On the efficacy of the secale cornutum in haemorrhage and leucorrhoea, and on its effects in gonorrhoea / by G. Negri.

  • Negri, Gaetano.
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[1833]
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Credit: On the efficacy of the secale cornutum in haemorrhage and leucorrhoea, and on its effects in gonorrhoea / by G. Negri. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ment was adopted for what wo thought a syphilitic complaint. Case IV.—John F., rot. 40, a baker, ad- mitted on the 21st of June, 1833. Ras had gonorrhoea about six times; it usually resisted every remedy, and once he had it for nine months; now he has had gonorrhoea for about three weeks; has great pain and scalding in making water, and gene- rally some drops of blood follow; has a great deal of discharge, and the orifice of the ure- thra is reddened and swollen; in the night he has painful erections. Five grains of the secale cornutum to be taken every four hours. 22nd. We saw again the patient. He has taken five powders; the discharge is not abated, but he thinks he has less pain in making water.—Pergat. 28th. He has taken about sixteen powders; he has no pain in making water; he has had still painful erection at night, but the orifice of the urethra is a great deal less red, and the discharge considerably abated ; he has now no inconvenience, except a very slight feeling of warmth in making water. He con- tinued the medicine in ten grain doses every four hours until the lith of July, when he was nearly well, and requested to be dis- charged. The patient was under Dr. Ryan’s care, and was repeatedly seen by ourselves.and col- leagues. Case V. William M., rot. 24, admitted on the 22nd of August, 1833. Has had gonor- rhoea about twelve months ago; has now been ill, for the second time, with the same complaint for a fortnight; discharge copious, yellow and thick. Five grains of the secale cornutum to be taken every three hours. 26th. Is just the same, but does not feel worse.— Pergat. September 2nd. He is a great deal better. —Pergat. 12th. Discharge scarcely perceptible. Con- tinue the powders, but only one three times a day. 16th. Discharge almost gone Pergat. He went on taking his powders till the 10th of October, when he asked for another dose of them, to be taken night and morning, having still some little discharge only in the morning. This patient, who was very at- tentive, and appeared much satisfied with his powders, having not returned, we have good reason to believe he is nOw doing very jvell. J Case VI. William S., rot. 28, admitted on the 4th of September, 1833. Was taken ill with gonorrhoea a week ago; feels great pain in making water ; discharge copious, yellow, and thick. R. Pulv. secalis cornutigr. v, 3a. q.h.s. 16th. Discharge thinner; pain in making water gone.—Pergat. 23rd. Discharge increased; secale sus- pended, and prescribed the mistura bal- samica. October 7th. Discharged cured. Case VII. Only a few days ago we had in private practice a patient affected by gonor- rhoea for the first time. The symptoms were not severe; the discharge moderate. Being an individual of a delicate constitution, and of very regular habit, we expected to do some good in this case with secale cornutum. Three grains of Batlley’s extract were ordered to be taken every three hours. The following day the discharge appeared a great deal less, and the remedy was continued. Two days after- wards the discharge increased, as well as the ardor urinro, and he had painful nocturnal erec- tions. The remedy was brought to five grains every three hours, but was soon afterwards suspended, and other means adopted. In this case the S'-calecornutum certainly increased the severity of the symptoms ; and the discharge, which was moderate at first, and thin, became afterwards copious, thick, and sometimes tinged with blood. The pulse was also feverish and sharp, the skin warmer than naturally. This patient is usually of a very costive habit, but has great aversion to take purgatives; had we used them previously, or simultaneously with the secale, we could perhaps have ob- tained a better result. This was necessarily done after we had resorted to the other usual means generally employed for that complaint. SHORT NOTES OF CASES BY DR. RYAN. Case VIII.—“M. M., rot. 22, married, has contracted gonorrhoea from her husband ; be- came a patient under my care at St. John’s Dispensary, Sept. 12th, 1833. Is two months’ ill. She was ordered 3 iss of secale in twelve powders, one to be taken three times a-day. “ 16th. Discharge nearly gone.—To con- tinue. “23rd. Discharge has entirely ceased.” Case IX—“ Charles C., rot. 22, has suf- fered from gleet for six months. Commenced the secale Sept. 17th, 1833, and on the 23rd was nearly well. He has taken a variety of medicines, but nothing stopped the discharge so rapidly as the powders.” Case X—“ G. S., rot. 34, has been six months affected with gleet. Commenced the secale Oct. 30th, 1833. Took fourteen powders without any benefit.. This was a morning patient, and had the medicine of a druggist, which, perhaps, was bad.” Case XI.—“ A. B., rot. 34, has suffered from gleet for eight months. lie was cured by twelve dores of the secale cornutum.”