Regulin. A mixture of agar-agar in dry form with extract of cascara sagrada.
Uses.—A laxative in chronic constipation.
Dose.—Teaspoonful to tablespoonful in stewed fruit or mashed potatoes, once daily.
Russian Oil (Liquid Petrolatum). Laxative in pregnancy and puerperium. Acts mechanically and as a lubricant. Not unpleasant to take.
Dose.-½ oz. at bedtime, and, if necessary, before each meal. May be given to breast-fed babies in doses of gtts. xv three times daily.
Senna. Laxative and purgative. Acts especially on the large intestine. Sometimes passes over in the milk to the child.
Dose.—Fl. ext. 1–4 teaspoonfuls. In compound licorice powder the dose is 30–80 gr. (about 10 gr. of senna to the dose).
Silver Nitrate. Caustic, antiseptic, stimulant, irritant and antigonorrhœic. Table salt neutralizes it.
Uses.—2% solution in water for pruritus vulvæ. 1% solution dropped into the eyes of the newborn to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum. Do not neutralize the 1% solution. ¼ gr. silver nitrate with 2 gr. of pepsin in capsule for pernicious vomiting of pregnancy.
Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking powder). Antacid, antirheumatic.