Asiatic Cholera: A treatise on its origin, pathology, treatment, and cure

by Elijah Whitney; A. B. Whitney

℞.	Chloroform, (sq.)			āā., ʒ iij.
	Spts. Camph.,
	Spts. Ammonia Aromat.,
	Tinc. Capsicum,
	Elix. Opii (McMunn's),			ʒ ss.
	Syr. Zingiberis,			℥ ij.

M.—S.—Tea-spoonful in water every thirty minutes till relieved. Then less frequently, according to circumstances. This is said to give very prompt relief in the earlier stage of the disease. With some practitioners the following has been quite a favorite remedy:

℞.	Æther Chloric.,	℥ j.
	Tinc. Cardamom.,	℥ ij.
	Spts. Camph.,	℥ ss.
	Elix. Opii (McMunn's),	ʒ ss.
	Syr. Zingib.,	℥ ij.
	M.

S.—Two tea-spoonsful in water every 10 or 30 minutes till relieved, then continued less frequently and in less doses every one, two, three, or four hours, according to circumstances.

For the purpose of promoting reaction in cholera and diarrhœa, the following formula has been extensively used and most universally approved. It is, indeed, so highly valued in England and in India, that it is ordered to be always in store and in readiness in the Medical Field Companion of the army when on the march:

℞.	Ol. Anisi,			āā., ʒ ss.
	Ol. Cajeput,
	Ol. Juniper,
	Æther Chloric,			℥ ss.
	Liquor Acid. Haleri,[XX]			ʒ ss.
	Tinc. Cinnamon,			℥ ij.
	M.

S.—Ten drops every fifteen minutes, in a table-spoonful of water. An opiate may be given with the first and second dose, but should not be continued.

Another recipe which has been used with some success in private practice, illustrative of the use of chloroform as a diffusive stimulant and sedative, is the following:

℞.	Chloroform (sq.)			āā., ʒ ij.
	Spts. Camph.,
	Tinc. Capsicum,
	Tinc. Zingib.,
	Tinc. Cardamom.,
	Syr. Simplex,			℥ ij.
	M.

S.—Tea-spoonful in a little water every half hour, hour, or two hours, according to circumstances. An opiate may be given with the first and second dose, but should not be continued. Should the first dose be ejected, give another immediately after the vomiting.