2. (Descrolles.) Powdered ergot, 1 oz.; boiling water, 1 pint. Both the above are used in chronic inflammation of the vagina, and in gonorrhœa.
Injection of Gal′lic Acid. Syn. Injectio acidi gallici, L. Prep. (Dunglison.) Gallic acid, 1⁄2 dr.; water, 1 pint. In leucorrhœa.
Injection of Galls. Syn. Injectio gallæ, L. Prep. From galls (bruised), 2 dr.; boiling water, 1 pint; infuse 1 hour, and strain. Astringent; in leucorrhœa.
Injection of Hydrochlo′′ric Acid. Syn. Injectio acidi hydrochlorici, L. Prep. From hydrochloric acid, 10 drops; soft water, 5 fl. oz. To prevent and to remove recent infection; also to remove particles of lime and iron from the eye.
Injection of Hydrocyan′ic Ac′id. Syn. Injectio acidi hydrocyanici, L. Prep. Medicinal hydrocyanic acid, 1 fl. dr.; soft water or almond emulsion, 1 pint. Anodyne; to allay excessive irritability, both in chronic ophthalmia and gonorrhœa, and to relieve chordee; but in all cases it must be used with caution, and at first largely diluted with water.
Injections, Hypodermic. Syn. Injectiones hypodermicæ, Injectiones subcutaneæ.
1. Hypodermic Injection of Ergotine. (Dr Hildebrandt.) Aqueous extract of ergotine, 3 parts; distilled water and glycerin, of each 71⁄2 parts; for uterine fibroid tumours (Dr Drasch), 5 gr. of ergotine in 1 dr. of glycerin; 1⁄5th to be injected, according to circumstances, once or twice a day, in the region of the pectoral muscles; in internal hæmorrhage, hæmoptysis, and epistaxis.
2. Hypodermic Injection of Iodic Acid. Dr Luton uses this in goitre, 1⁄2 dr. of solution containing 1⁄5th of acid injected at once into the midst of the tumour.
3. Hypodermic Injection of Perchloride of Mercury. (Dr Staub.) Perchloride of mercury and chloride of ammonium, of each 20 gr.; chloride of sodium about 62 gr.; distilled water, 20 gr. After filtration the whole is mixed with solution of the white of one egg, and 41⁄2 dr. of water. The solution contains 1⁄33rd of a gr. of perchloride to every 20 drops. 1⁄6th of a grain of perchloride to be injected each day.
4. Hypodermic Injection of Morphia. (B. P.) Hydrochlorate of morphia 88 gr.; solution of ammonia, acetic acid, distilled water of each, q. s. Dissolve the hydrochlorate in 2 oz. of distilled water by a gentle heat, then add the solution of ammonia, so as to precipitate the morphia, and render the liquid slightly alkaline; allow it to cool; collect the precipitate on a filter, wash with distilled water, and allow it to drain; then transfer the morphia to a porcelain dish, and add acetic acid until the morphia is dissolved, and a very slightly acid solution is formed. Now add distilled water, q. s. to make the solution measure 2 fl. oz. For subcutaneous injection, 1 to 6 minims.