The ship and shore physician and surgeon / by William M. Cornell.

  • Cornell, William Mason, 1802-1895.
Date:
1858
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Credit: The ship and shore physician and surgeon / by William M. Cornell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    tea should be used, and brisk friction over the stomach and bowels. In some cases, a teaspoonful of the emetic powder may be given, in hot water, and followed by an ounce of castor oil. A fomentation of hops may also be applied over the abdomen. Bilious Colic. — Symptoms. — A bittor taste in the mouth, fever, thirst, vomiting of bilious matter, and cos- tiveness Treatment. — Take two tablespoonfuls of the neutral- ising mixture, once in an hour; or two or three of the compound cathartic pills; or two teaspoonfuls of the fluid extract of senna. An injection of lukewarm water may be given, and, if the pain is great, a teaspoonful of laudanum in it. A fomentation of hops may also be applied. Painters' Colic. — Symptoms. — Obstinate costive- ness, and partial paralysis, in addition to several of the above-named symptoms. It takes its name from the supposition that lead is imbibed into the system. Treatment. — In addition to the remedies named under bilious colic, if the stomach is very irritable, an opium pill may be given; or the physic pill of croton od, one, to be repeated, if necessary, in one hour; or two teaspoonfuls of the fluid extract of senna and jalap. Dropsy of the Abdomen. Symptoms. — This is a gradual swelling of the ab- domen, attended usually with thirst, fever, and scanty »irine.