Veratrum Viride (Hellebore). Sedative, emetic, diaphoretic, diuretic. Retards the heart’s action without weakening it.
Uses.—Eclampsia.
Dose.—1 to 4 ♏︎ of the fl. ext. is given hourly until the pulse comes down to 80.
Veronal. Safe, reliable hypnotic.
Uses.—Insomnia from hysteria, neurasthenia, and mental disturbance.
Dose.—5 to 15 gr. dissolved in hot tea, milk, or water. May repeat.
Zinc. Tonic, astringent, antispasmodic.
Uses.—Stearate of zinc is a valuable dressing in excoriations of buttocks and external genitals.
Zinc Ointment. It is indicated for bedsores (decubitus) eczema, herpes, and intertrigo. Zinc ointment contains one part of zine oxide to four parts of benzoinated lard.
Ziratol. A mixture of phenols in soap, water, and glycerine. Antiseptic, deodorant and germicide. Relatively odorless, easily soluble and does not injure hands, instruments, or rubber. It is said to be only ⅐ as toxic as carbolic acid. Used in solutions of 0.5% up to 5%.