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

Whites.

See Leucorrhœa, and Vaginal Discharges.

Womb, Affections of.

See Uterus, Affections of.

Worms.

For Tænia, or Tape Worm, give Kamala (189), Pomegranate Root Bark (314), or Turpentine (365). When one fails another will often succeed. For Lumbricus or Common Round Worm, try Butea Seeds (64), Vernonia Seeds (373b), or Papaw Juice (295).

The best remedy in these cases is Santonin, and considering the great prevalence of these worms amongst the people of India, and the many anomalous nervous and other affections to which they give rise, it is advisable always to have on hand a supply of this drug. The dose for children under four years is from two to four grains; above twelve years from six to eight grains, rubbed up with about twice its weight of sugar repeated every six or eight hours thrice in succession. A good plan is to give the Santonin at bedtime, and a small dose of Castor Oil in the morning, three days in succession. In many cases, it has been stated, no aperient is needed, one or two stools succeeding its administration containing the worms, if any are present; still, it is safer to follow up its use by an aperient. It is of little or no use in Tape Worm; and in Thread Worm, though it will aid, often strikingly, in removing the worms, it will not prevent their reappearance. For Round Worm it is by far the most effectual remedy we possess. For Ascarides, or Thread Worm, use enemas of Lime Water (227), Asafœtida (36), or Turpentine (365).

Wounds, Ulcerated.

See Ulcers, Bleeding from. See Hæmorrhage.