3. (Velpeau.) Copaiba, 2 dr.; laudanum, 20 drops; yolk of 1 egg; water gruel, 8 fl. oz. In ascarides, gonorrhœa, and some affections of the lower bowels and bladder, when the stomach rejects the balsam.
Enema of Creosote. Syn. Enema Creosoti. (Dr Wilmot.) Creasote, 1 dr.; decoction of starch, 12 oz. In epidemic dysentery.
Enema of Croton Oil. Syn. Enema Olei Crotonis. (Sundelin.) Prep. Croton oil, 2 to 4 drops; linseed oil, 2 oz.; gruel, 4 oz.
Enema of Cubebs. Syn. Enema Cubebæ. (Velpeau.) Prep. Decoction of mallow, 10 oz.; powdered cubebs, 6 dr.
Enema, Domes′tic. Syn. Enema domesticum, L. This name has been applied to an enema of warm water, either with or without the addition of a little sugar, honey, or milk. The effect is laxative.
Enema, Emoll′ient. Syn. Enema emolliens, E. demulcens, L. Prep. From decoction of linseed, barley, or starch, 1 pint; linseed or olive oil, 1 oz. Soothing and laxative; in excoriations of the lower bowels. 20 to 40 drops of laudanum may be added when there is much pain or looseness.
Enema of Ergot. Syn. Enema Ergotæ. (Boudin.) Prep. Infuse 1 dr. of ergot in 8 oz. of hot water and strain.
Enema, Feb′rifuge. Syn. Enema febrifugum, L. Prep. 1. (Collier.) Water gruel, 12 fl. oz.; sugar, 1 fl. oz. In low fevers.
2. (Brande.) Vinegar, 2 fl. oz.; infusion of chamomile, 5 or 6 fl. oz. In typhus.
Enema, Fe′tid. See Enema of Assafœtida.