The nature and treatment of the epidemic cholera / [Robert Venables].

  • Venables, Robert
Date:
1832
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    Treatment of the preliminary diarrhoea.—In the management of this period, we have two indications to fulfil_First, to check the diarrhoea; Secondly, to induce a crisis. There is no means familiar to my experience so successful for this purpose, as a combination of calo¬ mel and Dover’s powders. The calomel seems to keep up the healthy quantity of bile in the system, and favours its flow from the gall bladder into the intestines ; while the Dover’s powder promotes the action of the skin. I have tried calomel and opium separately and combined, but they are very inferior in power and efficacy to the other formula. In order to increase their astringent powers, a pro¬ portion of the compound powder of chalk is added, and given in small doses, and at short intervals.# In chil¬ dren, or where there is a peculiar irritability of the bowels, and which is sometimes greatly increased by calomel, I give the blue pill, or the grey oxffie in pre¬ ference to calomel. The grey oxide may be substituted in the pow’ders for the calomel. It has been objected that this preparation is liable to become peroxidated ;t but I have some reason to believe that the peroxide in this case is derived from the impurity of the calomel ^Calomel, grs. 12; Pil. Hydrarg, ^ dnn. to Oxyd. Hyd. Ciner; Pulv. Dover!, grs. 10 ; 2 scrs.; Pnlv. Doven; -Greta Comp, scrs.2. Pulv. Dover!, grs. 10 Extract Hyoscyami; 12 powders,—one every to 20; S!ng. scrs. 1—make into half-hour, hour, or two Pulv. Greta Comp. scrs. 12 pills 1 for a dose, hours, according to . 2; every hour, or every circumstances. Extract Hyoscyami; other hour. Sufficient to form Into 24 pills— -2 or 3 for a dose, at the usual in¬ tervals. t Dr. Barker.