1346. Copper
(
Blue vitriol
, or
bluestone; verdigris; verditer; verdigris crystals
.)
| E | An acid, rough, disagreeable taste in the mouth; a dry, parched tongue, with sense of strangling in the throat; coppery eructations; frequent spitting; nausea; frequent desire and effort to vomit, or copious vomiting; severe darting pains in the stomach; griping; frequent purging; belly swollen and painful; skin hot, and violent burning thirst; breathing difficult; intense headache and giddiness, followed by cold sweats, cramps in the legs, convulsions, and death. |
| A | White of eggs mixed with water (twelve to one pint), to be given in wineglassfuls every two minutes; iron filings mixed with water, or very strong coffee, accompanied by small and repeated doses of castor oil. |
| DA | Vinegar, bark, alkalies, gall nuts. |
| T | If there is much pain in the belly or stomach, apply leeches. Give large draughts of milk and water, to encourage vomiting |
1347. Mercury