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QUINSY, OR SORE THROAT.
Ictodes foetidae, (skunk cabbage,) aa. siss.
Good vinegar, 1 qt.
Before adding the vinegar, make the powder moist
with alcohol, let it stand a few hours, then add the vine-
gar.
This should be given in half drachm doses, in a little
sage tea, and repeated at intervals of twenty minutes or
more.. Do not carry it to the extent of vomiting, but
merely to keep up its nauseating effect; or if you prefer,
you can use Beach's Sudorific Mixture.
You will afford the patient, much relief by the appli-
cation of
1. Linseed oil, 5i.
Oil of capsicum, 5i.
Spts. camphor, iii.
Oil of turpentine, 5iii.
This should be freely applied to the neck, and flannel
wrung out of a strong solution of hot vinegar and salt
applied immediately after.
Gargles are of much service in allaying the extreme
irritability of the glands; the sudorific tincture that I
have already recommended, is a valuable gargle. I fre-
quently use a strong infusion of golden seal 'and borax.
Some of the following are also highly extolled:
1. Alum,
Nitrate of potassa, aa. 5i.
Cream of tartar, 5i.
Acetic acid, lb. i.
Dissolve, and evaporate to dryness. Half an ounce
dissolved in eight of water, is highly spoken of in in-
flammation of the tonsils. Also, the358
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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/m1/358/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries.