| Acetic Acid |
unknown |
used to burn out warts |
| Acetic Acid (diluted) |
diluted with water |
used as a refreshing lotion to
apply to
skin in cases of headache or fever |
| Albumen water |
made by dissolving the whites
of two eggs in a pint of water. |
Useful substitute for milk in
the hand feeding of infants when they are suffering from
diarrhea |
| Alum, a powerful astringent |
combined with two teaspoons
honey and a pint of hot
water |
gargling for “Clergyman’s sore
throat” |
| Alum (powdered) |
unknown |
applied to a bleeding part to
check hemorrhage |
| Ammonia (or spirts of hartshorn) |
diluted solution |
soothing to the skin, useful to
insect stings |
| Ammonia (sal volatile) |
diluted with water |
taken internally, useful for
fainting fits
or dispersing wind |
| Aniseed |
mixed with water or oil |
used to relieve flatulence |
| Apple Water |
made by pouring a pint of
boiling water over a couple of roasted apples;
let stand for three hours, strain and sweeten |
pleasant beverage for the sick
room |
| Arnica |
1/2 teaspoon of the tincture to
half a pint of cold water |
lotion for relieving
sprains and bruises |
| Arrowroot (pure starch) |
a teaspoonful is made into a
paste with a little milk and then
slowly stirred into half a pint of boiling milk and kept stirred for
five minutes |
often used in
convalescence from illness, especially in cases of diarrhea |
| Arsenic (“Fowler’s Solution”) |
unknown |
used in the treatment of anemia
and many
nervous disorders |
| Barley Water |
two ounces of pearl barley,
well washed, blanched, rinsed in cold water,
brining to a boil, strained, flavoured with vanilla or lemon or sugar |
used for diluting milk in
the artificial feeding of infants |
| Belladonna |
derived from the deadly
nightshade |
applied externally for the
relief
of pain, or to check the secretion of milk. |
| Belts |
should be made of suitable
material, perforated for ventilation, and provided
with lacing rather than elastic |
support the abdomen in
pregnancy, corpulency and in rupture
of the naval. Indigestion and constipation are at times relieved by
their use |
| Bismuth |
in the form of the carbonate or
sulnitrate, it is a heavy, white, insoluable
powder |
useful to treat dyspepsia
andeczema; the sulnitrate of bismuth may be snuffed up the
nose to relieve a cold in the head |
| Black Currant Water |
two tablespoons black currant
jam in quart of water, simmer for
1/2 hour |
when cold it forms a most
refreshing drink |
| Black Draught |
composed of Epsom salts, senna,
liquorice and cardamoms. The dose is
1 -2 fluid ounces for adults |
it is a useful aperent
(laxative), taken before breakfast, but it is
nauseous |
| Blanc-Mange |
2 ozs cornflour, a pint of
milk, 1 oz sugar, boil until reduced by 2/3, pour
into mould and allow to set |
useful during convalescence |
| Bleeding |
rarely performed now |
useful in cases of heart
failure with blueness |
| Boric Acid |
saturated solution of the acid
in water |
used for washing wounds |
| Boric Acid |
a teaspoonful of the acid to a
pint of warm water |
useful in cases of
inflammation of the eye-lids |
| Bromide of |
potassium, sodium or ammonia |
useful treating epilepsy and
insomnia |
| Caffein citrate |
white powder produced from
caffein contained in tea and coffee |
taken to relieve sick headache |
| Cantharides |
derived from a beetle |
used to raise blisters or to
promote the growth
of hair |
| Capsicum (red pepper) |
dried and powdered |
may be taken to relieve
flatulence |
| Carron oil |
composed of lime water and
linseed oil in equal parts |
useful
application for burns |
| Castor Oil |
given with milk |
constipation |
| Chalk |
ten to sixty grains every two
hours |
diarrhea |
| Chamomile |
pour a pink of boiling water on
an ounce of the dried flower heads, let
stand for 15 mins., strain through muslin |
remedy for flatulence. In
larger doses it often
causes vomiting |
| Charcoal |
unknown |
may be used as tooth powder,
but there are many powders
which are better |
| Citrine Cintment |
contains nitrate of mercury |
used to destroy the various
animal
and vegetable parasites which infest the skin, and to relieve itching |
| Collodion |
made by dissolving gun cotton
in ether and alchohol |
useful for cleaning
cuts, chilbains, and corns |
| Condy’s Fluid |
added to water to make the
mixture bright pink |
antiseptic for
domestic use |
| Confection |
powdered drug made into a paste
with syrup |
useful aperient that
should be taken at bedtime |
| Cream of Tartar |
doses of twenty to sixty
grains, dissolved in water |
acts as a
cooling trink and a diuretic, but in doses of a quarter to one ounce it
is an aperient, which acts
within twoor three hours of being taken |
| Creolin |
prepared from coal tar |
valuable disinfectant, and if
added to a bath of
warm water till the water is just milky it is useful for relieving
itchng in nettlerash and allied
conditions |
| Creosote |
a yellowish liquid with a
strong odor and burning taste. Cotton-wool is
soaked in creosote |
may be placed in a hollow tooth
to relieve toothache, but some dry wool
should be placed over the tongue for protection as it is caustic |
| Dill Water |
dose is two to eight
teaspoonfuls, according to the age of the patient |
useful for griping, especially
in infants |
| Dover’s Powder |
contains opium. Ten grains is
the common dose |
largely used in
colds in the head and early stages of colds on the chest |
