Remarks on the Uses of some of the Bazaar Medicines and Common Medical Plants of India / With a full index of diseases, indicating their treatment by these and other agents procurable throughout India; to which are added directions for treatment in cases of drowning, snake-bites &c.

by Edward John Waring

Fits.

See Convulsions, and Hysterical Affections.

Flatulence, and Flatulent Colic.

Give Omum Water (318*), Lemon Grass Oil (216), infusion of Ginger (155), or of Jatamansi (184); with Mustard Poultices (251) and Turpentine Stupes (362) externally; in severe cases an enema of Asafœtida (36) will generally afford relief. See also Bowels, Spasmodic Affections of. Of Children, see Colic.

Gall Stones.

To allay the severe pain attendant on passing, give Opium (284) and a Hip Bath (392).

Genital Organs, Great Irritation of.

Try Camphor (72) internally (in these cases Bromide of Potassium, in doses of eight to ten grains dissolved in water, twice or thrice daily, is well worthy of a trial, especially in females) and use Borax (57) and Lime Water (224) locally. Sitting over the steam of hot water, or a tepid hip-bath, often affords great relief. When the irritation arises, as it often does, from worms in the intestines, give some of the remedies for Worms. Crab-lice, which are very difficult to distinguish on a dark skin, are also a frequent cause; if present, use Kerosene Oil (413), or other remedy named in Art. Lice.

Glands, Enlarged.

Apply externally, in the early stages, Sal Ammoniac Lotion (332), Betel Leaves (48), Camphor Liniment (68), or Opium Liniment (291). If matter forms, treat as abscess, and give Fish Liver Oil internally.