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RHEUMATISM.
1). Podophylline, (Mandrake.)
Sanguinaria, (Blood-root.)
Iris, (Germanica.)
Hydrastis, (Tumeric root.)
Apocynun, (eq'l. parts,) (Dogs-bane,
(Indian hemp.)
Dose, as an alterative, about ten grains at night.
Continue with this an equal amount of alkaline or com-
pound powder of rhubarb, which is as follows :-
Rhubarb.
Saleratus.
Spearmint leaves, equal parts.
This in combination, can be given in 15 grain doses,
twice a day, or just enough to move the bowels two or
three times.
Before each meal, the patient should take in cold
water, from one to two drachms of the following recipe :
I . Pulv. gum guiacum, 5iv.
Allspice, 'iv.
Saleratus, 5vi.
Alcohol, 2 quarts.
Digest and filter.
Add tinctures of macrotys, black snake root, and
Xanthoxylum, equal parts.
Dose.-Table-spoonful three times a day.
In the chronic form, I have great confidence in the
alcoholic vapor bath, use it twice a week, just before re-
tiring to rest, in connection with this. As a local appli-
cation to the affected joints, I use a rheumatic liniment
composed of the oils of cedar, cloves and sassafras, and
very frequently, a liniment called in the apothecary194
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Massie, J. Cam. A Treatise on the Eclectic Southern Practice of Medicine, book, 1854; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth143817/m1/194/: accessed April 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries.