum pellatum. Date. Condition of tho patient. Treatment. Diet. 7th July 1906 Admitted complaining Diaphoretic mix- Milk and of fever. Temp. 101 4°. ture. rice. 8th July 1906 Temp. morn. 98 6° even. 101-6°. Quinine gr. v b. d. 9th July 1906 Temp. morn. 98 4° Bowels moved twice Podo. Emodi gr. \ 10th July 1906 .. 14th July 1906 .. Temp, normal Discharged. Quinine continued. Case No. 7. Name ot the patient, G.D. ; Address, Kabul territory ; Age, 30 years ; Sex, Male ; Occupation, Zamindar ; Married or single, Married ; Race and Religion, Afghan, Mohamedan ; Date and hour of admission, 4 p.m., 5th July 1906 ; Diagnosis, Bronchitis and Constipation ; Date of discharge, 5th July 1906 ; Result, Cured. Opinion as to the value of the drug.—A useful purgat ive, requires to be given in doses of 1£—2 grs. to an adult male. Liable at times to gripe and even to cause vomiting. Quite as valuable as the podophyllin obtained from Podophyllum peltatum. Date. Condition of tho patient. Treatment. Diet. 5th July 1906 .. Admitted complain- ing of cough. Ho was constipated and had a furred tonguo. 1 No result. Podo. Emodi gr. i. Own diet.