Disorders of menstruation / by Edward W. Jenks.

  • Jenks, Edward W. (Edward Watrous), 1833-1903.
Date:
1895
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Disorders of menstruation / by Edward W. Jenks. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

    126/144 (page 114)
    of medication, but also to separate the irritated vagi- nal walls. Iodoform applied in the same way, often gives great relief. The greatest objection to the use of iodoform is its offensive odor, but this may be largely overcome by mixing it with balsam of Peru, which also has a beneficial influence upon the diseased mucous membrane when the latter is not in a state of active congestion. Of the vaginal injections, the ones which are the most serviceable are: fluid extract of hamamelis, one part to six or more parts of water (it should be suffi- ciently diluted to prevent smarting); or, a teaspoonful of powder of equal parts borax and hyposulphite of soda, to a pint or more of water. If the vaginitis seems to be continued, which it frequently is, by an irritating discharge from the uterine cavity, special attention must be devoted to changing its abnormal character by applications made directly to the endometrium. Since disorders of the intestinal tract are more frequently due to defective innervation than to any diseased state, remedies especially adapted to this condition are indicated. Flatulence is caused by in- testinal atony or lack of bile. Ox-gall combined with nux vomica, or sometimes with ginger, will therefore be found useful. 5 Fellis bovini, gr. xxiv. Ext. nucis vom., gr. vj. M. et divide in capsulas No. xij. Sig.: One three times a day.